Hi all,

Let me explain you, when I tried to play any video file (wmv, avi, mpg) with xine or mplayer, I can ear sound but not video just a black screen.

I'm using Mandrake 10.1. into Laptop Compaq NC6000, with ATI Radeon 9600 video card,

When I trying with mplayer by command I got follow:

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[jammauser@irontux tmp]$ mplayer Rana\ con\ Moto3.wmv
MPlayer 1.0pre5-3.4.1 (C) 2000-2004 MPlayer Team

CPU: Intel Pentium M Banias 1495 MHz (Family: 6, Stepping: 5)
Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled with runtime CPU detection - WARNING - this is not optimal!
To get best performance, recompile MPlayer with --disable-runtime-cpudetection.
Reading config file /etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf
Reading config file /home/jammauser/.mplayer/config
Reading config file /usr/lib/win32
Reading /home/jammauser/.mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open '/home/jammauser/.mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
Reading /etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open '/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
Using built-in default codecs.conf.
Linux RTC init error in ioctl (rtc_irqp_set 1024): Invalid argument
Try adding "echo 1024 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq" to your system startup scripts.
Using usleep() timing
Can't open input config file /home/jammauser/.mplayer/input.conf: No such file or directory
Input config file /etc/mplayer/input.conf parsed: 53 binds
Opening joystick device /dev/input/js0
Can't open joystick device /dev/input/js0 : No such file or directory
Can't init input joystick
Setting up LIRC support...
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support.
You will not be able to use your remote control.

Playing Rana con Moto3.wmv.
Cache fill: 16.93% (1420547 bytes) ASF file format detected.
VIDEO: [WMV2] 480x384 24bpp
Clip info:
name:
author:
copyright:
comments:
==========================================================================
Trying to force audio codec driver family libmad...
Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 1 ch, 16 bit (0x10), ratio: 4006->88200 (32.0 kbit)
Selected audio codec: [ffwmav2] afm:ffmpeg (DivX audio v2 (ffmpeg))
==========================================================================
vo: X11 running at 1024x768 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0.0" => local display)
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [dshow] DirectShow video codecs
Decoder supports the following YUV formats: YUY2 IYUV UYVY YV12 YVYU I420 YVU9
Decoder is capable of YUV output (flags 0x7f)
VDec: vo config request - 480 x 384 (preferred csp: Packed YUY2)
[PP] Using codec's postprocessing, max q = 4.
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied.
VO: [xv] 480x384 => 480x384 Planar YV12 [zoom]
Selected video codec: [wmv8] vfm:dshow (Windows Media Video 8)
==========================================================================
Checking audio filter chain for 44100Hz/1ch/16bit -> 44100Hz/2ch/16bit...
AF_pre: af format: 2 bps, 1 ch, 44100 hz, little endian signed int
AF_pre: 44100Hz 1ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)
AO: [oss] 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian) (2 bps)
Building audio filter chain for 44100Hz/1ch/16bit -> 44100Hz/2ch/16bit...
Starting playback...
A: 8.2 V: 8.2 A-V: -0.048 ct: -0.021 134/134 1% 23% 0.5% 1 0 15%

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And when I trying to use other video codec as below, I got follow:

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[jammauser@irontux tmp]$ mplayer -vo jpeg Rana\ con\ Moto3.wmv
MPlayer 1.0pre5-3.4.1 (C) 2000-2004 MPlayer Team

CPU: Intel Pentium M Banias 1495 MHz (Family: 6, Stepping: 5)
Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled with runtime CPU detection - WARNING - this is not optimal!
To get best performance, recompile MPlayer with --disable-runtime-cpudetection.
Reading config file /etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf
Reading config file /home/jammauser/.mplayer/config
Reading config file /usr/lib/win32
Reading /home/jammauser/.mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open '/home/jammauser/.mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
Reading /etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open '/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
Using built-in default codecs.conf.
Linux RTC init error in ioctl (rtc_irqp_set 1024): Invalid argument
Try adding "echo 1024 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq" to your system startup scripts.
Using usleep() timing
Can't open input config file /home/jammauser/.mplayer/input.conf: No such file or directory
Input config file /etc/mplayer/input.conf parsed: 53 binds
Opening joystick device /dev/input/js0
Can't open joystick device /dev/input/js0 : No such file or directory
Can't init input joystick
Setting up LIRC support...
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support.
You will not be able to use your remote control.

Playing Rana con Moto3.wmv.
Cache fill: 16.93% (1420547 bytes) ASF file format detected.
VIDEO: [WMV2] 480x384 24bpp
Clip info:
name:
author:
copyright:
comments:
==========================================================================
Trying to force audio codec driver family libmad...
Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 1 ch, 16 bit (0x10), ratio: 4006->88200 (32.0 kbit)
Selected audio codec: [ffwmav2] afm:ffmpeg (DivX audio v2 (ffmpeg))
==========================================================================
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [dshow] DirectShow video codecs
Decoder supports the following YUV formats: YUY2 IYUV UYVY YV12 YVYU I420 YVU9
Decoder is capable of YUV output (flags 0x7f)
VDec: vo config request - 480 x 384 (preferred csp: Packed YUY2)
[PP] Using codec's postprocessing, max q = 4.
Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale...
Opening video filter: [scale]
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied.
No accelerated colorspace conversion found
SwScaler: using unscaled Planar YV12 -> RGB 24-bit special converter
VO: [jpeg] 480x384 => 480x384 RGB 24-bit [zoom]
Selected video codec: [wmv8] vfm:dshow (Windows Media Video 8)
==========================================================================
Checking audio filter chain for 44100Hz/1ch/16bit -> 44100Hz/2ch/16bit...
AF_pre: af format: 2 bps, 1 ch, 44100 hz, little endian signed int
AF_pre: 44100Hz 1ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)
AO: [oss] 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian) (2 bps)
Building audio filter chain for 44100Hz/1ch/16bit -> 44100Hz/2ch/16bit...
Starting playback...
A: 10.5 V: 10.5 A-V: 0.023 ct: -0.072 189/189 2% 47% 0.5% 0 0 14%

MPlayer interrupted by signal 2 in module: sleep_usleep
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Can I see created a lot of jpg files with the video secuence.

Any Idea ??
Thanks!

not sure, but try moving the codecs to /usr/local/lib/codecs... that is were mplayer looks for them by default

I did a link to win32 video codec but, it does not work....

[root@irontux lib]# ls -lrt
total 880
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 424391 Feb 11 13:25 libmp3lame.so.0.0.0*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 Feb 11 13:25 libmp3lame.so.0 -> libmp3lame.so.0.0.0*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 Feb 11 13:25 libmp3lame.so -> libmp3lame.so.0.0.0*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 804 Feb 11 13:25 libmp3lame.la*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 460574 Feb 11 13:25 libmp3lame.a
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Jun 8 12:48 win32 -> /usr/lib/win32/
[root@irontux lib]# pwd
/usr/local/lib
[root@irontux lib]#

I got same result....

did you download the essential codecs from the mplayer website?

MPlayer 1.0pre5-3.4.1
is a little bit outdated - try the Mplayer pre7 instead
(should come whith a lot of codecs .. as the newest wmv windows media codecs)

That should fix your problems ..
You may also get w32-codecs for Xine ?

http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/index.html

lol i didnt even reolize he was using an older version (new to linux myself... just trying to be helpful)

we all try

[aahhh I LOVE LINUX - pronounced as in the funny movie of Steve Ballmers Monkey dance]

lol i love linux too... i want to switch distro's but my CD tray broke off (i stepped on it by accident lol) so i gotta buy a new one before i get the chance to... i kinda wanna try gentoo

I'm afraid that it doesn't work, I've got the same point "Sound but no video with mplayer, just black screeen"

Other Idea ???


[jammauser@irontux tmp]$ /home/jammauser/Documentos/SW/MPlayer-1.0pre7/mplayer Rana\ con\ Moto3.wmv
MPlayer 1.0pre7-3.4.1 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel Pentium M Banias (Family: 6, Stepping: 5)
Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 SSE SSE2



Linux RTC init error in ioctl (rtc_irqp_set 1024): Invalid argument
Try adding "echo 1024 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq" to your system startup scripts.
Playing Rana con Moto3.wmv.
ASF file format detected.
VIDEO: [WMV2] 480x384 24bpp 1000.000 fps 0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s)
Clip info:
name:
author:
copyright:
comments:
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 1 ch, s16le, 32.0 kbit/4.54% (ratio: 4006->88200)
Selected audio codec: [ffwmav2] afm:ffmpeg (DivX audio v2 (FFmpeg))
==========================================================================
vo: X11 running at 1024x768 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0.0" => local display)
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [dshow] DirectShow video codecs
Decoder supports the following YUV formats: YUY2 IYUV UYVY YV12 YVYU I420 YVU9
Decoder is capable of YUV output (flags 0x7f)
VDec: vo config request - 480 x 384 (preferred csp: Packed YUY2)
[PP] Using codec's postprocessing, max q = 4.
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied.
VO: [xv] 480x384 => 480x384 Planar YV12
Selected video codec: [wmv8] vfm:dshow (Windows Media Video 8)
==========================================================================
Checking audio filter chain for 44100Hz/1ch/s16le -> 44100Hz/2ch/s16le...
AF_pre: 44100Hz/1ch/s16le
AO: [oss] 44100Hz 2ch s16le (2 bps)
Building audio filter chain for 44100Hz/1ch/s16le -> 44100Hz/2ch/s16le...
Starting playback...
New_Face failed. Maybe the font path is wrong.
Please supply the text font file (~/.mplayer/subfont.ttf).
subtitle font: load_sub_face failed.
No bind found for key MOUSE_BTN0 1.0% 0 0
No bind found for key MOUSE_BTN0 1.0% 0 0
No bind found for key MOUSE_BTN0 1.0% 0 0
A: 16.9 V: 16.8 A-V: 0.046 ct: -0.047 347/347 4% 1% 0.7% 0 0

MPlayer interrupted by signal 2 in module: sleep_timer

finally I've got it!!!!!!!!!

There was a basic problem with the video output driver that was using mplayer.

When I try without arguments I got sound but no video:
[jammauser@irontux tmp]$ mplayer Rana\ con\ Moto3.wmv
But when I tried with -vo gl all change and I could se video and ear sound even when my old version
and the new one as well I mean MPlayer 1.0pre5-3.4.1 & MPlayer 1.0pre7-3.4.1
[jammauser@irontux tmp]$ mplayer -vo gl Rana\ con\ Moto3.wmv

Great !!!! can I see again my videos...........

Just to avoid to do it again and again (-vo gl) I've edited my config file as follow:

[jammauser@irontux .mplayer]$ cat config
# Write your default config options here!
vo = gl
[jammauser@irontux .mplayer]$ pwd
/home/jammauser/.mplayer
[jammauser@irontux .mplayer]$


hope by useful !!!!

lol im an idiot... i just got done changing that for mine when i set up mplayer (about 2 weeks ago) but i got video just distorted and the -vo fixed it... sorry i didnt reolize that lol...