[MPlayer-users] Re: Mplayer setup advice needed

[Adam Bogacki]

Merci Dominique,

    I apt-installed alsaplayer, alsaplayer-esd, and the appropriate 
alsa-modules package,
but now it seems that ALSA is not recognising my Creative Soundblaster 
card when
trying to play REAL audio streams.

Example of readout below - I'd like to get Mplayer working properly 
before the Olympics !

Adam Bogacki.

>  '/var/log/boot' has
> >
> >> Sun Dec 21 17:18:07 2003: Starting process accounting: done.
> >> Sun Dec 21 17:18:07 2003: Starting ALSA (unknown version): failed -
> >> ALSA modules not installed
> >
> >
> > There has to be an easy way to fix this. Can anyone jog my 
> memory                                                                               
>  
> Can you check if alsa modules are installed (compiled in kernel or as
> module) ?

> adam at Tux:~/mplayer_sources$ mplayer -playlist wn_bulletin_hi.rm
> MPlayer dev-CVS--3.3.3 (C) 2000-2004 MPlayer Team
>  
> CPU: Intel Celeron 2/Pentium III Coppermine,Geyserville 732.0 MHz 
> (Family: 6, St epping: 3)
> Detected cache-line size is 32 bytes
> CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0
> Compiled for Debian.
> Reading config file /etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf
> Reading config file /home/adam/.mplayer/config
> Reading /home/adam/.mplayer/codecs.conf: 61 audio & 169 video codecs
> Font /home/adam/.mplayer/font/font.desc loaded successfully! (206 chars)
> Failed to open /dev/rtc: Permission denied (mplayer should be setuid 
> root or /de v/rtc should be readable by the user.)
> Using usleep() timing
> Input config file /home/adam/.mplayer/input.conf parsed: 53 binds
> Opening joystick device /dev/input/js0
> Can't open joystick device /dev/input/js0 : Permission denied
> Can't init input joystick
> Setting up LIRC support...
> mplayer: could not connect to socket
> mplayer: No such file or directory
> Failed to open LIRC support.
> You will not be able to use your remote control.
>  
> Playing 
> rtsp://203.15.102.143:554/media/wn_bulletin_hi.rm?cloakport=8080,554,707 
> 0.
> Connecting to server 203.15.102.143[203.15.102.143]:554 ...
> Cache size set to 1024 KBytes
> Connected to server: 203.15.102.143
> Cache fill: 19.53% (204800 bytes)    REAL file format detected.
> ======= WAVE Format =======
> Format Tag: 28515 (0x6F63)
> Channels: 2
> Samplerate: 44100
> avg byte/sec: 44100
> Block align: 640
> bits/sample: 16
> cbSize: 26
> Unknown extra header dump: [80] [0] [10] [0] [16] [0] [80] [2] [10] 
> [0] [1] [0] [0] [3] [8] [0] [0] [20] [0] [0] [0] [0] [0] [5] [0] [5]
> ===========================
> VIDEO:  RV30 [30203002,00099030]  192x144  (aspect 0.00)  25.00 fps
> Clip info:
>  name: SBS World News - 2 April 2004
>  author: SBS
>  copyright: World News
> ==========================================================================
> Opening audio decoder: [realaud] RealAudio decoder
> opening shared obj '/usr/lib/win32/cook.so.6.0'
> Audio codec: [22] 44 Kbps Stereo Music - RA8
> Audio bitrate: 44.100 kbit/s (5513 bps)
> AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, 16 bit (0x10), ratio: 5513->176400 (44.1 kbit)
> Selected audio codec: [racook] afm:realaud (RealAudio COOK)
> ==========================================================================
> vo: X11 running at 1024x768 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0.0" => local 
> display)
> ==========================================================================
> Opening video decoder: [realvid] RealVideo decoder
> opening shared obj '/usr/lib/win32/drv3.so.6.0'
> Selected video codec: [rv30] vfm:realvid (Linux RealPlayer 8 RV30 decoder)
> ==========================================================================
> Checking audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/16bit -> 44100Hz/2ch/16bit...
> AF_pre: af format: 2 bps, 2 ch, 44100 hz, little endian signed int
> AF_pre: 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)
> alsa-init: requested format: 44100 Hz, 2 channels, Signed 16-bit 
> (Little-Endian)
> alsa-init: no soundcards found: Success
> Could not open/initialize audio device -> no sound.
> Audio: no sound
> Starting playback...
> VDec: vo config request - 192 x 144 (preferred csp: Planar I420)
> VDec: using Planar I420 as output csp (no 0)
> Movie-Aspect is 1.33:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
> VO: [x11] 192x144 => 192x144 Planar I420
> SwScaler: using unscaled Planar YV12 -> BGR 32-bit special converter
> adam at Tux:~/mplayer_sources$
>