[MPlayer-users] Another newbie with a broken sound config...?

[Corey Hickey]

Bryn Jeffries wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> 
> Sorry to follow up on my own post, but I managed to get sound!
> Previously I had tried:
> 
> mplayer -dvd 1
> 
> which generated the standard error:
> DEMUXER: Too many (4096 in 8268068 bytes) video packets in the buffer!
> 
> however, if I run with the further options
> 
> mplayer -dvd 1 -alang en -slang hu
> 
> I get no error and the sound works! This is fine for both oss and
> alsa9 options. I don't quite see why this should be, but I am happy
> all the same.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Bryn
Yes, sometimes the correct audio stream is not properly autodetected.
I've found that to be the case only a couple times in the dozens of DVDs
I've watched.

-Corey