[MPlayer-users] Re: Playing xcd image files

[Martin Collins]

On Tue, 01 Jul 2003 19:35:29 -0500
Jonathan Rogers <jonner at teegra.net> wrote:

> Through trial and error, I think I've discovered that problems arise
> when too little data is put into the ISO9660 filesystem on the CD.
> When I put less than 1MB or two, mplayer doesn' like it, though
> mode2cdmaker doesn't complain. So, the workaround may be to just put
> a filler file of a few MBs.

If memory serves, the problematic images I've downloaded tend to
have no first track at all, but I've made XCDs with nothing in the
ISO9660 part that work fine with mplayer. Perhaps mode2cdmaker or mplayer
screw up when there is more than nothing but less than 1MB in track 1.

Martin