[MPlayer-users] fatal error: Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device!

[Haas Wernfried]

On Wed, Aug 07, 2002 at 10:06:40PM +0000, BIER HEINEKEN wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
not sure, but i guess you should possibly drink less heineken ;) and
i assume that the developers could tell you to RTFM, read DOCS/bugreports.html
and attach the full output of mplayer -v. but this is just a guess of mine...

regards
	wernfried


> Hi,
> 
> Ive been using MPlayer-0.90pre5 for a while now. This always worked fine.
> Tonight i downloaded MPlayer-0.90pre6 and now i cant play any files in 
> gui-mode anymore :(. It gives the error mentioned in the subject.
> 
> "
> Playing /*******/Muppet Show - Mahna Mahna.mpg
> Detected MPEG-PS file format!
> VIDEO:  MPEG1  320x240  (aspect 1)  25.00 fps  1405.5 kbps (175.7 kbyte/s)
> Detected audio codec: [mp3] afm:1 (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
> Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
> AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, sfmt: 0x10 (2 bps), ratio: 14000->176400 (112.0 kbit)
> open: Permission denied
> Couldn't open /dev/mga_vid
> Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device!
> "
> 
> I normally use this line to run my mplayer:
> 
> mplayer -vo sdl:x11 -gui -vm -framedrop -slang es
> 
> I also tried to play a rm file with this new version but this file wasnt 
> played properly video was running behind.
> 
> anyone who can help me out here
> 
> TIA Rick
> 
> ps
> 
> in the preferences screen i can select X11 or XV and 2 other -vo devices but 
> i cant select that i wanna use sdl or any other devices here..
> 
> 
> 
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