Mplayer fails to play any media.

Bull3t · 09-07-2010, 07:41 PM

I am having a constant problem with all media. All songs and video locally will not play smoothly. They are broken usually with no sound. It takes about 10 real time seconds to play one second of a song.

Moving on..
I was using Totem movie player, but I switched to mplayer and am still having the problem.
I have looked into the problem and I believe it has to do with the Win32 Codecs plugin. The current plugin running is LibMad0 (whatever you call it)
I also have the libmad0-dev pkg installed. This is the default plugin I believe for mplayer, but after extracting the Win32 codec files into /usr/lib/Win32 it did not make a difference.

So question, how can I make it revert to the Win32 codec plugin?

Specs:

HP Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5800 @ 2.00GHz

64bit processor.
and uh, that's all you should need I think.

{BBI}Nexus{BBI} · 09-07-2010, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bull3t

Specs:

HP Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5800 @ 2.00GHz

64bit processor.
and uh, that's all you should need I think.

Er, no. What Distro?

Bull3t · 09-07-2010, 08:43 PM

This problem is happening on an Ubuntu Machine.

I thought it would be a problem under all debian like distros. =]

John VV · 09-07-2010, 09:34 PM

did you install the very old mplayer codecs the " all-20071007.tar.bz2"
or the new "all-20100303.tar.bz2"
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/dload.html
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/
also mplayer stopped using "/usr/lib/Win32" folder a few years ago
it is not needed
you can but you do not have to place them there /usr/lib/codecs
BUT if this is a 64 bit OS then the folder IS NOT /usr/lib
it is /usr/lib64

MTK358 · 09-08-2010, 08:24 AM

You can also try VLC, it supports just about any format out-of-the-box.

linux_hy · 09-08-2010, 11:14 PM

if you build mplayer with source code,you can try to ./configure --help to get more helps and ./confugre --with-codecs to specific the win32 codecs.when the configure is end,you can get some outputs of the configure,then you can try to check them which is enabled and which is disabled by configure, by that way,you could know whether the win32 codecs is suppoted

SalmonEater · 09-08-2010, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bull3t

I am having a constant problem with all media.

This is what led me to switch from 9.10 to SuperOS a year ago -- check out http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=superos FYI. It worked better and I was pleased until I moved on.
Otherwise, I recommend removing Mplayer and Totem, build-deps for VLC and install it. It wouldn't hurt to get rid of (purge) Brasero, either, before installing VLC.

Aside:
With Debian-based distros, including Mint & ubuntu, wodim does a better job than anything, I've found, for burning.

craigevil · 09-08-2010, 11:50 PM

No problems with mplayer here running Debian sid. Both mplayer and smplayer work just fine here. Never liked Totem or anything having to with Gnome personally.

$ apt-cache policy w32codecs
w32codecs:
Installed: 1:20100303-0.0
Candidate: 1:20100303-0.0
Version table:
*** 1:20100303-0.0 0
500 http://www.debian-multimedia.org/ unstable/non-free i386 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

$ apt-cache policy mplayer
mplayer:
Installed: 2:1.0~rc3++svn20100804-0.0
Candidate: 2:1.0~rc3++svn20100804-0.0
Version table:
*** 2:1.0~rc3++svn20100804-0.0 0
500 http://www.debian-multimedia.org/ unstable/main i386 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

$ apt-cache policy ffmpeg
ffmpeg:
Installed: 5:0.6~svn20100726-0.0
Candidate: 5:0.6~svn20100726-0.0
Version table:
*** 5:0.6~svn20100726-0.0 0
500 http://www.debian-multimedia.org/ unstable/main i386 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

location of w32codecs here, installed through apt-get

Code:

/usr/lib/codecs/ACDV.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/ADV601.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/AvidQTAVUICodec.qtx
/usr/lib/codecs/BTVVC32.DRV
/usr/lib/codecs/BeHereiVideo.qtx
/usr/lib/codecs/CLRVIDDC.DLL
/usr/lib/codecs/CineWave.qtx
/usr/lib/codecs/CtWbJpg.DLL
/usr/lib/codecs/DECVW_32.DLL
/usr/lib/codecs/DVACM.acm
/usr/lib/codecs/G2M.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/GXAMP4.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/GeoCodec.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/KGV1-VFW.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/LCMW2.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/LCODCCMW2E.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/LCodcCMP.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/MLZCodec.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/MVCodec.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/Nsgsm32.acm
/usr/lib/codecs/Nstsp32.acm
/usr/lib/codecs/NuB2.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/QuickTime.qts
/usr/lib/codecs/QuickTimeEssentials.qtx
/usr/lib/codecs/QuickTimeInternetExtras.qtx
/usr/lib/codecs/SCLS.DLL
/usr/lib/codecs/SN4Codec.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/Sif1Dec.ax
/usr/lib/codecs/Sif1_vfw.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/TRICDC32.DRV
/usr/lib/codecs/VDODEC32.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/VFCodec.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/ViVD2.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/WAVLOR.DLL
/usr/lib/codecs/WCMV.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/WavCWAIP.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/Zlib.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/ZyGoAudioS.qtx
/usr/lib/codecs/acelpdec.ax
/usr/lib/codecs/alf2cd.acm
/usr/lib/codecs/aoxdxipl.ax
/usr/lib/codecs/aslcodec_dshow.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/aslcodec_vfw.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/asusasv2.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/asusasvd.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/ativcr2.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/atrac3.acm
/usr/lib/codecs/atrc.so.6.0
/usr/lib/codecs/avimszh.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/avizlib.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/blox.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/bw10.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/camfc.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/cinedec.ax
/usr/lib/codecs/cinevfw.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/clrviddd.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/cook.so.6.0
/usr/lib/codecs/ctadp32.acm
/usr/lib/codecs/ddnt.so.6.0
/usr/lib/codecs/decvdo.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/divx.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/divx_c32.ax
/usr/lib/codecs/divxa32.acm
/usr/lib/codecs/divxc32.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/divxdec.ax
/usr/lib/codecs/dnet.so.6.0
/usr/lib/codecs/drv2.so.6.0
/usr/lib/codecs/drv3.so.6.0
/usr/lib/codecs/drv4.so.6.0
/usr/lib/codecs/dspr.so.6.0
/usr/lib/codecs/fmcodec.DLL
/usr/lib/codecs/frapsvid.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/huffyuv.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/i263_32.drv
/usr/lib/codecs/iac25_32.ax
/usr/lib/codecs/iccvid.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/icmw_32.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/imaadp32.acm
/usr/lib/codecs/imc32.acm
/usr/lib/codecs/ir32_32.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/ir41_32.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/ir50_32.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/ivvideo.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/jp2avi.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/kdvyuv8.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/l3codeca.acm
/usr/lib/codecs/l3codecx.ax
/usr/lib/codecs/lhacm.acm
/usr/lib/codecs/lsvxdec.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/m3jp2k32.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/m3jpeg32.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/m3jpegdec.ax
/usr/lib/codecs/mcdvd_32.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/mcmjpg32.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/mi-sc4.acm
/usr/lib/codecs/mpg4c32.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/mpg4ds32.ax
/usr/lib/codecs/msadp32.acm
/usr/lib/codecs/msg711.acm
/usr/lib/codecs/msgsm32.acm
/usr/lib/codecs/msh261.drv
/usr/lib/codecs/msms001.vwp
/usr/lib/codecs/msnaudio.acm
/usr/lib/codecs/msrle32.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/msscds32.ax
/usr/lib/codecs/msvidc32.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/mvoice.vwp
/usr/lib/codecs/mvoiced.vwp
/usr/lib/codecs/nsrt2432.acm
/usr/lib/codecs/nsvideo.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/nuvision.ax
/usr/lib/codecs/pclepim1.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/qdv.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/qpeg32.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/qtmlClient.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/rt32dcmp.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/scg726.acm
/usr/lib/codecs/scrvid.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/sipr.so.6.0
/usr/lib/codecs/smcelp32.acm
/usr/lib/codecs/sp4x_32.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/sp5x_32.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/tm20dec.ax
/usr/lib/codecs/tm2Xdec.ax
/usr/lib/codecs/tm2x.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/tokf.so.6.0
/usr/lib/codecs/tokr.so.6.0
/usr/lib/codecs/tsccvid.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/tsd32.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/tssoft32.acm
/usr/lib/codecs/tvqdec.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/ubv263d+.ax
/usr/lib/codecs/ubvmp4d.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/ultimo.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/vdo32_30.drv
/usr/lib/codecs/vdowave.acm
/usr/lib/codecs/vdowave.drv
/usr/lib/codecs/vdowave2.acm
/usr/lib/codecs/vgpix32d.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/vid_3ivX.xa
/usr/lib/codecs/vid_cvid.xa
/usr/lib/codecs/vid_cyuv.xa
/usr/lib/codecs/vid_h261.xa
/usr/lib/codecs/vid_h263.xa
/usr/lib/codecs/vid_iv32.xa
/usr/lib/codecs/vid_iv41.xa
/usr/lib/codecs/vid_iv50.xa
/usr/lib/codecs/vivog723.acm
/usr/lib/codecs/vmnc.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/voxmsdec.ax
/usr/lib/codecs/voxmvdec.ax
/usr/lib/codecs/vp31vfw.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/vp4vfw.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/vp5vfw.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/vp6vfw.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/vp7vfw.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/vssh264.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/vssh264core.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/vssh264dec.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/vsshdsd.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/vsslight.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/vsswlt.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/wavelet.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/wma9dmod.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/wmadmod.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/wmsdmod.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/wmspdmod.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/wmv8ds32.ax
/usr/lib/codecs/wmv9dmod.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/wmvadvd.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/wmvdmod.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/wmvds32.ax
/usr/lib/codecs/wnvplay1.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/wnvwinx.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/wtvc.DLL
/usr/lib/codecs/wv32vfw.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/wvc1dmod.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/xanlib.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/xfcodec.dll
/usr/lib/codecs/ylc.vcm
/usr/lib/codecs/zmbv.dll
/usr/lib/win32
/usr/lib/win32/ACDV.dll
/usr/lib/win32/ADV601.dll
/usr/lib/win32/AvidQTAVUICodec.qtx
/usr/lib/win32/BTVVC32.DRV
/usr/lib/win32/BeHereiVideo.qtx
/usr/lib/win32/CLRVIDDC.DLL
/usr/lib/win32/CineWave.qtx
/usr/lib/win32/CtWbJpg.DLL
/usr/lib/win32/DECVW_32.DLL
/usr/lib/win32/DVACM.acm
/usr/lib/win32/G2M.dll
/usr/lib/win32/GXAMP4.dll
/usr/lib/win32/GeoCodec.dll
/usr/lib/win32/KGV1-VFW.dll
/usr/lib/win32/LCMW2.dll
/usr/lib/win32/LCODCCMW2E.dll
/usr/lib/win32/LCodcCMP.dll
/usr/lib/win32/MLZCodec.dll
/usr/lib/win32/MVCodec.dll
/usr/lib/win32/Nsgsm32.acm
/usr/lib/win32/Nstsp32.acm
/usr/lib/win32/NuB2.dll
/usr/lib/win32/QuickTime.qts
/usr/lib/win32/QuickTimeEssentials.qtx
/usr/lib/win32/QuickTimeInternetExtras.qtx
/usr/lib/win32/SCLS.DLL
/usr/lib/win32/SN4Codec.dll
/usr/lib/win32/Sif1Dec.ax
/usr/lib/win32/Sif1_vfw.dll
/usr/lib/win32/TRICDC32.DRV
/usr/lib/win32/VDODEC32.dll
/usr/lib/win32/VFCodec.dll
/usr/lib/win32/ViVD2.dll
/usr/lib/win32/WAVLOR.DLL
/usr/lib/win32/WCMV.dll
/usr/lib/win32/WavCWAIP.dll
/usr/lib/win32/Zlib.dll
/usr/lib/win32/ZyGoAudioS.qtx
/usr/lib/win32/acelpdec.ax
/usr/lib/win32/alf2cd.acm
/usr/lib/win32/aoxdxipl.ax
/usr/lib/win32/aslcodec_dshow.dll
/usr/lib/win32/aslcodec_vfw.dll
/usr/lib/win32/asusasv2.dll
/usr/lib/win32/asusasvd.dll
/usr/lib/win32/ativcr2.dll
/usr/lib/win32/atrac3.acm
/usr/lib/win32/atrc.so.6.0
/usr/lib/win32/avimszh.dll
/usr/lib/win32/avizlib.dll
/usr/lib/win32/blox.dll
/usr/lib/win32/bw10.dll
/usr/lib/win32/camfc.dll
/usr/lib/win32/cinedec.ax
/usr/lib/win32/cinevfw.dll
/usr/lib/win32/clrviddd.dll
/usr/lib/win32/cook.so.6.0
/usr/lib/win32/ctadp32.acm
/usr/lib/win32/ddnt.so.6.0
/usr/lib/win32/decvdo.dll
/usr/lib/win32/divx.dll
/usr/lib/win32/divx_c32.ax
/usr/lib/win32/divxa32.acm
/usr/lib/win32/divxc32.dll
/usr/lib/win32/divxdec.ax
/usr/lib/win32/dnet.so.6.0
/usr/lib/win32/drv2.so.6.0
/usr/lib/win32/drv3.so.6.0
/usr/lib/win32/drv4.so.6.0
/usr/lib/win32/dspr.so.6.0
/usr/lib/win32/fmcodec.DLL
/usr/lib/win32/frapsvid.dll
/usr/lib/win32/huffyuv.dll
/usr/lib/win32/i263_32.drv
/usr/lib/win32/iac25_32.ax
/usr/lib/win32/iccvid.dll
/usr/lib/win32/icmw_32.dll
/usr/lib/win32/imaadp32.acm
/usr/lib/win32/imc32.acm
/usr/lib/win32/ir32_32.dll
/usr/lib/win32/ir41_32.dll
/usr/lib/win32/ir50_32.dll
/usr/lib/win32/ivvideo.dll
/usr/lib/win32/jp2avi.dll
/usr/lib/win32/kdvyuv8.dll
/usr/lib/win32/l3codeca.acm
/usr/lib/win32/l3codecx.ax
/usr/lib/win32/lhacm.acm
/usr/lib/win32/lsvxdec.dll
/usr/lib/win32/m3jp2k32.dll
/usr/lib/win32/m3jpeg32.dll
/usr/lib/win32/m3jpegdec.ax
/usr/lib/win32/mcdvd_32.dll
/usr/lib/win32/mcmjpg32.dll
/usr/lib/win32/mi-sc4.acm
/usr/lib/win32/mpg4c32.dll
/usr/lib/win32/mpg4ds32.ax
/usr/lib/win32/msadp32.acm
/usr/lib/win32/msg711.acm
/usr/lib/win32/msgsm32.acm
/usr/lib/win32/msh261.drv
/usr/lib/win32/msms001.vwp
/usr/lib/win32/msnaudio.acm
/usr/lib/win32/msrle32.dll
/usr/lib/win32/msscds32.ax
/usr/lib/win32/msvidc32.dll
/usr/lib/win32/mvoice.vwp
/usr/lib/win32/mvoiced.vwp
/usr/lib/win32/nsrt2432.acm
/usr/lib/win32/nsvideo.dll
/usr/lib/win32/nuvision.ax
/usr/lib/win32/pclepim1.dll
/usr/lib/win32/qdv.dll
/usr/lib/win32/qpeg32.dll
/usr/lib/win32/qtmlClient.dll
/usr/lib/win32/rt32dcmp.dll
/usr/lib/win32/scg726.acm
/usr/lib/win32/scrvid.dll
/usr/lib/win32/sipr.so.6.0
/usr/lib/win32/smcelp32.acm
/usr/lib/win32/sp4x_32.dll
/usr/lib/win32/sp5x_32.dll
/usr/lib/win32/tm20dec.ax
/usr/lib/win32/tm2Xdec.ax
/usr/lib/win32/tm2x.dll
/usr/lib/win32/tokf.so.6.0
/usr/lib/win32/tokr.so.6.0
/usr/lib/win32/tsccvid.dll
/usr/lib/win32/tsd32.dll
/usr/lib/win32/tssoft32.acm
/usr/lib/win32/tvqdec.dll
/usr/lib/win32/ubv263d+.ax
/usr/lib/win32/ubvmp4d.dll
/usr/lib/win32/ultimo.dll
/usr/lib/win32/vdo32_30.drv
/usr/lib/win32/vdowave.acm
/usr/lib/win32/vdowave.drv
/usr/lib/win32/vdowave2.acm
/usr/lib/win32/vgpix32d.dll
/usr/lib/win32/vid_3ivX.xa
/usr/lib/win32/vid_cvid.xa
/usr/lib/win32/vid_cyuv.xa
/usr/lib/win32/vid_h261.xa
/usr/lib/win32/vid_h263.xa
/usr/lib/win32/vid_iv32.xa
/usr/lib/win32/vid_iv41.xa
/usr/lib/win32/vid_iv50.xa
/usr/lib/win32/vivog723.acm
/usr/lib/win32/vmnc.dll
/usr/lib/win32/voxmsdec.ax
/usr/lib/win32/voxmvdec.ax
/usr/lib/win32/vp31vfw.dll
/usr/lib/win32/vp4vfw.dll
/usr/lib/win32/vp5vfw.dll
/usr/lib/win32/vp6vfw.dll
/usr/lib/win32/vp7vfw.dll
/usr/lib/win32/vssh264.dll
/usr/lib/win32/vssh264core.dll
/usr/lib/win32/vssh264dec.dll
/usr/lib/win32/vsshdsd.dll
/usr/lib/win32/vsslight.dll
/usr/lib/win32/vsswlt.dll
/usr/lib/win32/wavelet.dll
/usr/lib/win32/wma9dmod.dll
/usr/lib/win32/wmadmod.dll
/usr/lib/win32/wmsdmod.dll
/usr/lib/win32/wmspdmod.dll
/usr/lib/win32/wmv8ds32.ax
/usr/lib/win32/wmv9dmod.dll
/usr/lib/win32/wmvadvd.dll
/usr/lib/win32/wmvdmod.dll
/usr/lib/win32/wmvds32.ax
/usr/lib/win32/wnvplay1.dll
/usr/lib/win32/wnvwinx.dll
/usr/lib/win32/wtvc.DLL
/usr/lib/win32/wv32vfw.dll
/usr/lib/win32/wvc1dmod.dll
/usr/lib/win32/xanlib.dll
/usr/lib/win32/xfcodec.dll
/usr/lib/win32/ylc.vcm
/usr/lib/win32/zmbv.dll

I would suggest looking through the docs at:
Medibuntu - Community Ubuntu Documentation - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu
MPlayer - Community Ubuntu Documentation - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MPlayer