[MPlayer-users] Cache empty, consider increasing -cache and/or -cache-min. [performance issue]

[Jim Cross]

Thanks again for the quick reply Erik. I had checked that earlier and it
did appear using '$ apt-cache search libasound':
$ apt-cache search libasound
gimp - The GNU Image Manipulation Program
libalsa-ocaml - OCaml bindings for the ALSA library
libalsa-ocaml-dev - OCaml bindings for the ALSA library
libasound2 - shared library for ALSA applications
libasound2-dbg - debugging symbols for libasound2
libasound2-dev - shared library for ALSA applications -- development files
libasound2-doc - documentation for user-space ALSA application programming
libasound2-plugin-equal - equalizer plugin for ALSA
libasound2-plugins - ALSA library additional plugins
libomxil-bellagio0-components-alsa - ALSA source/sink components for
Bellagio OpenMAX IL
liboss4-salsa-asound2 - OSS to Alsa compatibility library - binary
compatibility symlink


I think the problem is more where the new version MPlayer is looking to 'open
audio device /dev/dsp'. /dev/dsp does not exist after 'make'. The old
version uses '/dev/snd/' directory and opens the ALSA device OK.

Is there anyway to re-set the /dev/dsp directory to '/dev/snd/' for MPlayer
to search?

To add:
$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: ALSA [bcm2835 ALSA], device 0: bcm2835 ALSA [bcm2835 ALSA]
  Subdevices: 8/8
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
  Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
  Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
  Subdevice #4: subdevice #4
  Subdevice #5: subdevice #5
  Subdevice #6: subdevice #6
  Subdevice #7: subdevice #7
card 0: ALSA [bcm2835 ALSA], device 1: bcm2835 ALSA [bcm2835 IEC958/HDMI]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0


On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 10:44 AM, Erik Auerswald <auerswal at unix-ag.uni-kl.de
> wrote:

> Hi Jim,
>
> On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 09:47:28AM +0100, Jim Cross wrote:
> > I have compiled and can run SVN-r37303-4.6 (thanks for your help Erik.).
> I
>
> You're welcome. :-)
>
> > have not yet run make install to create the simlink as I want to make
> sure
> > the new version works OK. So for now, I can still run my current (old)
> ver
> > and the new one fairly easily.
>
> You do not need 'make install' for MPlayer, I have never used myself.
> You can use it if you want to, of course.
>
> > Also, the old version I use Alsa driver which is listed using '-ao help'
> > but the new version does not list this driver. I tried './configure
> > --enable-alsa' but don't know if this is valid and anyways it didn't
> work,
> > should it?
>
> That means your installation probably lacks the ALSA headers. On my Ubuntu
> system they are in the package "libasound2-dev", it should be the same on
> Debian.
>
> sudo apt-get install libasound2-dev
>
> Cheers,
> Erik
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