MPlayer error message
 

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I'm trying to use the MPlayer gui, but I keep getting this weird error message. When I just use the console, the movie plays fine. I'm confused.

console output:

bash-2.05b$ gmplayer
Using GNU internationalization
Original domain: messages
Original dirname: /usr/share/locale
Current domain: mplayer
Current dirname: /usr/local/share/locale


MPlayer 0.90rc5-3.2.3 (C) 2000-2003 Arpad Gereoffy (see DOCS)

CPU: Intel Celeron 2/Pentium III Tualatin (Family: 6, Stepping: 1)
Detected cache-line size is 32 bytes
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 SSE

Reading config file /usr/local/etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf: No such file or directory
Reading config file /home/abarnes/.mplayer/config
[cfg] read config file: /home/abarnes/.mplayer/gui.conf
Reading config file /home/abarnes/.mplayer/gui.conf
vo: X11 running at 1024x768 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0.0" => local display)
Reading /home/abarnes/.mplayer/codecs.conf: can't open '/home/abarnes/.mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
Reading /usr/local/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: 50 audio & 136 video codecs
font: can't open file: /home/abarnes/.mplayer/font/font.desc
font: can't open file: /usr/local/share/mplayer/font/font.desc
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/abarnes/.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/abarnes/.mplayer/Skin'
SKIN dir 2: '/usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin'
New_Face failed. Maybe the font path is wrong.
Please supply the text font file (~/.mplayer/subfont.ttf).
subtitle font: load_sub_face failed.
New_Face failed. Maybe the font path is wrong.
Please supply the text font file (~/.mplayer/subfont.ttf).
subtitle font: load_sub_face failed.

Playing /home/Multimedia/Movies/51st State.avi
AVI file format detected.
VIDEO: [DIV3] 576x240 24bpp 25.00 fps 944.5 kbps (115.3 kbyte/s)
Clip info:
Software: Nandub v1.0rc2
Name: The 51st State
Subject: The 51st State
Artist: ViTE
Copyright: -
Comments: Nice Wheels. Dirty Deals. And One Mean Mother In A Kilt
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
MP3lib: init layer2&3 finished, tables done
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, 16 bit (0x10), ratio: 14000->192000 (112.0 kbit)
Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm:mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
==========================================================================
open: No such device
vo_mga: Couldn't open /dev/mga_vid
Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device.


Exiting... (Quit)

btw, I have a nvidia GEForceMX200 card with 32MB. yes, I'm using the real nvidia driver. I even get that cool nvidia splash at login.

delete the folder .mplayer and try it again.

You might have set a video device that you do not have. x11 should work ok.


You can use this

gmplayer -vo x11

or try xv ...it's faster. Uses the graphics chip instead of just the cpu.

Nope, no luck. I'll start in on it again tomorrow.

try ..

gmplayer -vo x11


You need to link a font to .mplayer/subfont.ttf

you just have to change the video oputput plugin to something else.

Look for the video tab in preferences

gmplayer -vo xv lets me scale the screen where -vo x11 doesn't. Also got the fonts thing sorted out.

thanks for the help.

If xv works you should see less cpu usage then you would with x11

That worked for me, thank you very much!!! :D

kewl :)

I have the same problem after installing the nvidia driver. MPlayer doesnt complain when I use it from the command line so I don't need to use the -vo option from the command line. I am trying to fix the problem that is the error I get when opening a movie with the mouse. Thanks.