[MPlayer-users] (no subject), no free Xvideo port

[Clemens Wächter]

On Tue, 4 Jun 2002 13:55:00 +0300 (IDT)
Alexander Cherlin <cherlin at wicc.weizmann.ac.il> wrote:

> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> 	hello all,
> I try to use mplayer for the first time. The compillation was successful,
> however once trying to see something, I get the following error:
> 
> vo: X11 running at 1600x1200 with depth 24 and 32 bits/pixel (":0" =>
> local display)
> Couldn't find free Xvideo port - maybe other applications keep open it
> Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device!
> 
> *** free_stream() called ***
> 
> Exiting... (End of file)
> 
> 
> Can I do something to this?
> 
> cheers,
> Alex.

Hi,

what does xvinfo say?

Does it work if you use another -vo device ( like -vo x11 or -vo sdl) ?

cheers,

Clemens