MPlayer Configuration

kuwaitikid · 11-30-2009, 02:07 AM

I am trying to configure MPlayer as "Root", because I want to run large files, and it wont allow me to do so.

When I run: /etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf

The system returns:

bash: /etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf:Permission denied

What I really need is a command set that will work to tell mplayer to run large files.

Any help to fix this problem would be much appreciated.

bathory · 11-30-2009, 04:15 AM

Quote:

When I run: /etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf

The system returns:

bash: /etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf:Permission denied

mplayer.conf is a configuration file. It cannot be ran. If you want to edit it you must use an editor like vi, gedit, or whatever editor you're using. For example run

Code:

gedit /etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf

and change/add the options you want.
Note that if you want mplayer to support large files (>2B) you need to compile it with the "--enable-largefiles" option.

Regards

~sHyLoCk~ · 11-30-2009, 06:03 AM

Also you will need root privilege to save any configuration edit in /etc directory. So either login as root using "su" or use "sudo"