[MPlayer-users] Why mplayer always lost link when I play a network stream?

[Kermit Mei]

Reimar Döffinger wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 04:20:04PM +0800, Kermit Mei wrote:
>   
>> Reimar Döffinger wrote:
>>     
>>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 08:44:57PM -0700, Kermit Mei wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Dear all, I use mplayer play a stream media like this:
>>>>
>>>> mplayer -slave -quiet -af resample=44100,volume=-12 -softvol
>>>> -softvol-max 100 http://www.chinesemusicworld.com:8202
>>>>
>>>> But it always lost link after playing 3 minute left or right. Also, if I
>>>> use mplayer play it directly, it always can't play more than 5 minite.
>>>> mplayer http://www.chinesemusicworld.com:8202
>>>>         
>>> Tried different values for -cache and -cache-min?
>>>       
>> Yes, I had tried the different values for -cache and -cache-min, for
>> example,
>> "-cache 1024 -cache-min 50" and so on.
>> But it also lost link after playing about three minutes.
>>     
>
> With
> cache=81920
> cache-min=0.5
> it played over half an hour for me (I didn't try any other values).

But it is playing just 1 minute left or right for me:

$ mplayer cache=81920 cache-min=0.5 
http://www.chinesemusicworld.com:8202MPlayer 1.0rc2-4.3.3 (C) 2000-2007 
MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.70GHz (Family: 6, Model: 13, 
Stepping: 8)
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
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 cache=81920.
File not found: 'cache=81920'
Failed to open cache=81920.


Playing cache-min=0.5.
File not found: 'cache-min=0.5'
Failed to open cache-min=0.5.


Playing http://www.chinesemusicworld.com:8202.
Resolving www.chinesemusicworld.com for AF_INET6...
Couldn't resolve name for AF_INET6: www.chinesemusicworld.com
Resolving www.chinesemusicworld.com for AF_INET...
Connecting to server www.chinesemusicworld.com[72.9.152.74]: 8202...
Name   : Chinese Classical Music
Genre  : Classical
Website: http://www.chinesemusicworld.com
Public : yes
Bitrate: 64kbit/s
Cache size set to 320 KBytes
Cache fill:  5.00% (16384 bytes)  
ICY Info: StreamTitle='dz-bzt';StreamUrl='http://www.chinesemusicworld.com';
Cache fill: 17.50% (57344 bytes)  
Audio file file format detected.
==========================================================================
Forced audio codec: mad
Opening audio decoder: [libmad] libmad mpeg audio decoder
AUDIO: 22050 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 64.0 kbit/9.07% (ratio: 8000->88200)
Selected audio codec: [mad] afm: libmad (libMAD MPEG layer 1-2-3)
==========================================================================
AO: [pulse] Failed to connect to server: Connection refused
AO: [alsa] 48000Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
Video: no video
Starting playback...
Cannot sync MAD frame.0 (unknown)  5.9% 0%
Cannot sync MAD frame
Cannot sync MAD frame
Cannot sync MAD frame.0 (unknown)  5.8% 0%
A:  55.8 (55.8) of -0.0 (unknown)  5.8% 0%

Exiting... (End of file)
$


Thanks
B.R
Kermit