Public bug reported: Binary package hint: mythtv
1. Go to the command line with mythtvfrontend stopped. mplayer -ao pulse somefile.avi Works mplayer -ao alsa somefile.avi Works mplayer -ao oss somefile.avi Works 2. Start mythfrontend (in a window if necessary), then from command line as before: mplayer -ao pulse somefile.avi Hangs mplayer -ao alsa somefile.avi Hangs mplayer -ao oss somefile.avi WORKS So in summary, while running Ubuntu64 9.10, mplayer cannot play files with -ao alsa or -ao pulse if mythfrontend is running. This is regardless of whether mplayer is called from within the frontend or from the command line. Upgrading mplayer to svn did not resolve this problem, making me think it is more likely to be an audio bug. Running mplayer with -ao oss is a workaround for this bug. Forum discussion is here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8409846#post8409846 ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Nov 29 17:53:03 2009 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Package: mythtv-frontend 0.21.0+fixes21383-0ubuntu0+mythbuntu4 [modified: usr/share/mythtv/info_menu.xml] ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-15.50-generic SourcePackage: mythtv Uname: Linux 2.6.31-15-generic x86_64 ** Affects: mythtv (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug -- mplayer hangs with "-ao pulse" and "-ao alsa" if mythfrontend is running. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/490124 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs