[MPlayer-users] Audio Packet problem

[Corey Hickey]

What happens if you try -aid 128 or -aid 129? If that doesn't help any,
then add -v to the command you've been using, and post the entire output.

Matthew Whimp wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> I was thinking about this problem again.  I have discovered that the file I
> was playing has 5.1 surround sound audio.  It seems that it is trying to
> send packets of 4096 bytes to my audio buffer, which appears to be 2048
> bytes.  My sound card only does two channels, so I presume that is the
> problem.  Is there any way to play 5.1 surround sound audio through 2
> channels, which might fix my buffer problem.  I've read that there is a
> -channel option, however, my understanding is that this defaults to 2 on
> ac93 playback (i can't test this cos I don't have access to my computer at
> the moment).  If I select -channel 2, will that have any effect?
> 
> Any help greatly appreciated.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Matt