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Old 04-17-2010, 01:38 PM   #1
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GNOME MPlayer error


Whenever I open GNOME MPlayer the attached error dialog appears. What can I do about it?
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Old 04-18-2010, 01:32 AM   #2
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Whenever I open GNOME MPlayer the attached error dialog appears. What can I do about it?
The error is:

Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory.

Solution: install the backend.

A casual google suggests that this error is associated with using the latest (often beta) drivers from nvidia instead of the distro packaged drivers - perhaps due to a different directory structure.

eg.
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=689427
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/list...v/users/414581
http://fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?p=1284336

Another solution is to recompile mplayer without vdpau support.
 
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Old 04-18-2010, 06:07 AM   #3
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I get that error too when running under Fedora 13 with the nouveau driver (my system has on-board nvidia 9100 graphics). I ignore it, and haven't noticed any problems (but haven't tried playing a full-screen video yet)
 
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Old 04-18-2010, 06:58 AM   #4
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But I'm using an ATI card, not NVidia!

EDIT: Probably should have mentioned this in the OP.

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Old 04-18-2010, 08:15 AM   #5
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But I'm using an ATI card, not NVidia!

EDIT: Probably should have mentioned this in the OP.
In that case - launch gnome-mplayer and edit the preferences so it is not using vdpau. That option only exists for nvidia.

edit > preferences
select "Xv" for "video out".
 
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Works now!
 
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Just curious:

Why did they make an NVidia-only option default? Don't they know other cards exist?
 
Old 04-18-2010, 11:27 AM   #8
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Just curious:

Why did they make an NVidia-only option default? Don't they know other cards exist?
Probably just a hiccup during installation. It doesn't appear to be a wide-spread issue.

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Thumbs up yipee

not messing in config files and just setting xv as video output with pulse audio worked for me

I don't think this one is some kind of bug, as the defaults are just defaults, every user should polish his/hers distribution first.
 
  


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