DeVeDe problem: "mplayer: could not connect to socket"

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After last update to OpenSUSE 11.3 64-bit DeVeDe stopped working. Now I got 11.4 and the same problem. Opens DeVeDe and is OK. When I select video file DeVeDe freezes. I get this output:
voycieck@elgato:~> devede
DeVeDe 3.16.10
Locale: en_US.UTF-8
Using package-installed files
/home/voycieck/
Cores: 3
Entro en fonts
Salgo de fonts
/home/voycieck/
Temp Directory is: /var/tmp
home load: /home/voycieck/.devede
Creating window /usr/share/devede/wdisk_type.ui
Creating window /usr/share/devede/wmain.ui
/usr/share/devede/devede_other.py:706: GtkWarning: Unknown property: GtkMenu.ubuntu-local
tree.add_from_file(filename)
Launching program: mplayer -loop 1 -identify -ao null -vo null -frames 0 /usr/share/devede/silence.ogg
elemento: /usr/bin
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.
Longitud sonido: 32
Launching program: mplayer -loop 1 -identify -ao null -vo null -frames 0 /usr/share/devede/silence.ogg
elemento: /usr/bin
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.
Longitud sonido: 32
Calculating size for disk :dvd
Calculating size for disk :dvd

Mplayer doesn’t play avi or any video files.

Could sombody help me, please. I’m no good. >:(

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As far as I know Devede is not working properly anyway.]

I don’t know if anyone can confirm if that is still the case?

But You should be able to play video. I suggest you check your install with this:
MMCHECK - Version 2.35 - Check Your Multimedia in 16 Steps - Bash Script File - Blogs - openSUSE Forums

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Thank You for reply. Mmcheck works great. There is no mplayerplug-in, so I can’t use DeVeDe anymore. Now I need to find something else to make movie DVD disk structure or go back to PCLOS. Here is output from mmcheck:

Check for MPLayer:

Command: rpm --query --queryformat '%{NAME}-%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}-%{ARCH} → %{VENDOR}
’ MPlayer mplayerplug-in smplayer

MPlayer-1.0rc4_r33574-1.pm.1.3-x86_64 -> PackMan :: Startseite
package mplayerplug-in is not installed
package smplayer is not installed

You should expect to have three → MPLayer ← packages installed from Packman.
----------------> MPlayer <---------------------- from the Packman Repository.
----------------> mplayerplug-in <--------------- from the Packman Repository.
----------------> smplayer <--------------------- from the Packman Repository.

mplayer2 is a fork of MPLayer, its newer and when installed replaces all of the older MPLayer files.

Press <enter> to continue…

Again, thanks for help. You save me some aggravation.

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The mplayer plugin was replaced by gecko-mediaplayer in Packman

The source for it is here though: mplayerplug-in

I use devede and never needed it installed

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Have a read of this thread. I’m still running openSUSE 11.3, and have the mplayerplug-in installed, but it has been obsoleted now, and replaced with ‘gecko-mediaplayer’.

PackMan :: Package details for gecko-mediaplayer

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I got DeVeDe working now. It may be the latest updates. The only thing is that in “Advanced options” ==> “Video Options” box “Swap fields” must be checked. By default it is unchecked. Everything else my be default setting. I used FFMpeg deinterlace and it worked fine. For now I think, my problem is SOLVED. Thank You, everybody, for helping me out.