Paul Smith wrote: > Dear All > > When trying to run gmplayer, I get the error below. Any ideas? > > Thanks in advance, > > Paul > > -------------------------------------------- > $ 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. Scott
