I have been using mplayer version: MPlayer-1.0pre7try2 for quite some time now. Since I originally built the package, compiler development has moved on and the package will no longer build. Accordingly I downloaded the latest snapshot and built that under kernel 2.6.29.6 using gcc version 4.3.3. The build was successful but I am having problems running the resulting mplayer. I could run the older (pre7) version under console mode (no X) using something like 'mplayer movie.avi' and I would get a full screen picture, and the keys on my keyboard were enabled. Using the new version of mplayer (mplayer-export-2010-06-06) I get a full screen picture, but my keyboard is disabled. I can't stop the play, I can't switch to a different console, nothing. I have to log into the machine from outside and shut mplayer down. However, if I invoke the new version as 'mplayer -vo svga movie.avi' I retain keyboard function, but the picture is small and jerky. I have built the SDL library and if I invoke mplayer as 'mplayer -vo sdl movie.avi' I get a full screen good picture, but again my keyboard is disabled. In order to track the changes made since the pre7 version I went back to your site and tried MPlayer-1.0pre8. This version does not build and halts with the following error messages: In file included from ao_mpegpes.c:28:/usr/include/linux/dvb/audio.h:79: error: expected '=', ',', ';', 'asm' or '__attribute__' before 'audio_attributes_t' make[1]: *** [ao_mpegpes.o] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/stuff/MPlayer-1.0pre8/libao2' I understand c programming and there is nothing wrong with the line from audio.h: typedef uint16_t audio_attributes_t; In fact, I have built that kernel from the source package that includes the file audio.h. I can't seem to find any version after 1.0pre8 and the current version that I can try to compile. I am trying to track down where, in the development progress, the loss of keyboard function started. Can someone please suggest how I can run the latest version of mplayer under the console and still retain keyboard function? Alternatively, can you provide a link for some older version of mplayer that will build? TIA. -- Cheers, Bev ------------------------------------------------------------------ Always carry a length of fiber-optic cable in your pocket. Should you be shipwrecked and find yourself stranded on a desert island, bury the cable in the sand. A few hours later, a guy driving a backhoe will be along to dig it up. Ask him to rescue you.
