Help! Want to use Mplayer for DVDs (video) and CDs (audio)

[curaga]

Hmm, nothing obvious jumps at me. Also, one of my older comps has a Maestro3 and it works fine.
If you have time, could you report it to the OSS bugzilla at
http://bugzilla.opensound.com/ ?

Noting that it worked fine in 4.0 on 2.6.26, stopped working in 4.1 on 2.6.29.1, and attaching soundon.logs from TC 1 as well as the log you just posted should help them locate the bug.

edit: oh yeah, in case it matters, we are using the GPL version.

[mcewanw]

Okay, I'll do that.

In the meantime, I discovered that my system works fine with alsa (including playing DVDs with Mplayer-nodeps).

Thanks for all your help.

[nickispeaki]

 i think prob is in missing lib - like libdvdread! 
i'll try with it and write about success! 

[nickispeaki]

no!
i installed libdvdread.tce - not work
mplayer-svn-gtk1.tce - no
mplayer-svn-gtk2.tce - no!
mplayer-svn-gtk1.tce - no

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Warning MVs not available!may be i must install some codecs? 

[curaga]

nickispeaki, if you use TC 2, try the updated mplayer-nodeps extension

[Jason W]

nickispeaki-
The gtk1 and gtk2 versions of Mplayer will play dvd's if the dvd device is set up right and the right video output is used.  There is the MV warning, and there are stability issues with any gtk mplayer but it should at least work.

[nickispeaki]

nickispeaki-
The gtk1 and gtk2 versions of Mplayer will play dvd's if the dvd device is set up right and the right video output is used.  There is the MV warning, and there are stability issues with any gtk mplayer but it should at least work.

should! but it sholdn't!

[Jason W]

Trying to play dvd's with  the GTK mplayers with TC 2.x is nearly impossible due to crashes and such.  The dvd will start but it will freeze or die in a short time.  There is indeed an issue.

I will compile gmplayer again with TC 2.x and see what happens.  Maybe it will behave better built against our new glibc.

[Jason W]

I rebuilt the gtk1 version of Mplayer with outstanding results on TC 2.x.  The DVD I could not get to play with the gtk Mplayers in the repo now plays flawlessly with the new build.  ON TC 1.x I could not produce an updated usable build of gtk Mplayer but now all seems well.   I will post extensions soon.

[Jason W]

Oh, also the new gtk1 build of Mplayer plays ogg-theora perfectly.  The GNU Stephen Fry video plays fine.  So theora is supported in Mplayer after all. 

EDIT: After checking, libtheora was installed on my machine hence the theora support.

[tobiaus]

theora is supported in Mplayer after all. 

EDIT: After checking, libtheora was installed on my machine hence the theora support.

sneaky, it supports theora but needs theora support. i will try it later, thank you for for your dedication.

despite my frustration with that particular video, curaga "converted me" to mplayer (nodeps) when no one else was able. it's what i use for mp3's, ogg vorbis, flv, mpg, in tc and ubuntu (very soon, just tc.)

[mcewanw]

curaga "converted me" to mplayer (nodeps) when no one else was able. it's what i use for mp3's, ogg vorbis, flv, mpg, in tc and ubuntu (very soon, just tc.)

Are you able to use mplayer (nodeps) to play audio cds? If so how do you do it?

[mcewanw]

I rebuilt the gtk1 version of Mplayer with outstanding results on TC 2.x. 

Not directly on topic, but I have been wanting to start compiling with TC but I'm now only using the 2.x series and don't see any compiletc available for download. What do I need as a development environment in TC 2.x?

[Juanito]

gcc-binutils and its deps plus any helper apps that might be needed - see info file

[tobiaus]

Oh, also the new gtk1 build of Mplayer plays ogg-theora perfectly.  The GNU Stephen Fry video plays fine.  So theora is supported in Mplayer after all. 

EDIT: After checking, libtheora was installed on my machine hence the theora support.

not even with libtheora installed.



that's the gtk1 version in 2.0rc1. although it will probably quit with an error (some presentation: look how much stephen likes linux! then mplayer proves him wrong...) anyway, which is why the nodeps version would be better, neither plays this video. you i believe, have something extra installed.