Mplayer does not play dvd on linux

smeezekitty · 01-17-2010, 09:01 PM

i type

Code:

mplayer -vf scale=640:480 -vo svga dvd://

all i get is random green and magenta bars on the screen!
----edit----
also:
it has lots of messages like:
frame damaged at EA 4B
or invalid B-frame
further:it plays in windows fine.

Elv13 · 01-17-2010, 09:24 PM

You need the libcss decrypt something. It is illegal to have it installed in the US, be warned.

smeezekitty · 01-17-2010, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elv13

You need the libcss decrypt something. It is illegal to have it installed in the US, be warned.

I think it is compiled in and BTW i know its illegal
here are the libdvdcss messages:

Code:

libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.10 for DVD access

libdvdread: Atempting to retrieve all CSS keys
libdvdread: This can take a _long_time, please be patent

craigevil · 01-17-2010, 09:50 PM

mplayer -nocache dvdnav:// should play your new movies better than dvd://

$ apt-cache policy mplayer
mplayer:
Installed: 1:1.0.rc2svn20100115-0.0
Candidate: 1:1.0.rc2svn20100115-0.0

works just fine here, although I normally use smplayer.

smeezekitty · 01-17-2010, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by craigevil

mplayer -nocache dvdnav:// should play your new movies better than dvd://

$ apt-cache policy mplayer
mplayer:
Installed: 1:1.0.rc2svn20100115-0.0
Candidate: 1:1.0.rc2svn20100115-0.0

works just fine here, although I normally use smplayer.

now i get CRC failed.

cantab · 01-17-2010, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smeezekitty

i type

Code:

mplayer -vf scale=640:480 -vo svga dvd://

all i get is random green and magenta bars on the screen!
----edit----

Well that might be your problem. -vo svga is using SVGAlib, which I believe is meant for if you're not running X Windows. Get rid of that option (altogether; mplayer normally picks a sensible default) and try again.

smeezekitty · 01-17-2010, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cantab

Well that might be your problem. -vo svga is using SVGAlib, which I believe is meant for if you're not running X Windows. Get rid of that option (altogether; mplayer normally picks a sensible default) and try again.

It defaults to to fbdev and i get the same bars except in 256 instead of 65536 colors.

cantab · 01-17-2010, 10:29 PM

I take it you are running X. It really shouldn't be defaulting to fbdev either I don't think.
Do regular files play successfully with -vo svga? If so, then it's not the problem after all. If not, you need to find a video output that works (try 'mplayer -vo help' for a list).

smeezekitty · 01-17-2010, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cantab

I take it you are running X. It really shouldn't be defaulting to fbdev either I don't think.
Do regular files play successfully with -vo svga? If so, then it's not the problem after all. If not, you need to find a video output that works (try 'mplayer -vo help' for a list).

mplayer -vo svga AVIDemo.avi displays a test video in crystal clarity.

H_TeXMeX_H · 01-18-2010, 04:08 AM

I would not use the svga driver, it rarely works well. Try 'xv' if you can.

smeezekitty · 01-18-2010, 01:31 PM

Code:

mplayer -vo xv mplayer*/AVIDemo.avi
MPlayer SVN-r30113-snapshot-4.3.3 (C) 2000-2009 MPlayer Team

Playing Mplayer-2009-12-26/AVIDemo.avi
AVI file format detected.
[aviheader] Video stream found, -vid 0
AVI: No audio stream found -> no sound.
VIDEO: [CRAM] 300x228 16bpp 15.000 fps 1088 kbps (133 kbyte/s)
Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device.

Exiting... (End of file)

smeezekitty · 01-18-2010, 04:37 PM

Hello, World!

raju.mopidevi · 01-18-2010, 05:30 PM

hi smeezekitty,

You need to install some libraries. see this link

That page consists of installation for openSUSE. so never mind the procedure. but just note down the libraries listed there. Install those libraries using your own OS procedure.

H_TeXMeX_H · 01-19-2010, 04:49 AM

You must not have X running, right ? I recommend running it if you can, then running the video. Is your hardware ancient ?

smeezekitty · 01-19-2010, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H_TeXMeX_H

You must not have X running, right ? I recommend running it if you can, then running the video. Is your hardware ancient ?

No but i find working on linux easier without X.
I'm sure its a codec problem and not a driver problem.