If you have changed nothing else apart from the mplayer and it was
working before, then I think the problems are more likely at the BBC's
end rather than with your system. It may just be that the BBC's
servers are very busy at the weekend.
Rather than spending too long pulling your system apart
Thanks, I did find it in the end but didn't make any difference. The SB3
says 'NOW PLAYING' and then 'CONNECTING' and keeps repeating this
without any sound.
I've tried deleting the Alien BBC plug in, re-installing it and
stopping/starting Slimserver.
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For the timeout in SC7
Settings/Advanced/Network/Radio Station Timeout.
Timeout problem happen most with live stations due to buffer filling in
mplayer - Try a "listen Again" as these will usually connect within 2-3
secs.
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Trust me to be the kid in the class who can't do it right.
I downloaded from that new mplayer link and it seemed to find its way
automatically into local/usr/bin (joining my lame file).
Checking other radio streams and it all works and in stereo. ALIEN BBC
though now won't connect. Watching the
IIRC The mplayer.sh mod was only for AlienBBC 2.0. Standard installtion
of AlienBBC 1.06 still requires the "drilling down" unless you replace
the mplayer.sh.
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mplayer.sh was modified not too long ago so that it could see mplayer
inside the build of MPlayer that was available from the .hu site.
I don't think anything easier than drilling down to find mplayer and
copying it into /usr/local/bin can be done by a user at present, but it
may be that mplayer.
bpa
Many thanks - the latest build of mplayer at the site you linked to
works perfectly with my G5 PowerPC. I can now join the happy bunnies
with stereo Alien BBC (and going back to the start of this thread, can
hear John Lennon just fine in the 'Kite sample').
By the look of it, this build see
I do not know whether these will work but there are recent mplayer OSX
builds for both Intel and PPC on this site
http://www.haque.net/software/mplayer/mplayerosx/builds/
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WhaleOil;272094 Wrote:
> Sorry to be a lone voice, but does anybody know if there is a revised
> version of mplayer that has this stereo channel bug fixed that works on
> an older PowerPC Mac?
>
> Many thanks
>
> WhaleOil
You're not alone. Bugger.
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I'm afraid it does not support ppc macs.
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Sorry to be a lone voice, but does anybody know if there is a revised
version of mplayer that has this stereo channel bug fixed that works on
an older PowerPC Mac?
Many thanks
WhaleOil
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Hi Triode, just downloaded the new mplayer and works a charm. Tks.
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For other users who want this new build of Intel mplayer, I think there
might be some confusion as to where exactly it is on the AlienBBC site.
It doesn't seem obvious; indeed the link on the instructions section is
to the mplayerhq site.
Also, should mplayerhq themselves be informed that their v
Wonderful news. Is this the AlienBBC site that has been updated? The
link to the mplayer for Squeezecenter 7 seems to be the same.
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User reporting problems clearly also help a great deal.
I recall a number of AlienBBC users who have complained of AlienBBC
sound quality but without any specifics - I suspect some of them were
related to this issue.
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With many thanks to Triode, I now have a fully operational mplayer, and
therefore Alien BBC. Thanks too to the others, especially Steve and
bpa, who helped along the way. This forum works because there are
people like these prepared to help others and give generously of their
time and knowledge. T
Web site now updated with file which works for whitman
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whitman - can you pm me your email address?
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Sorry, just my shorthand. I know it must be the correct path because I
simply dragged the mplayer file into the Terminal window, which gives
you the correct path automatically.
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Just in case it is a typo.
If mplayer is in the /usr/local/bin then you should type
/usr/local/bin/mplayer - note the leading "/".
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In 2., when I put the full path, usr/local/bin/mplayer, I got 'no such
file or directory', so I just put mplayer on the top level, and got the
'no such command'.
In 4., when I put the full path, usr/local/bin/mplayer, I get the
'missing library' message. When I put mplayer at the top level, I get
Step 4 "command not found" means that mplayer has not been re-installed
correctly or you haven't given the path to it.
What is the full directory of where have you installed mplayer ?
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1. Did that.
2. Did that; got 'command not found'.
3. Did that. By make executable, I presume you mean match permissions
to original, which I did (-rwxr--r--).
4. Did that; got 'command not found'. Also, when I tried to play
kitesample I got the 'library not loaded' etc message.
Anything to dedu
I can't give specifics on OSX but it is strange that mplayer works on
other systems and not yours. Can you think of anything that could make
your system special/ different ?
In the meantime - I still think it is worth confirming that the new
mplayer actually got installed.
1. Delete the mplaye
Triode, Steve, bpa ... is there anything to be done?
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And another thing ... looking around about for this missing library
thing, I see that I do have something called libfreetype.6.3.dylib in
Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/X11R6/lib/
Is that the thing I need? And if so, can I simply move it to the /usr
folder to solve the prob?
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Apologies, all this has got me seeing double. Of course, it's mplayer in
the usr/local/bin and mplayer.sh in the [user]/Library/SlimDevices/bin.
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Actually, I do have two 'mplayer.sh' files. One in usr/local/bin and the
other in [user]/Library/SlimDevices/bin.
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Hello bpa. No banner, just the library missing message as above. I have
no other mplayers on my system as far as I know.
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Does mplayer not produce a banner at all like
>
> MPlayer dev-SVN-r25999-4.0.1 (C) 2000-2008 MPlayer Team
>
You may have more than one mplayer on your system and the "wrong" one
is being run each time. The banner will help identify if your are
running the latest mplayer.
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I wonder if Triode might like to come in here before I get into this. He
suggested that the new build of mplayer should not be using X11. And by
the way, I don't see anything X11-like in my /usr folder(s).
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Curious. The instructions in my previous posting will test a freshly
downloaded mplayer with the Mr Kite sample. This test is independent of
any AlienBBC or Slimserver installation.
I've started Slimserver on my Mac and followed the instructions for
installing AlienBBC on
http://www.x2systems.com
Nope, that just gives me ...
dyld: Library not loaded: /usr/X11R6/lib/libfreetype.6.dylib
Referenced from: /usr/local/bin/mplayer
Reason: image not found
Trace/BPT trap
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To see the version number and the other information about mplayer, you
need to run the program from the Terminal.
First, double click on the mplayer_intel_osx.zip file to expand it.
This gives you a file, simply called mplayer, in the same directory as
the .zip file. Assuming you're using Leopard
Sorry, I don't know how to get Terminal to give this info. Please
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whitman;270310 Wrote:
> Ah, I followed the link at number 20, as you suggested...
>
> http://www.x2systems.com/alienbbc/mplayer_intel_osx.zip
>
> Perhaps I got the old one again? Where's the new one?
That should be the new one - does it give the same version number as in
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Ah, I followed the link at number 20, as you suggested...
http://www.x2systems.com/alienbbc/mplayer_intel_osx.zip
Perhaps I got the old one again? Where's the new one?
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Hum - the new one should not be using X11 - is this definately the new
one?
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By the way, I got this in Terminal, so sounds like a library thing
again.
dyld: Library not loaded: /usr/X11R6/lib/libfreetype.6.dylib
Referenced from: /usr/local/bin/mplayer
Reason: image not found
Trace/BPT trap
Antony-Bacons-Computer-2:~ Tony$
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Thanks Triode, downloaded your new version, but this doesn't work for
me. I get as far as the individual shows on, say, Radio 2, but just a
read-out of the show name but no audio when I choose one. Am I supposed
to do something with the permissions, maybe? I'm a bit lost now.
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Thank you for this. I tried this version of mplayer and (perhaps
unsurprisingly) it didn't work with my G5 PPC - I got an error message
saying I had a 'Bad CPU type'. This seemed a bit harsh - it's old but
not that bad :)
Anyway, is there any hope of a fix for a version that works for u
See post #20
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plugins ma
Sorry to be dense, but can you please help me to find this new version
of mplayer - I cannot find any reference to it on the AlienBBC site.
Also, does this new version work on G5 PPC Macs or is it Intel only?
Many thanks
WhaleOil
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I just tested the mplayer version from the Alien site. I can confirm
that it worked perfectly on my Intel Core Duo iMac, running 10.5.2 -
the vocals came through loud and clear.
Mplayer version info from Terminal:
MPlayer dev-SVN-r25999-4.0.1 (C) 2000-2008 MPlayer Team
CPU: Genuine Intel(R) CPU
whiteman - could you try downloading the file again from the alien site.
We have uploaded a newer one which should not include x11 output (can't
be certain it will work though as I don't have another mac with no
additional libraries installed)
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That's fine: obviously, whenever you can. I'm really keen to have my
AlienBBC back, but at the same time I'm grateful and trying not be too
pushy because I know this is you being generous. And I think there'll
be quite a few others beyond me waiting for his build, too, who will
also be thankful fo
I'm unlike to be able to build another mplayer one until the weekend I
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Morning Triode. Just wondered if you'd had a chance to compile a new
version yet? It would be great if you could!
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Triode;267882 Wrote:
> Makes sense but means that you can't run the mplayer that I compiled as
> you don't have the same libraries installed :-(
>
> I will probably need to recompile with some options disabled. This
> will have to wait a few days I am afraid.
I just got exactly the same error,
OK triode. I'm grateful for your offer to make another version, and of
course I'm happy to wait. Er, what are these 'libraries'?
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whitman;267869 Wrote:
> OK triode, did as suggested; went into terminal and typed the line, and
> returned this...
>
> dyld: Library not loaded: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.6.dylib
> Referenced from: /usr/local/bin/mplayer
> Reason: image not found
> Trace/BPT trap
>
> Make any sense?
Makes sense
OK triode, did as suggested; went into terminal and typed the line, and
returned this...
dyld: Library not loaded: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.6.dylib
Referenced from: /usr/local/bin/mplayer
Reason: image not found
Trace/BPT trap
Make any sense?
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I would unzip the file into /usr/local/bin and then open a terminal
session and type:
./usr/local/bin/mplayer
If it runs and you get the banner text then it will probably work ok.
If not then we need to change the permissions.
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OK, I haven't quite got to it yet. So triode, how about the permish
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As far as I am aware, the only difference between the two versions of
mplayer.sh is that the newer one will find mplayer if MPlayer OS X is
installed in the Applications folder while the old one will not.
So there's no reason to revert to the older mplayer.sh, so long as you
either move (my sugge
I'll give triode's scheme a whirl and report back.
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Unfortunately, Triode's version of mplayer seems to be for Intel macs
only. Has anyone found a version of mplayer that plays both stereo
channels for a mac g5 PPC processor?
Many thanks
WhaleOil
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Easiest solution would be:
1. Delete /usr/local/bin/mplayer
2. Install Triode's mplayer into /usr/local/bin - setting permissions
and ownership as necessary (it will need unzipping)
3. Move the MPlayer installed in /Applications to another name so the
mplayer.sh included in Alien 2.0 does not fin
OK, I'm waiting.
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Whitmans,
As I said before, you are a special case. You have mplayer installed in
the /usr/local/bin for the original AlienBBC 1.6 installation and also
MPlayer installed in the standard installation which is used in
AlienBBC 2.0.
This is not typical.
I think you should do the following but a
Bpa, I have in usr/local/bin the following:
cups-calibrate
cups-genppd.5.0
cups-genppdconfig5.0
cups-genppdupdate5.0
escputil
lame
mplayer
testpattern
Danco, in Apps I have on the top level 'MPlayer OSX', a Universal
application.
What next?
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whitman;267626 Wrote:
> Thanks Triode. (I was the original poster on this matter.) Sorry, you're
> dealing with non-techie here. How would I make mplayer.sh see a new
> installation in preference to the existing one in Apps?
What do you actually have in Applications? mplayer (a Unix file) or
MPl
Whitman,
You're a special case in case other AlienBBC 1.6 want to follow - since
when debugging this problem, you upgraded your mplayer.sh to the one in
AlienBBC 2.0.
I think it may be necessary to create another mplayer.sh for you.
Is there an mplayer binary in /usr/local/bin ?
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Thanks Triode. (I was the original poster on this matter.) Sorry, you're
dealing with non-techie here. How would I make mplayer.sh see a new
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For intel macs, Neil has put up the latest mplayer version at:
http://www.x2systems.com/alienbbc/mplayer_intel_osx.zip
Please try this and check that it fixes the problem for you. Note that
you will need to put the mplayer file in a location that mplayer.sh will
find it in preference to the mpla
I can't actually recall where I got my version of mplayer. I *think* it
was extracted from Mplayer, but am not sure. Looking at the Get Info
panel I see a creation and modification date of 4 December 2006 and a
file size of 7,627,888 bytes.
Had I mentioned that I am using OS 10.4.11
Running mpla
For me, the clip played fine in Real Player.
No vocals at all using mplayer though. The version was
MPlayer dev-SVN-r21482-4.0.1 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
CPU: Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2500 @ 2.00GHz (Family: 6, Model:
14, Stepping: 8)
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1
About the '.ram' extension on the sample: mine acquired that too when I
downloaded it to the desktop. I simply deleted the '.ram' part.
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Whaleoil,
Correct - the bug is one channel out of both speakers. Not mono which
is a mixture of two channels - the same coming out of both speakers.
The sample is unusual in that singing is only on one channel.
Danco,
The file on the server has no "ram" extension. I don't know where it
is bei
my version of mplayer is SVN-r21482-4.0.1
I think I am getting only one of the stereo channels played out of both
speakers - I hear music, but no John Lennon.
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I've just built mplayer from the latest svn tree on my macbook and this
works - so suggests there is a bug in the version which is hosted on
the mplayer web site.
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Danco - what does mplayer show if you start with -v for this clip?
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There is one point that may make a difference as regards those who get
no sound at all. It should not be relevant for those who (unlike me)
only get sound on one channel.
The instructions say that one should enter
... kitesample.ra
in the Terminal window.
But the file I got by downloading is
Whale Oil, to find version number, open Terminal and just type
mplayer (followed by Return, of course).
You get a bunch of lines that begin with the version information.
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No singing on any of the tests:
MPlayer dev-SVN-r21482-4.0.1 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T7200 @ 2.00GHz (Family: 6, Model: 15,
Stepping: 6)
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 SSE SSE2
This is the
No John Lennon for me on all three of these tests. The clip plays fine
using RealPlayer.
Mac OS X 10.5.1
iMac G5 PPC
mplayer from the link on the Alien BBC site (not sure how to find out
the version number)
This is really intriguing - I had never spotted a problem before!
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I could have been clearer. I meant "passed both tests of number 4", and
- of course - had passed the earlier tests as well.
I was surprised that I have the same version of mplayer as those who
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Bpa and danco, I'm just wondering what exactly danco means by "passed
both tests". You did or did not hear Lennon on points 2/3? And then
what for point 4?
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Thanks Danco,
Very strange - you have same version of mplayer and as user with
problem. Processors are slightly different- so perhaps there is an
difference in processor instructions sets.
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Fine for me. Passed both tests. Just typing mplayer in Terminal reports
MPlayer dev-SVN-r21482-4.0.1 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7700 @ 2.40GHz (Family: 6, Model:
15, Stepping: 10)
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled for x86 CP
Can a few more OSX AlienBBC users try this test ?
>From the responses so far - the commonly installed mplayer is only
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mplayer kitesample.ra.ram > I hear John
mplayer -af channels=2:2:0:0:0:1 kitesample.ra.ram > I DO NOT hear
John
mplayer -af channels=2:2:1:1:1:0 kitesample.ra.ram > I hear John
MPlayer 1.0rc2-4.0.1
OS X 10.5.1
MacBook Pro 2.33 GHz Core 2 Duo
I'm using mplayer from macports.org.
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No singing here.
Mplayer Dev-SVN-r21482-4.0.1
Mac OSX 10.4.11
1.66GHz Intel Core Duo
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Need help from OSX/AlienBBC users to test if mplayer for OSX has a bug
where it only plays one stereo channel out of both channels.
The test involves running a test file (30sec clip of Beatles "Benefit
of Mr. Kite") with mplayer in a Terminal window. The vocals in this
clip are only on channel.
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