On 2010-04-17, Clive McBarton <clivemcbar...@web.de> wrote: > > Mark wrote: >> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Mark <mamar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Has anyone else experienced mplayer generating Fatal Error "Error >>> opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device" after adding >>> debian-multimedia.org to sources.list and performing the subsequent Smart >>> Upgrades? I'm trying to figure out if that's the cause; since other >>> machines I have without debian-multimedia.org in the sources.list tab play >>> the same .mov files fine I'm suspecting this. I've tried various tweaks I >>> found on-line to the /etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf file for the vo section but >>> nothing worked. I'll be re-doing the installation for a friend and wanted >>> to avoid breaking mplayer if possible. >>> >> >> >> I have confirmed one of the Smart Upgrades contained in debian-multimedia on >> Lenny does in fact cause this Fatal Error. I reinstalled Lenny on the same >> machine tonight, without adding debian-multimedia to /etc/apt/sources.list, >> and mplayer plays the .mov files just fine. >> >> Wanted to share in case anyone else has this problem. >> >> Mark >> > > Adding debian-multimedia.org breaks a couple of things. Including vlc. I > don't know why they don't fix their repository. > > I'm curious if many people use debian-multimedia. Is it trustworthy? > >
I have been using debian-multimedia with Debian stable for years without any problems. It is a vauluable and reliable service, and is provided by a well-known Debian developer. To the OP: do you have an example of a file that (the debian-multimedia version of) mplayer refuses to play? -- Liam O'Toole Birmingham, United Kingdom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/slrnhsjcc4.bu7.liam.p.oto...@dipsy.selfip.org