Find the answer to your Linux question:
Results 1 to 10 of 10
Hi, I'm trying to get Mplayer to work. A DVD plays fine in Totem. However, when I try a do it in Mplayer I get the error "seek failed" pop ...
  1. 10-16-2009 #1
    oxf
    oxf is offline
    Linux Newbie
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Location
    Oxfordshire, UK
    Posts
    180

    "seek failed" error in Mplayer?

    Hi,

    I'm trying to get Mplayer to work. A DVD plays fine in Totem. However, when I try a do it in Mplayer I get the error "seek failed" pop up. Probably something pretty simple I've missed but any sugestions?

    Thanks

    Mike
    Ubuntu Lucid 10.10
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 10-18-2009 #2
    RobinVossen
    RobinVossen is offline
    Linux Engineer RobinVossen's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2007
    Location
    The Netherlands
    Posts
    1,423
    seek failed is that he didnt buffer in time
    What command do you use to launch mplayer?
    New Users, please read this..
    Google first, then ask..
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 10-18-2009 #3
    reed9
    reed9 is offline
    Linux Guru reed9's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2009
    Location
    Boston, MA
    Posts
    4,651
    Put in a DVD and in a terminal do
    Code:
    mplayer -v dvd://
    Post any error messages.
    The Arch Way

    How to Ask Questions the Smart Way
    Registered Linux User #482863
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 10-18-2009 #4
    oxf
    oxf is offline
    Linux Newbie
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Location
    Oxfordshire, UK
    Posts
    180
    Quote Originally Posted by RobinVossen View Post
    seek failed is that he didnt buffer in time
    What command do you use to launch mplayer?
    I used either the play ">" button or when prompted for which application to launch, i.e Mplayer.

    Mike
    Ubuntu Lucid 10.10
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 10-18-2009 #5
    oxf
    oxf is offline
    Linux Newbie
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Location
    Oxfordshire, UK
    Posts
    180
    Quote Originally Posted by reed9 View Post
    Put in a DVD and in a terminal do
    Code:
    mplayer -v dvd://
    Post any error messages.
    Reed9, Thanks!
    The output is below. Also when I enter that into terminal it does launch and play.
    Also the only two packages I installed from Symantic were: "Mplayer" and "Mplayer-skins"
    Should I have installed more?
    Mike

    mbdb@M2000:~$ mplayer -v dvd://
    MPlayer 1.0rc2-4.3.3 (C) 2000-2007 MPlayer Team
    CPU: AMD Turion(tm) 64 Mobile Technology ML-30 (Family: 15, Model: 36, Stepping: 2)
    CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
    Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
    get_path('codecs.conf') -> '/home/mbdb/.mplayer/codecs.conf'
    Reading /home/mbdb/.mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open '/home/mbdb/.mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
    Reading /etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open '/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
    Using built-in default codecs.conf.
    Configuration: --enable-runtime-cpudetection --target=i586-linux --prefix=/usr --confdir=/etc/mplayer --mandir=/usr/share/man --win32codecsdir=/usr/lib/win32 --enable-largefiles --disable-libdvdcss-internal --enable-smb --enable-ftp --enable-cdparanoia --enable-radio --enable-lirc --enable-joystick --enable-xf86keysym --disable-tremor-internal --enable-liba52 --enable-musepack --enable-speex --enable-libvorbis --enable-mad --enable-mp3lib --enable-theora --enable-libdv --enable-libmpeg2 --enable-tv-v4l2 --enable-alsa --enable-ossaudio --enable-esd --enable-pulse --enable-nas --enable-xinerama --enable-menu --enable-xv --enable-vm --enable-gl --enable-xmga --enable-mga --enable-3dfx --enable-tdfxfb --enable-sdl --enable-aa --enable-caca --enable-dxr3 --enable-xvmc --with-xvmclib=XvMCW --enable-ggi --enable-fbdev --disable-ivtv --enable-freetype --enable-gif --enable-png --enable-jpeg --enable-liblzo --enable-fribidi --enable-ladspa --enable-gui --enable-mencoder
    CommandLine: '-v' 'dvd://'
    init_freetype
    get_path('font/font.desc') -> '/home/mbdb/.mplayer/font/font.desc'
    font: can't open file: /home/mbdb/.mplayer/font/font.desc
    font: can't open file: /usr/share/mplayer/font/font.desc
    Using MMX (with tiny bit MMX2) Optimized OnScreenDisplay
    get_path('fonts') -> '/home/mbdb/.mplayer/fonts'
    Using nanosleep() timing
    get_path('input.conf') -> '/home/mbdb/.mplayer/input.conf'
    Can't open input config file /home/mbdb/.mplayer/input.conf: No such file or directory
    Parsing input config file /etc/mplayer/input.conf
    Input config file /etc/mplayer/input.conf parsed: 81 binds
    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.
    get_path('.conf') -> '/home/mbdb/.mplayer/.conf'

    Playing dvd://.
    get_path('sub/') -> '/home/mbdb/.mplayer/sub/'
    URL: dvd://
    Reading disc structure, please wait...
    There are 2 titles on this DVD.
    There are 6 chapters in this DVD title.
    There are 1 angles in this DVD title.
    DVD successfully opened.
    audio stream: 0 format: ac3 (stereo) language: en aid: 128.
    number of audio channels on disk: 1.
    number of subtitles on disk: 0
    DVD start cell: 0 pack: 0x0-0x1268
    DVD start=0 end=33252
    STREAM: [null] dvd://
    STREAM: Description: DVD stream
    STREAM: Author:
    STREAM: Comment:
    DVD Seek! lba=0x0 cell=0 packs: 0x0-0x1268
    Angle-seek synced by cell/vob IDN search!
    system stream synced at 0xD (13)!
    ==> Found video stream: 0
    MPEG-PS file format detected.
    ==> Found audio stream: 128
    Searching for sequence header... OK!
    VIDEO: MPEG2 720x576 (aspect 2) 25.000 fps 7000.0 kbps (875.0 kbyte/s)
    [V] filefmt:2 fourcc:0x10000002 size:720x576 fps:25.00 ftime:=0.0400
    get_path('sub/') -> '/home/mbdb/.mplayer/sub/'
    X11 opening display: :0.0
    vo: X11 color mask: FFFFFF (R:FF0000 G:FF00 B:FF)
    vo: X11 running at 1024x768 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0.0" => local display)
    [x11] Detected wm supports NetWM.
    [x11] Detected wm supports FULLSCREEN state.
    [x11] Detected wm supports ABOVE state.
    [x11] Detected wm supports BELOW state.
    [x11] Current fstype setting honours FULLSCREEN ABOVE BELOW X atoms
    xscreensaver_disable: Could not find XScreenSaver window.
    GNOME screensaver disabled
    [xv common] Drawing colorkey manually.
    [xv common] Using colorkey from Xv (0x00001e).
    [xv common] Maximum source image dimensions: 2048x2048
    ================================================== ========================
    Opening video decoder: [mpegpes] MPEG 1/2 Video passthrough
    VDec: vo config request - 720 x 576 (preferred colorspace: Mpeg PES)
    Trying filter chain: vo
    Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale...
    Opening video filter: [scale]
    SwScale params: -1 x -1 (-1=no scaling)
    Trying filter chain: scale vo
    The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
    Try appending the scale filter to your filter list,
    e.g. -vf spp,scale instead of -vf spp.
    VDecoder init failed
    Opening video decoder: [libmpeg2] MPEG 1/2 Video decoder libmpeg2-v0.4.0b
    Selected video codec: [mpeg12] vfm: libmpeg2 (MPEG-1 or 2 (libmpeg2))
    ================================================== ========================
    ================================================== ========================
    Forced audio codec: mad
    Opening audio decoder: [liba52] AC3 decoding with liba52
    dec_audio: Allocating 3840 bytes for input buffer.
    dec_audio: Allocating 6144 + 65536 = 71680 bytes for output buffer.
    Using SSE optimized IMDCT transform
    AC3: 2.0 (stereo) 48000 Hz 192.0 kbit/s
    A52 flags before a52_frame: 0x2A
    A52 flags after a52_frame: 0x2
    Using MMX optimized resampler
    AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 192.0 kbit/12.50% (ratio: 24000->192000)
    Selected audio codec: [a52] afm: liba52 (AC3-liba52)
    ================================================== ========================
    Building audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/s16le -> 0Hz/0ch/??...
    [libaf] Adding filter dummy
    [dummy] Was reinitialized: 48000Hz/2ch/s16le
    [dummy] Was reinitialized: 48000Hz/2ch/s16le
    AO: [pulse] 48000Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
    AO: Description: PulseAudio audio output
    AO: Author: Lennart Poettering
    Building audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/s16le -> 48000Hz/2ch/s16le...
    [dummy] Was reinitialized: 48000Hz/2ch/s16le
    [dummy] Was reinitialized: 48000Hz/2ch/s16le
    Starting playback...
    VDec: vo config request - 720 x 576 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
    Trying filter chain: vo
    VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
    Movie-Aspect is 1.33:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
    VO Config (720x576->768x576,flags=0,'MPlayer',0x32315659)
    VO: [xv] 720x576 => 768x576 Planar YV12
    VO: Description: X11/Xv
    VO: Author: Gerd Knorr <kraxel@goldbach.in-berlin.de> and others
    Xvideo image format: 0x41424752 (RGBA) packed
    Xvideo image format: 0x54424752 (RGBT) packed
    Xvideo image format: 0x32424752 (RGB2) packed
    Xvideo image format: 0x0 ( ) packed
    Xvideo image format: 0x32595559 (YUY2) packed
    Xvideo image format: 0x59565955 (UYVY) packed
    Xvideo image format: 0x32315659 (YV12) planar
    Xvideo image format: 0x30323449 (I420) planar
    using Xvideo port 57 for hw scaling
    [xv] dx: 0 dy: 0 dw: 768 dh: 576
    *** [vo] Allocating mp_image_t, 720x576x12bpp YUV planar, 622080 bytes
    [xv] dx: 128 dy: 96 dw: 768 dh: 576
    *** [vo] Allocating mp_image_t, 720x576x12bpp YUV planar, 622080 bytes
    get_path('subfont.ttf') -> '/home/mbdb/.mplayer/subfont.ttf'?% 0 0
    Unicode font: 5009 glyphs.
    *** [vo] Allocating (slices) mp_image_t, 720x576x12bpp YUV planar, 622080 bytes
    --- END OF CELL !!! ----0.007 ct: 0.096 256/256 12% 3% 10.3% 3 0
    DVD next cell: 1 pack: 0x1269-0x235F
    VDec: vo config request - 720 x 576 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
    Trying filter chain: vo
    VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
    Movie-Aspect is 1.33:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
    VO Config (720x576->768x576,flags=0,'MPlayer',0x32315659)
    VO: [xv] 720x576 => 768x576 Planar YV12
    VO: Description: X11/Xv
    VO: Author: Gerd Knorr <kraxel@goldbach.in-berlin.de> and others
    Xvideo image format: 0x41424752 (RGBA) packed
    Xvideo image format: 0x54424752 (RGBT) packed
    Xvideo image format: 0x32424752 (RGB2) packed
    Xvideo image format: 0x0 ( ) packed
    Xvideo image format: 0x32595559 (YUY2) packed
    Xvideo image format: 0x59565955 (UYVY) packed
    Xvideo image format: 0x32315659 (YV12) planar
    Xvideo image format: 0x30323449 (I420) planar
    using Xvideo port 57 for hw scaling
    [xv] dx: 0 dy: 0 dw: 768 dh: 576
    [xv] dx: 128 dy: 96 dw: 768 dh: 576
    --- END OF CELL !!! --- 0.002 ct: 0.090 470/470 10% 2% 6.2% 3 0
    DVD next cell: 2 pack: 0x2360-0x5DC0
    VDec: vo config request - 720 x 576 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
    Trying filter chain: vo
    VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
    Movie-Aspect is 1.33:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
    VO Config (720x576->768x576,flags=0,'MPlayer',0x32315659)
    VO: [xv] 720x576 => 768x576 Planar YV12
    VO: Description: X11/Xv
    VO: Author: Gerd Knorr <kraxel@goldbach.in-berlin.de> and others
    Xvideo image format: 0x41424752 (RGBA) packed
    Xvideo image format: 0x54424752 (RGBT) packed
    Xvideo image format: 0x32424752 (RGB2) packed
    Xvideo image format: 0x0 ( ) packed
    Xvideo image format: 0x32595559 (YUY2) packed
    Xvideo image format: 0x59565955 (UYVY) packed
    Xvideo image format: 0x32315659 (YV12) planar
    Xvideo image format: 0x30323449 (I420) planar
    using Xvideo port 57 for hw scaling
    [xv] dx: 0 dy: 0 dw: 768 dh: 576
    [xv] dx: 128 dy: 96 dw: 768 dh: 576
    Uninit audio filters... 0.013 ct: 0.093 488/488 10% 2% 6.0% 3 0
    [libaf] Removing filter dummy
    Uninit audio: liba52
    Uninit video: libmpeg2
    GNOME screensaver enabled
    vo: uninit ...

    Exiting... (Quit)
    mbdb@M2000:~$
    Ubuntu Lucid 10.10
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 10-18-2009 #6
    reed9
    reed9 is offline
    Linux Guru reed9's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2009
    Location
    Boston, MA
    Posts
    4,651
    get_path('sub/') -> '/home/mbdb/.mplayer/sub/'
    URL: dvd://
    Reading disc structure, please wait...
    There are 2 titles on this DVD.
    There are 6 chapters in this DVD title.
    There are 1 angles in this DVD title.
    DVD successfully opened.
    It doesn't appear to be using libdvdcss2 or livdvdread. Do you know if you've installed those? Have you enabled the medibuntu repos?

    If not do
    Code:
    sudo apt-get remove --purge mplayer
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/$(lsb_release -cs).list \
 --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list &&
sudo apt-get -q update &&
sudo apt-get --yes -q --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring &&
sudo apt-get -q update
sudo apt-get install mplayer libdvdcss2 w32codecs libdvdread4
    The Arch Way

    How to Ask Questions the Smart Way
    Registered Linux User #482863
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 10-18-2009 #7
    oxf
    oxf is offline
    Linux Newbie
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Location
    Oxfordshire, UK
    Posts
    180
    Quote Originally Posted by reed9 View Post
    It doesn't appear to be using libdvdcss2 or livdvdread. Do you know if you've installed those? Have you enabled the medibuntu repos?

    If not do
    Code:
    sudo apt-get remove --purge mplayer
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/$(lsb_release -cs).list \
 --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list &&
sudo apt-get -q update &&
sudo apt-get --yes -q --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring &&
sudo apt-get -q update
sudo apt-get install mplayer libdvdcss2 w32codecs libdvdread4
    Hmm.... Synaptic shows both libdvdcss2 and libdvdread4 as enabled
    In Admin>Software sources>third party I have Medibuntu Ubuntu 8.04 and 8.04 source

    Mike
    Ubuntu Lucid 10.10
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 10-18-2009 #8
    reed9
    reed9 is offline
    Linux Guru reed9's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2009
    Location
    Boston, MA
    Posts
    4,651
    Hmm. Well, it works ok from the command line, right? Just not in the gui? You could try a different front end. I always preferred gnome-mplayer.
    Code:
    sudo apt-get install gnome-mplayer
    The Arch Way

    How to Ask Questions the Smart Way
    Registered Linux User #482863
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 10-18-2009 #9
    oxf
    oxf is offline
    Linux Newbie
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Location
    Oxfordshire, UK
    Posts
    180
    Quote Originally Posted by reed9 View Post
    Hmm. Well, it works ok from the command line, right? Just not in the gui? You could try a different front end. I always preferred gnome-mplayer.
    Code:
    sudo apt-get install gnome-mplayer
    yes command line launches it fine. I'll try that. But what front end is the default one then?
    Mike
    Ubuntu Lucid 10.10
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 10-18-2009 #10
    reed9
    reed9 is offline
    Linux Guru reed9's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2009
    Location
    Boston, MA
    Posts
    4,651
    Quote Originally Posted by oxf View Post
    yes command line launches it fine. I'll try that. But what front end is the default one then?
    Mike
    The mplayer project used to develop and include their own gui frontend. Their gui is no longer developed and it later releases is no longer included - so installing mplayer only installs the command line app, and you need to install a separate gui program (if you want it).

    For Ubuntu 8.04, you'll see there is an mplayer-nogui package, so you can streamline a little by installing that and gnome-mplayer or other frontend.
    The Arch Way

    How to Ask Questions the Smart Way
    Registered Linux User #482863
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules

...