[MPlayer-users] MPlayer can't find a decoder.

[Chris Jarvis]

I downloaded and compiled MPlayer 0.90 rc3. Whenever I try to play a video 
file, I get output similar to the following:
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Playing 386dx.mpeg
Searching demuxer type for filename 386dx.mpeg ext: .mpeg

!!! trying demuxer 2 based on filename extension
Falling back on trying to parse playlist 386dx.mpeg...
============ Sorry, this file format is not recognized/supported =============
=== If this file is an AVI, ASF or MPEG stream, please contact the author! ===


Exiting... (End of file)
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I have attached the full text of mplayer's output to this mail.

Similar output is displayed for any file I try. It doesn't matter if it is 
an .avi (tried several codecs), .asf or .mov file.

Has anyone seen similar output to this before?

Thanks,

Chris J.
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MPlayer 0.90rc3-3.2 (C) 2000-2003 Arpad Gereoffy (see DOCS)

CPU: Intel Celeron 2/Pentium III Coppermine,Geyserville (Family: 6, Stepping: 10)
Detected cache-line size is 32 bytes
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 SSE

Reading config file /usr/local/etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf: No such file or directory
Reading config file /root/.mplayer/config
Reading /root/.mplayer/codecs.conf: can't open '/root/.mplayer/codecs.conf': No such fil
e or directory
Reading /usr/local/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: 49 audio & 130 video codecs
font: can't open file: /root/.mplayer/font/font.desc
font: can't open file: /usr/local/share/mplayer/font/font.desc
Using Linux hardware RTC timing (1024Hz).
Can't open input config file /root/.mplayer/input.conf : No such file or directory
Input config file /usr/local/etc/mplayer/input.conf parsed : 50 binds

Playing 386dx.mpeg
Searching demuxer type for filename 386dx.mpeg ext: .mpeg

!!! trying demuxer 2 based on filename extension
Falling back on trying to parse playlist 386dx.mpeg...
============ Sorry, this file format is not recognized/supported =============
=== If this file is an AVI, ASF or MPEG stream, please contact the author! ===


Exiting... (End of file)