MPlayer and video_output device

pszlachetka · 12-31-2005, 10:18 PM

I keep getting the same error when I try to play video files, and it's not a codec issue because my friend is running the exact same linux distro/version, and the exact same Mplayer version with the exact same codecs installed. I keep getting this error:

peter@POLSKASH-Laptop:~/Desktop$ mplayer winningticket.wmv
MPlayer 1.0pre7try2-3.4.5 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel (Family: 6, Stepping: 8)
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): Permission denied
Try adding "echo 1024 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq" to your system startup scripts.
Playing winningticket.wmv.
ASF file format detected.
VIDEO: [WMV2] 320x240 24bpp 1000.000 fps 0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s)
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
AUDIO: 32000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 40.0 kbit/3.91% (ratio: 5000->128000)
Selected audio codec: [ffwmav2] afm:ffmpeg (DivX audio v2 (FFmpeg))
==========================================================================
==========================================================================
Requested video codec family [wmv8] (vfm=dshow) not available.
Enable it at compilation.
Requested video codec family [wmvdmo] (vfm=dmo) not available.
Enable it at compilation.
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
Selected video codec: [ffwmv2] vfm:ffmpeg (FFmpeg M$ WMV2/WMV8)
==========================================================================
Checking audio filter chain for 32000Hz/2ch/s16le -> 32000Hz/2ch/s16le...
AF_pre: 32000Hz/2ch/s16le
AO: [oss] 32000Hz 2ch s16le (2 bps)
Building audio filter chain for 32000Hz/2ch/s16le -> 32000Hz/2ch/s16le...
Starting playback...
[wmv2 @ 0x8518fa8]I7:0/
VDec: vo config request - 320 x 240 (preferred csp: Planar YV12)
Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale...
Opening video filter: [scale]
The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.

FATAL: Could not initialize video filters (-vf) or video output (-vo).

Can't restore text mode: Invalid argument

Exiting... (End of file)

Basically, I keep getting this line:
FATAL: Could not initialize video filters (-vf) or video output (-vo).

I did mplayer -vo help and I get this list:

vailable video output drivers:
fbdev Framebuffer Device
fbdev2 Framebuffer Device
vesa VESA VBE 2.0 video output
cvidix console VIDIX
null Null video output
mpegpes Mpeg-PES to DVB card
yuv4mpeg yuv4mpeg output for mjpegtools
tga Targa output
pnm PPM/PGM/PGMYUV file
md5sum md5sum of each frame

So I try this mplayer -vo fbdev or mplayer -vo vesa and they don't do anything, it points me to some help information. I just want a decent media player! I can't believe this is even an issue coming from Windows...

Ellops · 12-31-2005, 11:00 PM

firts run

Code:

echo 1024 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq

then download the codecs from MplayerHQ http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design7/dload.html and save them in /usr/local/lib/codecs/

then run mplayer (or gmplayer if u have the GUI) with $mplayer drv[:xvidix] or [:cvidix] for console.
or mplayer -vo help for a list of available drivers. Try some of them like [:gl] or others.

Be sure that you have vidix driver installed (http://vidix.sourceforge.net/). You can use other drivers as well.

---->>EDIT
oops, now i saw this: I keep getting the same error when I try to play video files, and it's not a codec issue because my friend is running the exact same linux distro/version, and the exact same Mplayer version with the exact same codecs installed. I keep getting this error:
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Then do the first, only

pszlachetka · 01-01-2006, 01:05 AM

I tried to run that first line and it said I don't have permission, even when I stuck a sudo in front of it, or did su + <myname> and then did it. What's the deal? And I've already looked at the list of video drivers, I just don't know how to choose one.

-Peter

Ellops · 01-01-2006, 02:02 AM

What are the permitions of the file?
u must have write perms.
do a

Code:

chmod +w /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq

logged as root.

after u do add 1024 in the file by running the command

Code:

cat 1024 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq

, try to see if it works.

If not change the vo, by startin mplayer using the command

Code:

mplayer drv[:xvidix] <yourvideofile>

where in xvid whatever driver u like eg: drv[:gl2]

pszlachetka · 01-01-2006, 03:18 AM

How do I check the permissions? And I did what you suggested and it still says I don't have permission. I'm a Linux newbie