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Old 11-10-2004, 11:33 AM   #1
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mplayer won't work


MPlayer 1.0pre5-3.3.5 (C) 2000-2004 MPlayer Team

CPU: Advanced Micro Devices Athlon MP/XP Thoroughbred 1798 MHz (Family: 6, Stepping: 0)
Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0
Compiled for Debian.
Reading config file /etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf
Reading config file /home/oscar/.mplayer/config
Reading /home/oscar/.mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open '/home/oscar/.mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
Reading /etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: 73 audio & 180 video codecs
Failed to open /dev/rtc: Permission denied (it should be readable by the user.)
Using usleep() timing
Can't open input config file /home/oscar/.mplayer/input.conf: No such file or directory
Input config file /etc/mplayer/input.conf parsed: 53 binds
Opening joystick device /dev/input/js0
Can't open joystick device /dev/input/js0 : Permission denied
Can't init input joystick
Setting up LIRC support...
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support.
You will not be able to use your remote control.

Playing temp.mpg.
MPEG-PS file format detected.
VIDEO: MPEG1 352x240 (aspect 12) 29.970 fps 1150.0 kbps (143.8 kbyte/s)
==========================================================================
Trying to force audio codec driver family libmad...
Opening audio decoder: [libmad] libmad mpeg audio decoder
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, 16 bit (0x10), ratio: 28000->176400 (224.0 kbit)
Selected audio codec: [mad] afm:libmad (libMAD MPEG layer 1-2-3)
==========================================================================
vo: X11 running at 1024x768 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0.0" => local display)
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [mpegpes] MPEG 1/2 Video passthrough
VDec: vo config request - 352 x 240 (preferred csp: Mpeg PES)
Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale...
Opening video filter: [scale]
The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
VDecoder init failed
Opening video decoder: [libmpeg2] MPEG 1/2 Video decoder libmpeg2-v0.3.1
Selected video codec: [mpeg12] vfm:libmpeg2 (MPEG 1 or 2 (libmpeg2))
==========================================================================
Checking audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/16bit -> 44100Hz/2ch/16bit...
AF_pre: af format: 2 bps, 2 ch, 44100 hz, little endian signed int
AF_pre: 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)
alsa-init: got device=0, subdevice=0
alsa-init: 1 soundcard found, using: default




I know its a video problem. Using an nvidia device and running debian sarge kernel 2.6.8. Installed w32codecs.
 
Old 11-10-2004, 05:47 PM   #2
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there is no error listed in your post, just standard output. kinda helps if you actually tells us what's wrong instead of apprently excepting us to be psychic....
 
Old 11-10-2004, 07:08 PM   #3
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If you are running in GUI mode, you may want to use 'gmplayer' instead, since it has a GUI.
 
Old 11-12-2004, 04:30 AM   #4
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Originally posted by acid_kewpie
there is no error listed in your post, just standard output. kinda helps if you actually tells us what's wrong instead of apprently excepting us to be psychic....
Well, it just sits there doing absolutely nothing. No sound or video playing.

Quote:
Originally posted by wapcaplet
If you are running in GUI mode, you may want to use 'gmplayer' instead, since it has a GUI.
I'm using mplayer-nogui, need mplayer to work as it is used for mythtv.

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