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FS#29533 - mplayer doesn't play any video in tty

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by John Barranco (Mr_Kartoffelsalat.) - Thursday, 19 April 2012, 10:48 GMT
Last edited by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Thursday, 19 April 2012, 12:18 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture i686
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
When trying to open a videofile of any format mplayer wouldn't play it.
Playing audio files works.
Mplayer also works like normal under X.

Additional info:
mplayer version 34799-1
kernel 3.3.2-1-ARCH

error log:
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.
vo: couldn't open the X11 display ()!
vo: couldn't open the X11 display ()!
vo: couldn't open the X11 display ()!
vo: couldn't open the X11 display ()!
VO XOverlay need a subdriver
[VO_SDL] SDL initialization failed: Unable to open mouse.
vo: couldn't open the X11 display ()!
vo: couldn't open the X11 display ()!
vo: couldn't open the X11 display ()!
Unsupported PixelFormat 61
Unsupported PixelFormat 53
Unsupported PixelFormat 81
[AO OSS] audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: No such file or directory
[mpeg4 @ 0x8bf0860]Invalid and inefficient vfw-avi packed B frames detected
Can't put VSCREENINFO: Invalid argument
FATAL: Cannot initialize video driver.
Can't put VSCREENINFO: Invalid argument
FATAL: Cannot initialize video driver.
Can't put VSCREENINFO: Invalid argument
FATAL: Cannot initialize video driver.
Can't put VSCREENINFO: Invalid argument
FATAL: Cannot initialize video driver.
Can't put VSCREENINFO: Invalid argument
FATAL: Cannot initialize video driver.
Can't put VSCREENINFO: Invalid argument
FATAL: Cannot initialize video driver.
Can't put VSCREENINFO: Invalid argument
FATAL: Cannot initialize video driver.
Can't put VSCREENINFO: Invalid argument
FATAL: Cannot initialize video driver.
Can't put VSCREENINFO: Invalid argument
FATAL: Cannot initialize video driver.

FATAL: Could not initialize video filters (-vf) or video output (-vo).




Steps to reproduce:
open any kind of video in tty with mplayer
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Closed by  Jan de Groot (JGC)
Thursday, 19 April 2012, 12:18 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Thursday, 19 April 2012, 11:20 GMT
This is normal. Mplayer wants to output to X, but you have no working $DISPLAY, so mplayer fails to output the video. You should specify a different output with -vo.
Comment by John Barranco (Mr_Kartoffelsalat.) - Thursday, 19 April 2012, 11:57 GMT
Adding -vo fbdev2 did the trick for me which makes me embaressed. I promise to do better research next time.

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