Index: help/help_mp-en.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/help/help_mp-en.h,v
retrieving revision 1.210
diff -u -r1.210 help_mp-en.h
--- help/help_mp-en.h	10 Dec 2005 10:19:15 -0000	1.210
+++ help/help_mp-en.h	13 Dec 2005 03:06:00 -0000
@@ -489,7 +489,17 @@
 #define MSGTR_ReadSTDIN "Reading from stdin...\n"
 #define MSGTR_UnableOpenURL "Unable to open URL: %s\n"
 #define MSGTR_ConnToServer "Connected to server: %s\n"
+#define MSGTR_AccessDenied "Access denied: '%s'\n"
+#define MSGTR_TooManySymlinks "Too many symbolic links (loop?): '%s'\n"
+#define MSGTR_ProcessTooManyFiles "Process has too many open files: '%s'\n"
+#define MSGTR_NameTooLong "Path name too long: '%s'\n"
+#define MSGTR_SystemTooManyFiles "System has too many open files: '%s'\n"
+#define MSGTR_NoSuchDevice "No such device: '%s'\n"
 #define MSGTR_FileNotFound "File not found: '%s'\n"
+#define MSGTR_NoKernelMem "Insufficient kernel memory: '%s'\n"
+#define MSGTR_NoSuchDir "No such directory in: '%s'\n"
+#define MSGTR_FileTooLarge "File too large: '%s'\n"
+#define MSGTR_UnknownOpenError "Unknown error opening: '%s'\n"
 
 #define MSGTR_SMBInitError "Cannot init the libsmbclient library: %d\n"
 #define MSGTR_SMBFileNotFound "Could not open from LAN: '%s'\n"
Index: libmpdemux/demuxer.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/libmpdemux/demuxer.c,v
retrieving revision 1.210
diff -u -r1.210 demuxer.c
--- libmpdemux/demuxer.c	18 Nov 2005 14:39:19 -0000	1.210
+++ libmpdemux/demuxer.c	13 Dec 2005 03:06:01 -0000
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -820,6 +821,48 @@
     return vd;
 }
 
+/* print appropriate error message when demuxer can't open a file */
+void demux_open_print_error(int err, const char *filename){
+  int msg;
+  switch(err) {
+    case EACCES:
+      msg = MSGTR_AccessDenied;
+      break;
+    case ELOOP:
+      msg = MSGTR_TooManySymlinks;
+      break;
+    case EMFILE:
+      msg = MSGTR_ProcessTooManyFiles;
+      break;
+    case ENAMETOOLONG:
+      msg = MSGTR_NameTooLong;
+      break;
+    case ENFILE:
+      msg = MSGTR_SystemTooManyFiles;
+      break;
+    case ENODEV:
+    case ENXIO:
+      msg = MSGTR_NoSuchDevice;
+      break;
+    case ENOENT:
+      msg = MSGTR_FileNotFound;
+      break;
+    case ENOMEM:
+      msg = MSGTR_NoKernelMem;
+      break;
+    case ENOTDIR:
+      msg = MSGTR_NoSuchDir;
+      break;
+    case EOVERFLOW:
+      msg = MSGTR_FileTooLarge;
+      break;
+    case EPERM: /* O_NOATIME not used */
+    default:
+      msg = MSGTR_UnknownOpenError;
+      break;
+  }
+  mp_msg(MSGT_OPEN, MSGL_ERR, msg, filename);
+}
 
 int demux_seek(demuxer_t *demuxer,float rel_seek_secs,int flags){
     demux_stream_t *d_audio=demuxer->audio;
Index: libmpdemux/demuxer.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/libmpdemux/demuxer.h,v
retrieving revision 1.84
diff -u -r1.84 demuxer.h
--- libmpdemux/demuxer.h	17 Sep 2005 18:05:55 -0000	1.84
+++ libmpdemux/demuxer.h	13 Dec 2005 03:06:01 -0000
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@
 }
 
 demuxer_t* demux_open(stream_t *stream,int file_format,int aid,int vid,int sid,char* filename);
+void demux_open_print_error(int err, const char *filename);
 int demux_seek(demuxer_t *demuxer,float rel_seek_secs,int flags);
 demuxer_t*  new_demuxers_demuxer(demuxer_t* vd, demuxer_t* ad, demuxer_t* sd);
 
Index: libmpdemux/stream_file.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/libmpdemux/stream_file.c,v
retrieving revision 1.11
diff -u -r1.11 stream_file.c
--- libmpdemux/stream_file.c	18 Nov 2005 14:39:20 -0000	1.11
+++ libmpdemux/stream_file.c	13 Dec 2005 03:06:01 -0000
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@
   } else {
     f=open(filename,m);
     if(f<0) {
-      mp_msg(MSGT_OPEN,MSGL_ERR,MSGTR_FileNotFound,filename);
+      demux_open_print_error(errno, filename);
       m_struct_free(&stream_opts,opts);
       return STREAM_ERROR;
     }
Index: libmpdemux/stream_livedotcom.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/libmpdemux/stream_livedotcom.c,v
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -r1.4 stream_livedotcom.c
--- libmpdemux/stream_livedotcom.c	5 Dec 2005 01:24:27 -0000	1.4
+++ libmpdemux/stream_livedotcom.c	13 Dec 2005 03:06:01 -0000
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 
 #include "stream.h"
 #include "network.h"
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@
     f = open(filename,O_RDONLY);
 #endif
     if(f < 0) {
-      mp_msg(MSGT_OPEN,MSGL_ERR,MSGTR_FileNotFound,filename);
+      demux_open_print_error(errno, filename);
       return STREAM_ERROR;
     }