Hi. I can launch a wmv fine using > 'mplayer somefile.wmv' but when I launch
gmplayer using 'gmplayer somefile.wmv' i get this and a fatal error >

open: No such device
vo_mga: Couldn't open /dev/mga_vid
Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device.

the gui launches but freezes.
Also when i just type gmplayer it launches fine and i use the 'open' button
on the GUI and it pops open a window where I can see a directory containing
the .wmv files but everything on the GUI doesn't respond to mouse click.



thanks

you want to set a proper video output. mga is a pretty low level, last resort output normally in mplaeyr (acutally a really good driver for matrox cards, but seldom useful for most people).

do you mean XV?
I have NVIDIA Gforce2 MX 32 MB and I have the closed source drivers
installed.

here's some output of a wmv I just played with
'mplayer somefile.wmv'
It played fine (NON-GUI) and I had audio
It looks as though it is using X11 instead of vo_mga as it can't open it
but it seems to play it fine


==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
AUDIO: 32000 Hz, 2 ch, 16 bit (0x10), ratio: 5000->128000 (40.0 kbit)
Selected audio codec: [ffwmav2] afm:ffmpeg (DivX audio v2 (ffmpeg))
==========================================================================
open: Permission denied
vo_mga: Couldn't open /dev/mga_vid
open: Permission denied
vo_mga: Couldn't open /dev/mga_vid
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 - 320 x 240 (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] 320x240 => 320x240 Planar YV12
Selected video codec: [wmv8] vfm:dshow (Windows Media Video 8)
==========================================================================
Checking audio filter chain for 32000Hz/2ch/16bit -> 32000Hz/2ch/16bit...
AF_pre: af format: 2 bps, 2 ch, 32000 hz, little endian signed int
AF_pre: 32000Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)
AO: [oss] 32000Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian) (2 bps)
Building audio filter chain for 32000Hz/2ch/16bit -> 32000Hz/2ch/16bit...
Starting playback...


thanks