[Howto] Successfully install the svn MPlayer under Hardy Heron

[psychok9]

How can I enable all standard audio output and options? Source file of alsa, pulse, etc are request? Can you help me? Thank you.

My os is Ubuntu 8.10 x86_64 (Q6600 cpu).

[andrew.46]

Hi,

Most audio outputs should be enabled in the guide, this is done by downloading and compiling against the appropriate -dev files. To see what is available to you try:

For MPlayer:

andrew@skamandros:~$ mplayer -ao help
MPlayer dev-SVN-r28145-4.3.2 (C) 2000-2008 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU         T5500  @ 1.66GHz (Family: 6, Model: 15, Stepping: 2)
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 SSE SSE2
Available audio output drivers:
	oss	OSS/ioctl audio output
	alsa	ALSA-0.9.x-1.x audio output
	arts	aRts audio output
	esd	EsounD audio output
	pulse	PulseAudio audio output
	jack	JACK audio output
	nas	NAS audio output
	sdl	SDLlib audio output
	openal	OpenAL audio output
	mpegpes	DVB audio output
	v4l2	V4L2 MPEG Audio Decoder output
	null	Null audio output
	pcm	RAW PCM/WAVE file writer audio output

For Mencoder:

andrew@skamandros:~$ mencoder -oac help
MEncoder dev-SVN-r28145-4.3.2 (C) 2000-2008 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU         T5500  @ 1.66GHz (Family: 6, Model: 15, Stepping: 2)
CPUflags: Type: 6 MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 SSE SSE2


Available codecs:
   copy     - frame copy, without re-encoding (useful for AC3)
   pcm      - uncompressed PCM audio
   mp3lame  - cbr/abr/vbr MP3 using libmp3lame
   lavc     - FFmpeg audio encoder (MP2, AC3, ...)
   twolame  - Twolame MP2 audio encoder
   faac     - FAAC AAC audio encoder

All the best,

Andrew

[andrew.46]

Hi,

I have some reasonably radical plans for this guide when Jaunty Jackalope comes into beta on March 26th 2009. The highlights are:

1. This version of the guide ended and Jaunty Jackalope will have its own individual guide and thread. It is becoming a little unwieldy trying to juggle different Ubuntu releases on the same page.
2. I will no longer include the X -dev files and build the gmplayer. I will advocate the smplayer instead. Development of the gmplayer has been abandoned and many faults remain. smplayer is actively developed and IMHO is a fine piece of work.
3. amr compiling will be omitted. Not many people use it and I am trying to cut out a little complexity.
4. I will add details for installing the mplayer plugin. This gives MPlayer a presence in the browser and has been requested a few times.

I am keen to get some feedback on these plans and any suggestions for improvements in other areas. I will install the Jaunty Jackalope beta when it comes out and test the new guide, so it will be in place early April = plenty of time for suggestions .

Andrew

[piemaster89]

I followed this installation almost step by step on a clean install of 8.10 except for the installation of libglide2 package. It is currently unavailable from the Ubuntu repository. libglide2-dev is available but I installed libglide3 instead. I doubt this is the source of the problem but it just might be.

I am also having the same problems as costre. Videos have an error message on almost every frame and it is impossible to watch anything.

At the moment, my workaround is to use VLC

[andrew.46]

Hi,

Sorry this guide has caused you trouble!

I followed this installation almost step by step on a clean install of 8.10 except for the installation of libglide2 package. It is currently unavailable from the Ubuntu repository. libglide2-dev is available but I installed libglide3 instead. I doubt this is the source of the problem but it just might be.

I am not sure about this phantom libglide but I suspect that it has to go as too many people are mentioning problems with it. Tomorrow I shall remove it from my own system, recompile and see if anything is broken .

I am also having the same problems as costre. Videos have an error message on almost every frame and it is impossible to watch anything.

At the moment, my workaround is to use VLC

VLC is a great program and I am glad you have a backup while there is a problem with MPlayer. Can you do me a favour, can you play a movie that is giving you trouble from the commandline using the syntax:

mplayer -v mymovie

Obviously substituting your own file for 'mymovie'. Copy and paste the entire output including the command into a message here on the forum and there may be a hint there.

All the best,

Andrew

[andrew.46]

Hi,

I have adjusted the dev files for Intrepid Ibex and re-compiled without any problems. Unless these files are used elsewhere on your system you can remove:

$ sudo apt-get remove libggi-target-x libggi2 libggi2-dev libggimisc2 \
libggimisc2-dev libggiwmh0 libggiwmh0-dev libggiwmh0-target-x libglide2

and recompiled. All is well on my system with MPlayer, hopefully on yours as well .

Andrew

[piemaster89]

Hi,

Sorry this guide has caused you trouble!



I am not sure about this phantom libglide but I suspect that it has to go as too many people are mentioning problems with it. Tomorrow I shall remove it from my own system, recompile and see if anything is broken .



VLC is a great program and I am glad you have a backup while there is a problem with MPlayer. Can you do me a favour, can you play a movie that is giving you trouble from the commandline using the syntax:

mplayer -v mymovie

Hmm, so running it from the command line works great on avi files but right clicking doesn't work and I have no way of changing subtitles or audio stream or any of that good stuff on mkv files.

wilson@GIR:~/Dropbox$ mplayer -v \[Doremi-OTOME\].Mai-Otome.0.S.ifr.03.\[D7B4F17F\].avi 
MPlayer dev-SVN-r28162-4.3.2 (C) 2000-2008 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     T7500  @ 2.20GHz (Family: 6, Model: 15, Stepping: 10)
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 SSE SSE2
get_path('codecs.conf') -> '/home/wilson/.mplayer/codecs.conf'
Reading /home/wilson/.mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open '/home/wilson/.mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
Reading /usr/local/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open '/usr/local/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
Using built-in default codecs.conf.
Configuration: --enable-gui
CommandLine: '-v' '[Doremi-OTOME].Mai-Otome.0.S.ifr.03.[D7B4F17F].avi'
init_freetype
get_path('font/font.desc') -> '/home/wilson/.mplayer/font/font.desc'
font: can't open file: /home/wilson/.mplayer/font/font.desc
font: can't open file: /usr/local/share/mplayer/font/font.desc
Using MMX (with tiny bit MMX2) Optimized OnScreenDisplay
get_path('fonts') -> '/home/wilson/.mplayer/fonts'
Using nanosleep() timing
get_path('input.conf') -> '/home/wilson/.mplayer/input.conf'
Can't open input config file /home/wilson/.mplayer/input.conf: No such file or directory
Can't open input config file /usr/local/etc/mplayer/input.conf: No such file or directory
Falling back on default (hardcoded) input config
get_path('[Doremi-OTOME].Mai-Otome.0.S.ifr.03.[D7B4F17F].avi.conf') -> '/home/wilson/.mplayer/[Doremi-OTOME].Mai-Otome.0.S.ifr.03.[D7B4F17F].avi.conf'

Playing [Doremi-OTOME].Mai-Otome.0.S.ifr.03.[D7B4F17F].avi.
get_path('sub/') -> '/home/wilson/.mplayer/sub/'
[file] File size is 230959104 bytes
STREAM: [file] [Doremi-OTOME].Mai-Otome.0.S.ifr.03.[D7B4F17F].avi
STREAM: Description: File
STREAM: Author: Albeu
STREAM: Comment: based on the code from ??? (probably Arpi)
LAVF_check: AVI format
AVI file format detected.
list_end=0x2292
======= AVI Header =======
us/frame: 41708  (fps=23.976)
max bytes/sec: 0
padding: 0
MainAVIHeader.dwFlags: (272) HAS_INDEX IS_INTERLEAVED
frames  total: 39097   initial: 0
streams: 2
Suggested BufferSize: 0
Size:  848 x 480
==========================
list_end=0x10F4
==> Found video stream: 0
[aviheader] Video stream found, -vid 0
====== STREAM Header =====
Type: vids   FCC: xvid (64697678)
Flags: 0
Priority: 0   Language: 0
InitialFrames: 0
Rate: 10000000/417083 = 23.976
Start: 0   Len: 39097
Suggested BufferSize: 73684
Quality 10000
Sample size: 0
==========================
Found 'bih', 40 bytes of 40
======= VIDEO Format ======
  biSize 40
  biWidth 848
  biHeight 480
  biPlanes 1
  biBitCount 24
  biCompression 1145656920='XVID'
  biSizeImage 2442240
===========================
Regenerating keyframe table for MPEG-4 video.
list_end=0x2186
==> Found audio stream: 1
[aviheader] Audio stream found, -aid 1
====== STREAM Header =====
Type: auds   FCC:  (0)
Flags: 0
Priority: 0   Language: 0
InitialFrames: 1
Rate: 16000/1 = 16000.000
Start: 0   Len: 26090266
Suggested BufferSize: 8000
Quality -1
Sample size: 1
==========================
Found 'wf', 30 bytes of 18
======= WAVE Format =======
Format Tag: 85 (0x55)
Channels: 2
Samplerate: 44100
avg byte/sec: 16000
Block align: 1
bits/sample: 0
cbSize: 12
mp3.wID=1
mp3.fdwFlags=0x0
mp3.nBlockSize=418
mp3.nFramesPerBlock=1
mp3.nCodecDelay=0
==========================================================================
list_end=0x2292
AVI: dmlh found (size=248) (total_frames=39097)
list_end=0x22D2
hdr=Software  size=44
Software  : VirtualDubMod 1.5.10.2 (build 2540/release)
list_end=0xDB10B80
Found movie at 0x280C - 0xDB10B80
Reading INDEX block, 78183 chunks for 39097 frames (fpos=229706632).
AVI index offset: 0x2808 (movi=0x280C idx0=0x4 idx1=0x1F4C)
Auto-selected AVI audio ID = 1
Auto-selected AVI video ID = 0
AVI: Searching for audio stream (id:1)
AVI video size=202928302 (39097) audio size=26090266 (26090266)
VIDEO:  [XVID]  848x480  24bpp  23.976 fps  995.6 kbps (121.5 kbyte/s)
Auto-selected AVI audio ID = 1
[V] filefmt:3  fourcc:0x44495658  size:848x480  fps:23.976  ftime:=0.0417
Clip info:
 Software: VirtualDubMod 1.5.10.2 (build 2540/release)
get_path('sub/') -> '/home/wilson/.mplayer/sub/'
X11 opening display: :0.0
vo: X11 color mask:  FFFFFF  (R:FF0000 G:FF00 B:FF)
vo: X11 running at 1280x800 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
[VO_XV] Using Xv Adapter #0 (Intel(R) Textured Video)
[xv common] Drawing no colorkey.
[xv common] Maximum source image dimensions: 1920x1088
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
INFO: libavcodec init OK!
Selected video codec: [ffodivx] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg MPEG-4)
==========================================================================
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
dec_audio: Allocating 4608 + 65536 = 70144 bytes for output buffer.
mp3lib: using SSE optimized decore!
MP3lib: init layer2&3 finished, tables done
MPEG 1.0, Layer III, 44100 Hz 128 kbit Stereo, BPF: 417
Channels: 2, copyright: No, original: Yes, CRC: No, emphasis: 0
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 128.0 kbit/9.07% (ratio: 16000->176400)
Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm: mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
==========================================================================
Building audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/s16le -> 0Hz/0ch/??...
[libaf] Adding filter dummy 
[dummy] Was reinitialized: 44100Hz/2ch/s16le
[dummy] Was reinitialized: 44100Hz/2ch/s16le
Trying every known audio driver...
ao2: 44100 Hz  2 chans  s16le
audio_setup: using '/dev/dsp' dsp device
audio_setup: using '/dev/mixer' mixer device
audio_setup: using 'pcm' mixer device
[AO OSS] audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy
alsa-init: requested format: 44100 Hz, 2 channels, 9
alsa-init: using ALSA 1.0.17a
alsa-init: setup for 1/2 channel(s)
alsa-init: using device default
alsa-init: pcm opened in blocking mode
alsa-init: chunksize set to 1024
alsa-init: fragcount=16
alsa-init: got buffersize=65536
alsa-init: got period size 1024
alsa: 44100 Hz/2 channels/4 bpf/65536 bytes buffer/Signed 16 bit Little Endian
AO: [alsa] 44100Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
AO: Description: ALSA-0.9.x-1.x audio output
AO: Author: Alex Beregszaszi, Zsolt Barat <joy@streamminister.de>
AO: Comment: under developement
Building audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/s16le -> 44100Hz/2ch/s16le...
[dummy] Was reinitialized: 44100Hz/2ch/s16le
[dummy] Was reinitialized: 44100Hz/2ch/s16le
Starting playback...
Increasing filtered audio buffer size from 0 to 65536
[mpeg4 @ 0xd05220]Invalid and inefficient vfw-avi packed B frames detected
[ffmpeg] aspect_ratio: 1.766667
VDec: vo config request - 848 x 480 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
Trying filter chain: vo
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is 1.77:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
VO Config (848x480->848x480,flags=0,'MPlayer',0x32315659)
VO: [xv] 848x480 => 848x480 Planar YV12 
VO: Description: X11/Xv
VO: Author: Gerd Knorr <kraxel@goldbach.in-berlin.de> and others
Xvideo image format: 0x32595559 (YUY2) packed
Xvideo image format: 0x32315659 (YV12) planar
Xvideo image format: 0x30323449 (I420) planar
Xvideo image format: 0x59565955 (UYVY) packed
Xvideo image format: 0x434d5658 (XVMC) planar
using Xvideo port 68 for hw scaling
[xv] dx: 0 dy: 0 dw: 848 dh: 480
*** [vo] Allocating (slices) mp_image_t, 848x480x12bpp YUV planar, 610560 bytes
XXX initial  v_pts=0.000  a_pos=8000 (0.500)   1 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0 
*** [vo] Allocating (slices) mp_image_t, 848x480x12bpp YUV planar, 610560 bytes
get_path('subfont.ttf') -> '/home/wilson/.mplayer/subfont.ttf'
Unicode font: 255 glyphs.
get_path('subfont.ttf') -> '/home/wilson/.mplayer/subfont.ttf'
Unicode font: 255 glyphs.

Also, regarding the extra packages that you are now removing, should I try to remove them now?

Thanks for all your help!


EDIT: I did a little more testing and I think the trouble arises when the GUI is enabled.

$ mplayer -gui -v Chuck.S01E03.Chuck.Versus.The.Tango.avi 
MPlayer dev-SVN-r28162-4.3.2 (C) 2000-2008 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     T7500  @ 2.20GHz (Family: 6, Model: 15, Stepping: 10)
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 SSE SSE2
The -gui option will only work as the first command line argument.

Playing /media/Fat ******/TV/Chuck Season 1/Chuck.S01E03.Chuck.Versus.The.Tango.avi.
AVI file format detected.
[aviheader] Video stream found, -vid 0
[aviheader] Audio stream found, -aid 1
VIDEO:  [XVID]  624x352  24bpp  23.976 fps  1009.3 kbps (123.2 kbyte/s)
Clip info:
 Software: cant touch this
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
Selected video codec: [ffodivx] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg MPEG-4)
==========================================================================
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 128.0 kbit/8.33% (ratio: 16000->192000)
Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm: mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
==========================================================================
[AO OSS] audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy
AO: [alsa] 48000Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
[AO_ALSA] Unable to find simple control 'PCM',0.
Starting playback...
VDec: vo config request - 624 x 352 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is 1.77:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
VO: [xv] 624x352 => 624x352 Planar YV12 
[AO_ALSA] Unable to find simple control 'PCM',0. ??% ??% ??,?% 1 0              
[AO_ALSA] Unable to find simple control 'PCM',0. ??% ??% ??,?% 2 0              
[AO_ALSA] Unable to find simple control 'PCM',0. ??% ??% ??,?% 3 0              
[AO_ALSA] Unable to find simple control 'PCM',0. ??% ??% ??,?% 3 0              
[AO_ALSA] Unable to find simple control 'PCM',0. ??% ??% ??,?% 4 0              
[AO_ALSA] Unable to find simple control 'PCM',0. ??% ??% ??,?% 4 0              
[AO_ALSA] Unable to find simple control 'PCM',0. ??% ??% ??,?% 4 0              
[AO_ALSA] Unable to find simple control 'PCM',0. ??% ??% ??,?% 4 0              
[AO_ALSA] Unable to find simple control 'PCM',0. ??% ??% ??,?% 4 0              
[AO_ALSA] Unable to find simple control 'PCM',0. ??% ??% ??,?% 4 0              
[AO_ALSA] Unable to find simple control 'PCM',0. ??% ??% ??,?% 4 0              
[AO_ALSA] Unable to find simple control 'PCM',0. ??% ??% ??,?% 4 0

It just continues like this for every error.

[andrew.46]

Hi piemaster,

I would not worry about the extra packages as I suspect this is peripheral to your trouble with MPlayer. It is excellent news that that the commandline player works and it seems that the gui is the problem. The gmplayer has been almost completely abandoned by the MPlayer developers and will be also by this guide when Jaunty Jackalope comes along.

Can I suggest that if you have not already done so you recompile using the checkinstall syntax I have suggested:

$ cd $HOME/mplayer
$ make clean
$ svn update
$ ./configure --enable-gui
$ make
$  sudo checkinstall -D --install=yes --fstrans=no --pakdir "$HOME/Desktop" \
--maintainer "$USER" --pkgname mplayer --pkgversion "3:1.0~svn" \
--backup=no --deldoc=yes --deldesc=yes --delspec=yes --gzman
$ make clean

In the next version of this guide the '--enable-gui' option will be gone, you might try this if you want or perhaps leave it in place for the moment. The checkinstall syntax I suggest means that the repository will never overwrite your svn MPlayer with its older one.

Then simply install smplayer from the repository:

$ sudo apt-get install smplayer

smplayer is a little more than a simple front-end but it certainly uses the MPlayer engine and incorporates it into a beautiful and easily used gui. There will be some qt dependencies but the download will not be excessive. (smplayer + MPlayer is my own setup and it works well.)

Then again run your video, having first crossed your fingers .

Andrew

[piemaster89]

Andrew,

Thanks a lot. I have smplayer installed now and the videos run correctly. However, I still have a few minor problems. Sometimes the video doesn't update when I use the seek bar. Additionally, the softsubs don't display in the correct font, just a generic font from the player. I realize that I can pick a font in the preferences but the video file has styled subs.

These are minor issues that I can live with even if they go unsolved. I look forward to your next guide for Jaunty

[gardara]

Is there a special reason why you choose gmplayer rather than smplayer?
In my option, smplayer is much nicer...
Maby adding instructions of getting svn smplayer into the guide is a good idea?
It's actually not hard, just skip the skin and "enable gui" steps and then catch smplayer svn and compile it.