[MPlayer-users] input fifo file in background

[The Wanderer]

Jerry Geis wrote:

> On Sat, Oct 08, 2005 at 03:13:46PM -0500, Jerry Geis wrote:
> 
>>> I wish to run mplayer similiar to:
>>> "mplayer -quiet -input file=/tmp/fifo -loop 0 video.mpg &"
>>> If I run without the "&" it works - as soon as I put the "&" on
>> the command it gives me an error about /dev/rtc.
>> 
>> You'll need to show us the output. IMO the rtc thing is irrelevant.
> 
> THe error was
> Failed to open /dev/rtc: device or resource busy.

He didn't ask for the "error", he asked for the OUTPUT. What you think
is the relevant error message may well have nothing to do with the
actual problem; the full output is what he asked for.

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