gmplayer does not start

[Paul Smith]

On 3/9/07, oldman <talbotscott at cox.net> wrote:
> >> > When trying to run gmplayer, I get the error below. Any ideas?
> >> >
> >> > --------------------------------------------
> >> > $ gmplayer mymovie.avi
> >> > MPlayer 1.0rc1-4.1.1 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
> >> > CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.80GHz (Family: 15, Model: 4,
> >> Stepping: 7)
> >> > CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
> >> > Can't open joystick device /dev/input/js0: No such file or directory
> >> > Can't init input joystick
> >> > 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 /home/psmith/mymovie.avi.
> >> > AVI file format detected.
> >> > VIDEO:  [DIV3]  576x432  24bpp  25.000 fps  1217.3 kbps (148.6 kbyte/s)
> >> > Clip info:
> >> > Software: Nandub v1.0rc2
> >> > Name: The Best Bits of Mr. Bean
> >> > Subject: The Best Bits of Mr. Bean
> >> > Artist:
> >> > Copyright: QiX
> >> > Comments:
> >> > vo_xvmc: X-Video extension 2.2
> >> > vo_xvmc: No X-Video MotionCompensation Extension on :0.0
> >> > Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Exiting... (Exit)
> >> > $
> >> >
> >> check the files under ~/.mplayer. you should have a 'config' file and a
> >> guiconfig. in the guiconfig (if there) look for a line 'vo_driver =
> >> "??"' make the ?? (probably is vo, but whatever, change it to "xv".  if
> >> no guiconfig, go ahead and make one, it couldn't hurt if no go make the
> >> config file instead and put the 'vo_driver = "xv"' in there
> >>
> >> Alternately, you could start gmplayer from menu or command line then
> >> right-click in the video window and select preferences and select the xv
> >> video output.  Whichever you like.  you might want to read the docs that
> >> came with mplayer. there are a TON of options (ok so some aren't very
> >> interesting), but you could play for months with all that mplayer can do.
> >
> > Thanks, Scott. I have found a file called gui.conf under ./mplayer
> > directory. Therein, I have replaced the line
> >
> > vo_driver = "xvmc"
> >
> > with the line
> >
> > vo_driver = "xv"
> >
> > but no progress regarding the reported problem.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> Paul, I re-read your original message and found the lines:
>         vo_xvmc: No X-Video MotionCompensation Extension on :0.0
>         Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device.
>
> which sounds like possibly a problem with the video driver for your
> graphics card.  Do you still get this error with the new vo_driver?.
> Just for giggles, if you read the mplayer docs, there is command-line
> options for mplayer (non-gui) that allow for many esoteric and not very
> useful video outputs such as ascii, I would try some of these. Also, I
> had assumed, but does mplayer or gmplayer work on any video, or is it
> just this one causing the grief?

Thanks, mplayer works fine with any video file; the reported problem
is only with gmplayer.

Paul