> ========================================================================== > vo: X11 running at 1280x1024 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0.0" => local > display) > Xv: could not grab port 69 Right here. > Could not find free Xvideo port - maybe another process is already using > it. Close all video applications, and try again. If that does not help, > see 'mplayer -vo help' for other (non-xv) video out drivers. > ========================================================================== > Opening video decoder: [dmo] DMO video codecs Win32 LoadLibrary failed > to load: wmv9dmod.dll, /usr/lib/win32/wmv9dmod.dll, > /usr/local/lib/win32/wmv9dmod.dll IMediaObject ERROR: 0x84ec5c9 could ^^^^^^^^^ Right here! > In response to your final question, /usr/lib/win32 contains the sym link > as follows: > > codecs -> /usr/local/lib/codecs > No!! As you can see, mplayer is not looking inside /usr/local/lib/win32/codecs/ as you have it right now, but rather directly in /usr/local/lib/win32. That is, all dlls must be in /usr/local/lib/win32. Forget about symbolic links and all, just put the ..../codecs/* in .../win32 and it'll work.