Arch Linux

OSD is working great here. Have you configured it under mplayer preferences? Take a look at OSD scale.

I have the same problem, its due the wrong detection of freetype2:
--configure.log--
============ Checking for freetype >= 2.0.9 ============

#include <stdio.h>
#include <ft2build.h>
#include FT_FREETYPE_H
#if ((FREETYPE_MAJOR < 2) || ((FREETYPE_MINOR == 0) && (FREETYPE_PATCH < 9)))
#error "Need FreeType 2.0.9 or newer"
#endif
int main(void) {
FT_Library library;
FT_Int major=-1,minor=-1,patch=-1;
int err=FT_Init_FreeType(&library);
if (err) {
printf("Couldn't initialize freetype2 lib, err code: %d\n",err);
exit(err);
}
FT_Library_Version(library,&major,&minor,&patch); // in v2.1.0+ only :(((
printf("freetype2 header version: %d.%d.%d library version: %d.%d.%d\n",
FREETYPE_MAJOR,FREETYPE_MINOR,FREETYPE_PATCH,
(int)major,(int)minor,(int)patch );
if (major!=FREETYPE_MAJOR || minor!=FREETYPE_MINOR) {
printf("Library and header version mismatch! Fix it in your distribution!\n");
exit(1);
}
return 0;
}

cc -Wall -Wno-switch -Wpointer-arith -Wredundant-decls -O4 -march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -pipe -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -I. -I/usr/lib/live-media -I/usr/include/ -I/usr/include/SDL -D_REENTRANT -Ilibdvdread4 -lncurses -lsmbclient -lmng -lz -lasound -ldl -lpthread -lcdda_interface -lcdda_paranoia -lXss -lXv -lXinerama -lXxf86vm -lXxf86dga -lGL -ldl -laa -L/usr/lib -lcaca -lncurses -lncurses -L/usr/lib -lSDL -lpthread -ljack -o /tmp/mplayer-conf-14770-7106 /tmp/mplayer-conf-8187-7106.c -I/usr/include/freetype2 -lfreetype -lz


Result is: no
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the test segfaults:
core (x86-64) -

this problem also affects the processing of subtitles:
http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/12900?string=mplayer&project=1&search_name=&type[0]=&sev[0]=&pri[0]=&due[0]=&reported[0]=&cat[0]=&status[0]=open&percent[0]=&opened=&dev=&closed=&duedatefrom=&duedateto=&changedfrom=&changedto=&openedfrom=&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto=

best regards, b52

The core file:
http://www.xup.in/dl,30542503/core/

I am sorry. I just saw that this is for x86_64.

The problem seems to be related with this:
http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/12897

I just checked the OSD scale and yeah it's at the default 2 right now. I'm going to recompile with the --enable-freetype option and see if that'll do it.

building it as root (makepkg --asroot) works

I fixed the issue by compiling mplayer with --enable-freetype .

The package I used was from AUR http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=18516 . I hope this helps.

Fixed in mplayer 28347-2.