I've pulled mplayer-1.0-75_snap20100524.fc13.x86_64 using yum under a new build running Fedora 13. When I try and play the following stream: mplayer -v -ao null -vo null -vc null mms://wm.bbc.co.uk/wms/bbc7coyopa/bbc7_-_friday_0430.wma It only plays for a few seconds, and then stops: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>LOG1<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< MPlayer SVN-r31206-snapshot-4.4.4 (C) 2000-2010 MPlayer Team CPU vendor name: AuthenticAMD max cpuid level: 1 CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+ (Family: 15, Model: 107, Ste pping: 2) extended cpuid-level: 24 extended cache-info: 33587520 Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNowExt: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1 SSSE3: 0 Compiled with runtime CPU detection. get_path('codecs.conf') -> '/root/.mplayer/codecs.conf' Reading /root/.mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open '/root/.mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory Reading /etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: 141 audio & 306 video codecs Configuration: --extra-cflags=-I/usr/include/directfb --prefix=/usr --libdir=/us r/lib64 --datadir=/usr/share/mplayer --confdir=/etc/mplayer --mandir=/usr/share/ man --enable-gui --enable-largefiles --enable-lirc --enable-joystick --enable-ra dio --enable-radio-capture --enable-tv-v4l1 --enable-tv-v4l2 --enable-menu --dis able-faad-internal --enable-xmms --enable-musepack --enable-xvmc --with-xvmclib= XvMCW --enable-xss --enable-fbdev --enable-directfb --enable-runtime-cpudetectio n --language=all CommandLine: '-v' '-ao' 'null' '-vo' 'null' '-vc' 'null' 'mms://wm.bbc.co.uk/wms /bbc7coyopa/bbc7_-_friday_0430.wma' init_freetype Using MMX (with tiny bit MMX2) Optimized OnScreenDisplay get_path('fonts') -> '/root/.mplayer/fonts' Using nanosleep() timing get_path('input.conf') -> '/root/.mplayer/input.conf' Can't open input config file /root/.mplayer/input.conf: No such file or director y Can't open input config file /etc/mplayer/input.conf: No such file or directory Falling back on default (hardcoded) input config Opening joystick device /dev/input/js0 Can't open joystick device /dev/input/js0: No such file or directory Can't init input joystick Setting up LIRC support... mplayer: could not open config files /root/.lircrc and /etc/lirc/lircrc mplayer: No such file or directory Failed to read LIRC config file ~/.lircrc. get_path('bbc7_-_friday_0430.wma.conf') -> '/root/.mplayer/bbc7_-_friday_0430.wm a.conf' Playing mms://wm.bbc.co.uk/wms/bbc7coyopa/bbc7_-_friday_0430.wma. get_path('sub/') -> '/root/.mplayer/sub/' Filename for url is now mms://wm.bbc.co.uk/wms/bbc7coyopa/bbc7_-_friday_0430.wma Filename for url is now mms://wm.bbc.co.uk/wms/bbc7coyopa/bbc7_-_friday_0430.wma STREAM_ASF, URL: mms://wm.bbc.co.uk/wms/bbc7coyopa/bbc7_-_friday_0430.wma Trying ASF/UDP... ===> ASF/UDP failed Trying ASF/TCP... Resolving wm.bbc.co.uk for AF_INET6... Couldn't resolve name for AF_INET6: wm.bbc.co.uk Resolving wm.bbc.co.uk for AF_INET... Connecting to server wm.bbc.co.uk[212.58.251.77]: 1755... Connected unknown object unknown object file object, packet length = 2261 (2261) unknown object unknown object stream object, stream ID: 1 unknown object data object mmst packet_length = 2261 Cache size set to 64 KBytes STREAM: [null] mms://wm.bbc.co.uk/wms/bbc7coyopa/bbc7_-_friday_0430.wma STREAM: Description: mms and mms over http streaming STREAM: Author: Bertrand, Reimar Doeffinger, Albeu STREAM: Comment: originally based on work by Majormms (is that code still there? ) CACHE_PRE_INIT: 0 [0] 0 pre:13107 eof:0 Cache fill: 12.50% (8192 bytes) ASF file format detected. stream type: guid_audio_stream stream concealment: guid_audio_conceal_interleave type: 28 bytes, stream: 8 bytes ID: 1 unk1: 0 unk2: 186F6CC FILEPOS=0x15A1 ==> Found audio stream: 1 [asfheader] Audio stream found, -aid 1 ======= WAVE Format ======= Format Tag: 353 (0x161) Channels: 2 Samplerate: 44100 avg byte/sec: 6003 Block align: 2230 bits/sample: 16 cbSize: 10 Unknown extra header dump: [0] [88] [0] [0] [1f] [0] [d9] [22] [0] [0] ========================================================================== ASF: audio scrambling: 1 x 1 x 2230 ASF: packets: 5819 flags: 2 max_packet_size: 2261 min_packet_size: 2261 max_ bitrate: 48646 preroll: 3065 Title: Flying the Flag - Series 2 11 06 2010 Author: BBC BBC7 Copyright: British Broadcasting Corporation ?? 2010, all rights reserved. Comment: BBCMEDR225 read error:: Interrupted system call ============ ASF Stream group == START === stream count=[0x1][1] stream id=[0x1][1] max bitrate=[0xbe06][48646] ============ ASF Stream group == END === Found movie at 0x1617 - 0xC8D7AE ASF: 1 audio and 0 video streams found ASF: Searching for audio stream (id:-1). pre-header read failed Auto-selected ASF audio ID = 1 Clip info: title: Flying the Flag - Series 2 11 06 2010 author: BBC BBC7 copyright: British Broadcasting Corporation ?? 2010, all rights reserved. comments: BBCMEDR225 get_path('sub/') -> '/root/.mplayer/sub/' ========================================================================== Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders dec_audio: Allocating 192000 + 65536 = 257536 bytes for output buffer. FFmpeg's libavcodec audio codec INFO: libavcodec "wmav2" init OK! AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 48.0 kbit/3.40% (ratio: 6003->176400) Selected audio codec: [ffwmav2] afm: ffmpeg (DivX audio v2 (FFmpeg)) ========================================================================== 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 preferred audio driver 'null', options '[none]' AO: [null] 44100Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample) AO: Description: Null audio output AO: Author: Tobias Diedrich <ranma+mplayer at tdiedrich.de> Building audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/s16le -> 44100Hz/2ch/s16le... [dummy] Was reinitialized: 44100Hz/2ch/s16le [dummy] Was reinitialized: 44100Hz/2ch/s16le Video: no video Freeing 0 unused video chunks. Starting playback... Increasing filtered audio buffer size from 0 to 37888 ds_fill_buffer: EOF reached (stream: audio) ds_fill_buffer: EOF reached (stream: audio) EOF code: 1 1) of 2160.0 (36:00.0) 0.3% 0% Uninit audio filters... [libaf] Removing filter dummy Uninit audio: ffmpeg vo: x11 uninit called but X11 not initialized.. Exiting... (End of file) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>END LOG1<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< However - when I play it on another machine running mplayer-1.0-71_snap20091017.fc10.x86_64, it plays the whole stream: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>LOG2<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< MPlayer SVN-r29776-snapshot-4.3.2 (C) 2000-2009 MPlayer Team CPU vendor name: AuthenticAMD max cpuid level: 1 CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+ (Family: 15, Model: 107, Stepping: 2) extended cpuid-level: 24 extended cache-info: 33587520 Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNowExt: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1 SSSE3: 0 Compiled with runtime CPU detection. get_path('codecs.conf') -> '/root/.mplayer/codecs.conf' Reading /root/.mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open '/root/.mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory Reading /etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: 141 audio & 306 video codecs Configuration: --extra-cflags=-I /usr/include/nvidia-graphics -I/usr/include/directfb --extra-ldflags=-L /usr/lib64/nvidia-graphics --prefix=/usr --libdir=/usr/lib64 --datadir=/usr/share/mplayer --confdir=/etc/mplayer --mandir=/usr/share/man --enable-gui --enable-largefiles --enable-lirc --enable-joystick --enable-radio --enable-radio-capture --enable-tv-v4l1 --enable-tv-v4l2 --enable-menu --disable-faad-internal --enable-xmms --disable-liba52-internal --enable-musepack --enable-xvmc --with-xvmclib=XvMCW --enable-xss --enable-fbdev --enable-directfb --enable-runtime-cpudetection --language=all CommandLine: '-v' '-ao' 'null' '-vo' 'null' '-vc' 'null' 'mms://wm.bbc.co.uk/wms/bbc7coyopa/bbc7_-_friday_0430.wma' init_freetype Using MMX (with tiny bit MMX2) Optimized OnScreenDisplay get_path('fonts') -> '/root/.mplayer/fonts' Using nanosleep() timing get_path('input.conf') -> '/root/.mplayer/input.conf' Can't open input config file /root/.mplayer/input.conf: No such file or directory Can't open input config file /etc/mplayer/input.conf: No such file or directory Falling back on default (hardcoded) input config Opening joystick device /dev/input/js0 Can't open joystick device /dev/input/js0: No such file or directory Can't init input joystick Setting up LIRC support... mplayer: could not open config files /root/.lircrc and /etc/lircrc mplayer: No such file or directory Failed to read LIRC config file ~/.lircrc. get_path('bbc7_-_friday_0430.wma.conf') -> '/root/.mplayer/bbc7_-_friday_0430.wma.conf' Playing mms://wm.bbc.co.uk/wms/bbc7coyopa/bbc7_-_friday_0430.wma. get_path('sub/') -> '/root/.mplayer/sub/' Filename for url is now mms://wm.bbc.co.uk/wms/bbc7coyopa/bbc7_-_friday_0430.wma Filename for url is now mms://wm.bbc.co.uk/wms/bbc7coyopa/bbc7_-_friday_0430.wma STREAM_ASF, URL: mms://wm.bbc.co.uk/wms/bbc7coyopa/bbc7_-_friday_0430.wma Trying ASF/UDP... ===> ASF/UDP failed Trying ASF/TCP... Resolving wm.bbc.co.uk for AF_INET6... Couldn't resolve name for AF_INET6: wm.bbc.co.uk Resolving wm.bbc.co.uk for AF_INET... Connecting to server wm.bbc.co.uk[212.58.252.11]: 1755... Connected unknown object unknown object file object, packet length = 2261 (2261) unknown object unknown object stream object, stream ID: 1 unknown object data object mmst packet_length = 2261 Cache size set to 64 KBytes STREAM: [null] mms://wm.bbc.co.uk/wms/bbc7coyopa/bbc7_-_friday_0430.wma STREAM: Description: mms and mms over http streaming STREAM: Author: Bertrand, Reimar Doeffinger, Albeu STREAM: Comment: originally based on work by Majormms (is that code still there?) CACHE_PRE_INIT: 0 [0] 0 pre:13107 eof:0 Cache fill: 12.50% (8192 bytes) ASF file format detected. stream type: guid_audio_stream stream concealment: guid_audio_conceal_interleave type: 28 bytes, stream: 8 bytes ID: 1 unk1: 0 unk2: 186F6CC FILEPOS=0x15A1 ==> Found audio stream: 1 [asfheader] Audio stream found, -aid 1 ======= WAVE Format ======= Format Tag: 353 (0x161) Channels: 2 Samplerate: 44100 avg byte/sec: 6003 Block align: 2230 bits/sample: 16 cbSize: 10 Unknown extra header dump: [0] [88] [0] [0] [1f] [0] [d9] [22] [0] [0] ========================================================================== ASF: audio scrambling: 1 x 1 x 2230 ASF: packets: 5819 flags: 2 max_packet_size: 2261 min_packet_size: 2261 max_bitrate: 48646 preroll: 3065 Title: Flying the Flag - Series 2 11 06 2010 Author: BBC BBC7 Copyright: British Broadcasting Corporation ?? 2010, all rights reserved. Comment: BBCMEDR225 ============ ASF Stream group == START === stream count=[0x1][1] stream id=[0x1][1] max bitrate=[0xbe06][48646] ============ ASF Stream group == END === Found movie at 0x1617 - 0xC8D7AE ASF: 1 audio and 0 video streams found ASF: Searching for audio stream (id:-1). Auto-selected ASF audio ID = 1 Clip info: title: Flying the Flag - Series 2 11 06 2010 author: BBC BBC7 copyright: British Broadcasting Corporation ?? 2010, all rights reserved. comments: BBCMEDR225 get_path('sub/') -> '/root/.mplayer/sub/' ========================================================================== Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders dec_audio: Allocating 192000 + 65536 = 257536 bytes for output buffer. FFmpeg's libavcodec audio codec INFO: libavcodec init OK! AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 48.0 kbit/3.40% (ratio: 6003->176400) Selected audio codec: [ffwmav2] afm: ffmpeg (DivX audio v2 (FFmpeg)) ========================================================================== 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 preferred audio driver 'null', options '[none]' AO: [null] 44100Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample) AO: Description: Null audio output AO: Author: Tobias Diedrich <ranma+mplayer at tdiedrich.de> Building audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/s16le -> 44100Hz/2ch/s16le... [dummy] Was reinitialized: 44100Hz/2ch/s16le [dummy] Was reinitialized: 44100Hz/2ch/s16le Video: no video Freeing 0 unused video chunks. Starting playback... Increasing filtered audio buffer size from 0 to 37888 A: 6.1 (06.1) of 2163.0 (36:03.0) 68.6% 3% MPlayer interrupted by signal 2 in module: play_audio Uninit audio filters....0 (36:03.0) 68.3% 3% [libaf] Removing filter dummy Uninit audio: ffmpeg vo: x11 uninit called but X11 not initialized.. Exiting... (Quit) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>END LOG2<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Any ideas?