mplayer codec/skin installation issues
OK, so I've now tried twice to configure and install mplayer. mplayer works, but I get error messages concerning not being able to find codecs and that default codecs are being loaded.
Reading config file /usr/local/etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf: No such file or directory Reading config file /home/tim/.mplayer/config [cfg] read config file: /home/tim/.mplayer/gui.conf Reading config file /home/tim/.mplayer/gui.conf: No such file or directory vo: X11 running at 1280x1024 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0.0" => local display) Reading /home/tim/.mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open '/home/tim/.mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory Reading /usr/local/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open '/usr/local/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory Using built-in default codecs.conf. font: can't open file: /home/tim/.mplayer/font/font.desc Font /usr/local/share/mplayer/font/font.desc loaded successfully! (206 chars) 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. Using usleep() timing Can't open input config file /home/tim/.mplayer/input.conf: No such file or directory Can't open input config file /usr/local/etc/mplayer/input.conf: No such file or directory Falling back on default (hardcoded) input config SKIN dir 1: '/home/tim/.mplayer/Skin' SKIN dir 2: '/usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin' [skin] file ( /usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin/default/skin ) not found. Skin not found (default). First question, when are the *.conf files that cannot be found supposed to be created? I'd guess during ./configure, but don't know. Second, it is suggested that I add information to my startup scripts, but don't know what scripts it is referring to. I just fixed my skin problem, so no need to comment on that. thanks |
wich system are u using?
maybe this helps (for FC): http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mplayer-fedora.shtml |
Those messages are nothing to worry about. Those files are only an option if you need them. As long as everything works then you don't need the files.
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so would mplayer not work at all if the codecs tarball had not been incorporated on installation? What type of file can I play that would not play if the "essential" codecs were not being used? I'd like to try something just to prove to myself that all's well.
Also, I don't know what your asking as far as what system I'm using goes.... |
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Where should I install the all codecs package downloaded from the maker's site. All tutorials assume only win32 or quicktime and I haven't been able to find anything about this in the tutorial after reading for hours in it. Only thing I came across was /usr/lib/local/codecs which doesn't work. Thanks for the help!
edit: fixed I accidentily mixed lib and local |
well, just played a quicktime file, so apparently those error messages are bogus. why are they playing with my poor little head like that:scratch:
oh well, I suppose I'll just be happy it is working. thanks all |
darkleaf, you put them in /usr/local/lib/codecs. You have to put them in there BEFORE compiling, though. Why did you say it didn't work?
timsch75, they're not bogus. THose files really don't exist. However, you don't NEED them. They can be used if you want to tweak mplayer's performance. |
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Can mplayer actually play .pls files (with the right codecs of course)? |
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Well atm I have a very annoying problem with all window managers. KDE would lock on 'Initializing system services" I couldn't get gnome to work either. Deleted both completely now and I'll try again so I don't know exactly which it were but I remember when I did ./configure I got a whole list of no's there so I supposed a lot of codecs were left out or are they installed anyway? I'll tell which one once I got kde running (has a bit higher priority. Quote:
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