Linux - Software This forum is for Software issues.
Having a problem installing a new program? Want to know which application is best for the job? Post your question in this forum. |
Notices |
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
Are you new to LinuxQuestions.org? Visit the following links:
Site Howto |
Site FAQ |
Sitemap |
Register Now
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
|
|
07-22-2004, 09:43 PM
|
#1
|
Member
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: austin, TX
Distribution: slackware 10
Posts: 169
Rep:
|
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
|
|
|
07-23-2004, 02:15 AM
|
#2
|
Member
Registered: Dec 2003
Location: munich
Distribution: Fedora Core 4
Posts: 141
Rep:
|
|
|
|
07-23-2004, 02:51 AM
|
#3
|
Senior Member
Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Sydney
Distribution: Debian, FreeBSD
Posts: 1,713
Rep:
|
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.
|
|
|
07-23-2004, 08:19 AM
|
#4
|
Member
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: austin, TX
Distribution: slackware 10
Posts: 169
Original Poster
Rep:
|
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....
|
|
|
07-23-2004, 08:59 AM
|
#5
|
Senior Member
Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Sydney
Distribution: Debian, FreeBSD
Posts: 1,713
Rep:
|
Quote:
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?
|
It would work but not with full functionality. Things like real media and quicktime files would not play. Basically, only libavcodec is built in.
|
|
|
07-23-2004, 11:27 AM
|
#6
|
Senior Member
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: the Netherlands
Distribution: debian SID
Posts: 2,170
Rep:
|
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
Last edited by darkleaf; 07-23-2004 at 12:27 PM.
|
|
|
07-23-2004, 08:48 PM
|
#7
|
Member
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: austin, TX
Distribution: slackware 10
Posts: 169
Original Poster
Rep:
|
well, just played a quicktime file, so apparently those error messages are bogus. why are they playing with my poor little head like that
oh well, I suppose I'll just be happy it is working. thanks all
|
|
|
07-23-2004, 09:51 PM
|
#8
|
Senior Member
Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Sydney
Distribution: Debian, FreeBSD
Posts: 1,713
Rep:
|
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.
|
|
|
07-24-2004, 07:12 AM
|
#9
|
Senior Member
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: the Netherlands
Distribution: debian SID
Posts: 2,170
Rep:
|
Quote:
Originally posted by adz
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?
|
It only installed the windows media format drivers and not all drivers but I suspect/expect I need to do something more to get these working.
Can mplayer actually play .pls files (with the right codecs of course)?
|
|
|
07-24-2004, 08:48 AM
|
#10
|
Senior Member
Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Sydney
Distribution: Debian, FreeBSD
Posts: 1,713
Rep:
|
Quote:
It only installed the windows media format drivers and not all drivers but I suspect/expect I need to do something more to get these working.
|
Well I'm sure you're expecting this next question: Which ones don't work?
Quote:
Can mplayer actually play .pls files (with the right codecs of course)?
|
It can play plain text playlists. I don't know if it can play specifically .pls files. You may need to use the "-playlist" option.
|
|
|
07-24-2004, 10:15 AM
|
#11
|
Senior Member
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: the Netherlands
Distribution: debian SID
Posts: 2,170
Rep:
|
Quote:
Originally posted by adz
Well I'm sure you're expecting this next question: Which ones don't work?
|
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:
It can play plain text playlists. I don't know if it can play specifically .pls files. You may need to use the "-playlist" option.
|
It's for streaming a online radio station. Is that option possible in the gui as well or should I run on the command line and will the gui show up automatically?
|
|
|
07-24-2004, 10:57 AM
|
#12
|
Senior Member
Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Sydney
Distribution: Debian, FreeBSD
Posts: 1,713
Rep:
|
Quote:
It's for streaming a online radio station. Is that option possible in the gui as well or should I run on the command line and will the gui show up automatically?
|
The gmplayer command takes all the same arguments as mplayer. So yes.
Quote:
... [snip] 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? [snip]
|
I don't know. There are a lot of options there not all relating to codecs. Have a look at config.log in the mplayer directory and that will tell you.
Last edited by adz; 07-24-2004 at 11:02 AM.
|
|
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:40 AM.
|
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.
|
Latest Threads
LQ News
|
|