Sound in Video players
 

I am using SuSE 9.1 pro and I have been using MPlayer and Xine for several months with no problems. I tried to view a movie last evening and there was no sound, only a severe buzzing. This happens with both MPlayer and Xine. If I run from the command line this is the output.

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david@BigD:~> gmplayer
MPlayer 1.0pre5-3.3.3 (C) 2000-2004 MPlayer Team

CPU: Intel Pentium 4/Xeon/Celeron Foster 2394 MHz (Family: 8, Stepping: 9)
Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 SSE SSE2

Reading config file /usr/local/etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf: No such file or directory
Reading config file /home/david/.mplayer/config
[cfg] read config file: /home/david/.mplayer/gui.conf
Reading config file /home/david/.mplayer/gui.conf
vo: X11 running at 1024x768 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0.0" => local display)
Reading /home/david/.mplayer/codecs.conf: 73 audio & 180 video codecs
Font /home/david/.mplayer/font/font.desc loaded successfully! (206 chars)
Failed to open /dev/rtc: Permission denied (it should be readable by the user.)
Using usleep() timing
Input config file /home/david/.mplayer/input.conf parsed: 53 binds
Setting up LIRC support...
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: Permission denied
Failed to open LIRC support.
You will not be able to use your remote control.
SKIN dir 1: '/home/david/.mplayer/Skin'
SKIN dir 2: '/usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin'
[gui] add video filter: pp

Playing /home/david/movies/LionKing 1 1%2f2.avi.
Cache fill: 4.20% (352256 bytes) AVI file format detected.
VIDEO: [DIVX] 480x282 24bpp 29.970 fps 831.1 kbps (101.5 kbyte/s)
Clip info:
Software: MEncoder 1.0pre5-3.3.3
Source Form: DVD ripped by acidrip.sf.net
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Trying to force audio codec driver family ffmpeg...
Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, 16 bit (0x10), ratio: 12000->192000 (96.0 kbit)
Selected audio codec: [ffmp3] afm:ffmpeg (FFmpeg MPEG layer-3 audio decoder)
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Opening video filter: [pp]
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Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
Selected video codec: [ffodivx] vfm:ffmpeg (FFmpeg MPEG-4)
==========================================================================
[PP] Using external postprocessing filter, max q = 6.
Checking audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/16bit -> 48000Hz/2ch/16bit...
AF_pre: af format: 2 bps, 2 ch, 48000 hz, little endian signed int
AF_pre: 48000Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)
[pl_volnorm] Normalizer plugin in use.
alsa-init: got device=0, subdevice=0
alsa-init: 1 soundcard found, using: default
alsa: 48000 Hz/2 channels/4 bpf/65536 bytes buffer/Signed 16 bit Little Endian
AO: [plugin] 48000Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian) (2 bps)
Building audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/16bit -> 48000Hz/2ch/16bit...
Starting playback...
VDec: vo config request - 480 x 282 (preferred csp: Planar YV12)
[PP] Using external postprocessing filter, max q = 6.
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is 1.70:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
VO: [xv] 480x282 => 480x282 Planar YV12
ALSA lib control.c:654:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL /dev/mixer13%
alsa-control: mixer attach /dev/mixer error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib control.c:654:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL /dev/mixer99%
alsa-control: mixer attach /dev/mixer error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib control.c:654:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL /dev/mixer99%
alsa-control: mixer attach /dev/mixer error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib control.c:654:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL /dev/mixer99%

I have a /dev/mixer and I have rw rights to it.

Music with XMMS and all other music players work without problem. I would really like to be able to hear the videos as I watch. Don't know how I broke it, but need help to fix it.

Thank's
David

ok, well it looks like an also problem. if you run "mplayer file.avi -ao oss" does that play ok? (or arts or esd, depending on your X preferences) have you messed with alsa recently? kernel recompile?

You are absolutly correct Chris. OSS, arts, esd all work without problem. I have not messed with alsa or any kind of recompile. I don't know what made it go south. Since the problem occurred I have been crawlin around and haven't seen a problem. I reinstalle all the rpm's before I posted and had the same results. Do you have a suggestion for me?

David