Mplayer can't play vids anymore, x11 error?

The only thing that has changed on my Opensuse 11 system this week has been any of the updates that appear on the bottom right. I would try to uninstall those updates, but I can’t for the life of me figure out how to do that…

Anyway, I have Nvida 8800GT video card and I had video all up and running with no problems but now when I click on a video, mpg or wmv or whatever, it says “Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device.” When I go to to the Preferences > Video and change the driver to “gl2 X11 (openGL)” I can play video but anything bigger than 500x500 or so and it gets really, really slow. I currently have, and had working, the “xv X11/Xv” driver in there. Any suggestions on where to go from here?

Airdawg10 wrote:

>
> The only thing that has changed on my Opensuse 11 system this week has
> been any of the updates that appear on the bottom right. I would try
> to uninstall those updates, but I can’t for the life of me figure out
> how to do that…
>
> Anyway, I have Nvida 8800GT video card and I had video all up and
> running with no problems but now when I click on a video, mpg or wmv or
> whatever, it says “Error opening/initializing the selected video_out
> (-vo) device.” When I go to to the Preferences > Video and change the
> driver to “gl2 X11 (openGL)” I can play video but anything bigger than
> 500x500 or so and it gets really, really slow. I currently have, and
> had working, the “xv X11/Xv” driver in there. Any suggestions on
> where to go from here?
>
>

There’ve been several updates this last week… and at least one kernel
update. Have you rebooted lately?


L R Nix
lornix@lornix.com

of course, several times. has done nothing to change the problem…

Check this link out and see if it will help you figure your problem out.

mplayerplug-in

I have similar problems with my video too. Had started a thread a few days ago, but have not received any replies. But I am on Intel 945 chipset on a laptop. I have tried MPlayer, VLC and Totem and same problem in all. When the screen is small everything is fine, but when I put it to full screen the video is very very slow.

Any help would be appreciated.

Hi, I had the same problem. I disabled the “Desktop Effects”. It started working normally again. Good Luck.

Tried this, this is what I get: I’m not sure what all this means exactly, other than tell me that the video DOES work according to these tests, just very slowly. But other mpgs and wmv don’t work at all, in the mplayer plugin OR in the standalone version…

MOV:

sphagnum@linux-ojqs:~> wget http://fredrik.hubbe.net/plugger/test.mov
–2008-07-29 16:11:02-- http://fredrik.hubbe.net/plugger/test.mov
Resolving fredrik.hubbe.net… 216.75.30.23
Connecting to fredrik.hubbe.net|216.75.30.23|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 836476 (817K) [video/quicktime]
Saving to: `test.mov.1’

100%======================================>] 836,476 996K/s in 0.8s

2008-07-29 16:11:03 (996 KB/s) - `test.mov.1’ saved [836476/836476]

sphagnum@linux-ojqs:~> mpalyer test.mov
bash: mpalyer: command not found
sphagnum@linux-ojqs:~> mplayer test.mov
MPlayer 1.0rc2-openSUSE Linux 11.0 (x86_64)-Packman-4.3 (C) 2000-2007 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel(R) Core™2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz (Family: 6, Model: 23, Stepping: 6)
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 SSE SSE2
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 test.mov.
Quicktime/MOV file format detected.
[mov] Video stream found, -vid 0
[mov] Audio stream found, -aid 1
VIDEO: [cvid] 200x150 24bpp 6.452 fps 0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s)
[VO_XV] It seems there is no Xvideo support for your video card available.
[VO_XV] Run ‘xvinfo’ to verify its Xv support and read
[VO_XV] DOCS/HTML/en/video.html#xv!
[VO_XV] See ‘mplayer -vo help’ for other (non-xv) video out drivers.
[VO_XV] Try -vo x11.

Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg’s libavcodec codec family
Selected video codec: [ffcvid] vfm: ffmpeg (Cinepak Video (native codec))

==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [pcm] Uncompressed PCM audio decoder
AUDIO: 11114 Hz, 1 ch, u8, 88.9 kbit/100.00% (ratio: 11114->11114)
Selected audio codec: [pcm] afm: pcm (Uncompressed PCM)

AO: [oss] 11114Hz 1ch u8 (1 bytes per sample)
Starting playback…
VDec: vo config request - 200 x 150 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied.
VO: [x11] 200x150 => 200x150 Planar YV12
[swscaler @ 0xe6fd10]SwScaler: using unscaled yuv420p → rgb32 special converter
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’. 0
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’. 0
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’. 0
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’. 0
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’. 0
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’. 0
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’. 0
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’. 0
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’. 0
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.-CLOSE_WIN
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’. 0
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.-CLOSE_WIN
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’. 0
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.-CLOSE_WIN
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.-CLOSE_WIN
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.-CLOSE_WIN
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.-CLOSE_WIN
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.-CLOSE_WIN
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.-CLOSE_WIN
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.-CLOSE_WIN
A: 6.7 V: 6.7 A-V: 0.003 ct: 0.001 40/ 40 0% 0% 0.0% 0 0
Exiting… (Quit)
sphagnum@linux-ojqs:~>

AVI:

sphagnum@linux-ojqs:~> wget http://fredrik.hubbe.net/plugger/test.avi
–2008-07-29 16:10:39-- http://fredrik.hubbe.net/plugger/test.avi
Resolving fredrik.hubbe.net… 216.75.30.23
Connecting to fredrik.hubbe.net|216.75.30.23|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 404 No such file or directory.
2008-07-29 16:10:39 ERROR 404: No such file or directory…

sphagnum@linux-ojqs:~>

MPG:

sphagnum@linux-ojqs:~> wget http://fredrik.hubbe.net/plugger/test.mpg
–2008-07-29 16:09:36-- http://fredrik.hubbe.net/plugger/test.mpg
Resolving fredrik.hubbe.net… 216.75.30.23
Connecting to fredrik.hubbe.net|216.75.30.23|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 3678977 (3.5M) [video/mpeg]
Saving to: `test.mpg.2’

100%======================================>] 3,678,977 1.01M/s in 3.6s

2008-07-29 16:09:40 (1003 KB/s) - `test.mpg.2’ saved [3678977/3678977]

sphagnum@linux-ojqs:~> mplayer test.mpg
MPlayer 1.0rc2-openSUSE Linux 11.0 (x86_64)-Packman-4.3 (C) 2000-2007 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel(R) Core™2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz (Family: 6, Model: 23, Stepping: 6)
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 SSE SSE2
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 test.mpg.
MPEG-ES file format detected.
VIDEO: MPEG1 320x240 (aspect 1) 25.000 fps 6553.2 kbps (819.1 kbyte/s)
[VO_XV] It seems there is no Xvideo support for your video card available.
[VO_XV] Run ‘xvinfo’ to verify its Xv support and read
[VO_XV] DOCS/HTML/en/video.html#xv!
[VO_XV] See ‘mplayer -vo help’ for other (non-xv) video out drivers.
[VO_XV] Try -vo x11.

Opening video decoder: [mpegpes] MPEG 1/2 Video passthrough
VDec: vo config request - 320 x 240 (preferred colorspace: Mpeg PES)
Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale…
Opening video filter: [scale]
The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
Try appending the scale filter to your filter list,
e.g. -vf spp,scale instead of -vf spp.
VDecoder init failed :frowning:
Opening video decoder: [libmpeg2] MPEG 1/2 Video decoder libmpeg2-v0.4.0b
Selected video codec: [mpeg12] vfm: libmpeg2 (MPEG-1 or 2 (libmpeg2))

Audio: no sound
Starting playback…
VDec: vo config request - 320 x 240 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is 1.33:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
VO: [x11] 320x240 => 320x240 Planar YV12
[swscaler @ 0xe6fd10]SwScaler: using unscaled yuv420p → rgb32 special converter
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.-CLOSE_WIN
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.-CLOSE_WIN
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.-CLOSE_WIN
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.
No bind found for key ‘JOY_AXIS2_PLUS’.

Exiting… (Quit)
sphagnum@linux-ojqs:~>

Did you try switching OFF “DESKTOP EFFECTS”?? Not sure how it affects the video playback, but it sure worked for me.

Good Luck.

Yeah, sorry, Desktop Effects have never been enabled on this machine. Forgot to mention that :o

Then I guess you just have to wait for experts to reply back with suggestions. Good Luck.

Yeah, thanks, I keep hoping I can figure this out… :slight_smile:

I don’t have the answer for you, but I have a suggestion for anyone still working on this one…

If you are using KDE, then I don’t know…but if you are using Gnome, you can through Yast downgrade the packages to the last one on your system. Unfortunately, it’s a little tedious

as ROOT open up /var/log/YaST2/y2logRPM and see what the last packages installed are (hint: use page down)

Then from Yast, just select (by clicking) the package in the lower right of the window and if there are any older packages they should let you DOWNGRADE, make sure you’re on the installed packages and not available packages…also works for updates

The app cheese broke when I tried to upgrade gstreamer, hence me figuring this out…hope it helps

Airdawg10 wrote:

>
> nanosri;1848088 Wrote:
>> Then I guess you just have to wait for experts to reply back with
>> suggestions. Good Luck.
>
> Yeah, thanks, I keep hoping I can figure this out… :slight_smile:
>
>

Based on what I can determine, it sounds like you’re missing all the Xorg
extensions…

In your xorg.conf file (located in /etc/X11):

Find ‘Section “Module”’

In that section, do you have a line reading thus:

Load “extmod”

Shouldn’t be commented out, probably smack in the middle of many
other ‘Load’ lines. Mine looks like this:

Section “Module”
Load “glx”
Load “dri”
Load “type1”
Load “extmod”
Load “dbe”
Load “freetype”
EndSection

Of course, you’ll need to be root to edit that file (/etc/X11/xorg.conf),
and you’ll need to restart your Xwindows session to reload the new
xorg.conf file. Just log out, then log back in. (sigh, or reboot)

Loni


L R Nix
lornix@lornix.com

My “Module” section looks like this:

Section “Module”
Load “dbe”
Load “type1”
Load “freetype”
Load “extmod”
Load “glx”
EndSection

so no… I’ll try editing that line in there, see what happens…

Well, that didn’t work.

BUT, one thing I have found is that I can play all types of videos in SMplayer, but not in Mplayer (at least not with the right setup…) I can get video to play in Mplayer, but using different-than-default video setup so if the video is larger than 400x400 or so it gets real jerky. BUT I can play video in SMPlayer just fine, full-screen and everything. And the interface is pretty nice too, hehe

So now I just need to be able to tell Media Player Connectivity to play videos in SMPlayer instead of Mplayer… or just tell Firefox to use it. But what is the directory for SMPlayer vs Mplayer? Anyone know?

Nm, usr/bin/smplayer

Anyway, now i just have to tell FF to use that as default and I’ll be set! YAY!