[MPlayer-users] GUI fails

Sascha Sommer saschasommer at freenet.de
Sat Apr 6 12:41:02 CEST 2002


> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> Hello,
>
> I am new to this list since I installed the mplayer for the first time
> yesterday. Worked right outa the box for the command line.
>
> When running mplayer -gui I get the following output:
>
> Linux RTC init error: Permission denied
> Using usleep() timing
> Can't open /home/coney/.mplayer/input.conf : no such file or directory
> Falling back on default (hardcoded) config

Has nothing todo with the gui. This always appears if you don't have an
input.conf, but
it's not needed.

>
>
> CPU vendor name: AuthenticAMD  max cpuid level: 1
> CPU: Advanced Micro Devices K6-2 (Type: 5, Stepping: 12)
> extended cpuid-level: 5
> vo: X11 running at 1024x768 with depth 24 and 32 bits/pixel (":0.0" =>
local
> display)
> Reading /home/coney/.mplayer/codecs.conf: 30 audio & 80 video codecs
> Font /home/coney/.mplayer/font/font.desc loaded successfully! (206 chars)
> SKIN dir 1: '/home/coney/.mplayer/Skin'
> SKIN dir 2: '/usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin'
> xk*
> and mplayer appears as a running process but no GUI shows up.
>
> Does anyone have a clue?

Did you compile mplayer with gui enabled ? Did you download a skin and did
you set the permissions right?
Read docs for more info.

S. Sommer




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