mplay: MPlayer died

BroX · 03-08-2006, 05:54 AM

Hey all,

I installed (without error messages) mplay-0.80 as a frontend to mplayer in text console. MPlayer is from CVS (about a month ago) and runs without a problem. But when I start mplay it gives the following error:

Code:

Mplayer died ... try to restart..
Mplayer died to fast consecutively .. wait for keystroke

Google or LQ didn't bring anything up. Does anyone know what could be wrong?

Cheers, Leon.

kevkim55 · 03-08-2006, 05:57 AM

Look into the system logs. Maybe, that'd point you at what really is wrong !?

pdw_hu · 03-08-2006, 02:37 PM

well you should try it without a frontend. mplayer usually has usable error msg-s.
mplayer filename, and post whatever weird messages you get.

detpenguin · 03-08-2006, 03:42 PM

you can compile mplayer to use gmplayer, a built-in graphical front end that works great for me....when you configure, use this line:

Quote:

./configure --enable-gui

and that will build gmplayer into it.

BroX · 03-09-2006, 04:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdw_hu

well you should try it without a frontend. mplayer usually has usable error msg-s.
mplayer filename, and post whatever weird messages you get.

I'm using mplayer without a problem. I only get the error when I want to use mplay as a frontend in text console.

pdw_hu · 03-09-2006, 02:46 PM

Why would you need a frontend for the console?
Those are for X (usually at least :P).

Alien_Hominid · 03-09-2006, 02:56 PM

Issue the gmplayer and tell us if the problem persists.

BroX · 03-10-2006, 02:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdw_hu

Why would you need a frontend for the console?
Those are for X (usually at least :P).

A frontend in text console (without X running) makes it a lot more practical to manage over 2500 mp3's (compared to playing mp3's from the command line with mplayer).

Cheers, Leon.

BroX · 03-10-2006, 02:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alien_Hominid

Issue the gmplayer and tell us if the problem persists.

I don't have any skins installed, because when I use mplayer in X it's from command line.

Maybe I didn't make my point clear enough: I want to play mp3's from a text console. Since I have a load of mp3's I would like a friendly (text-based) interface. So mplayer's GUI isn't any help here. mplay serves as a frontend to mplayer in text console.

mplay does start up, and scans my files, but doesn't play anything. Instead it displays the error message that MPlayer died...

Cheers, Leon.

pdw_hu · 03-10-2006, 04:21 AM

Hmm okay, well i don't know mplay, but for console mp3 playing apps there are a shitload of other apps like cplay, playmp3list, mp3blaster etc.

BroX · 03-10-2006, 05:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdw_hu

Hmm okay, well i don't know mplay, but for console mp3 playing apps there are a shitload of other apps like cplay, playmp3list, mp3blaster etc.

I know there's others, was just curious why mplay won't work. I've used mp3blaster before, maybe I'll revert to that.

Cheers, Leon.

Alien_Hominid · 03-10-2006, 06:16 AM

Download these: mplay and mplayer and try. It works for me.

pdw_hu · 03-10-2006, 07:01 AM

Well, without any _usable_ error msg we can't really do anything :/