MPEG and other w32codecs

[Tuoqui]

They all seem to be giving me this error...

I installed MPlayer because for some reason when I use the option 'preview in embedded MPlayer for KDE' everything seems to work perfectly fine. However, if I try to use Kaffine or another player I get green/magenta coloration of the video and it comes out quite choppy.

I've tried installing the the codecs and such as mentioned on the website with mediabuntu and automatix2 but still the problems continue.

Also I get some errors dealing with unable to open video device and stuff like that during the automatix2 installation.

[insmod]

Re: MPEG and other w32codecs

i think your video driver is wrong -- kaffine uses either mplayer or xine config files. you can say which to use. If mplayer works then i bet it is using xine configs.

solution:
set up xine or tell kaffine to use mplayer


insmod

[Tuoqui]

Re: MPEG and other w32codecs

Actually xine was doing the same thing too. Even Mplayer but not the built in one with Konqueror.

[Tuoqui]

Re: MPEG and other w32codecs

Here's a copy of what it actually spit out at me

tuoqui@Rooster:~$ sudo kate /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Password:
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 167
 Major opcode: 144
 Minor opcode: 3
 Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 167
 Major opcode: 144
 Minor opcode: 3
 Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified

kdeinit: Can't connect to the X Server.
kdeinit: Might not terminate at end of session.
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified

kded: cannot connect to X server :0.0
kded: ERROR: KUniqueApplication: Registering failed!
kded: ERROR: Communication problem with kded, it probably crashed.

[insmod]

Re: MPEG and other w32codecs

that is a permision problem with sudo and 0:0 -- not much about video. looks like a mit magic cookie problem. try a different editor or rm .Xauthority and Dcop then re login and retry -- as i said i doubt that is your video problem unless the glx drivers can't connect to X

[mchuskie]

Re: MPEG and other w32codecs

Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified

sudo doesn't play nice with a GUI. If you're using a graphical app like Kate, then use kdesu.

X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 167
Major opcode: 144
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 167
Major opcode: 144
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device

This is due to wacom (graphics tablet) drivers in xorg.conf. It's not a fatal or serious error.

[Xeor]

Re: MPEG and other w32codecs

I know it isn't a big deal but using kdesu doesn't seem to play better with the GUI: I get error messages:

~$ kdesu kate /etc/X11/xorg.conf
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 169
Major opcode: 145
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 169
Major opcode: 145
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 169
Major opcode: 145
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 169
Major opcode: 145
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device

Where I only get two error message with sudo:

~$ sudo kate /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Password:
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 169
Major opcode: 145
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 169
Major opcode: 145
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device

Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified

sudo doesn't play nice with a GUI. If you're using a graphical app like Kate, then use kdesu.

X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 167
Major opcode: 144
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 167
Major opcode: 144
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device

This is due to wacom (graphics tablet) drivers in xorg.conf. It's not a fatal or serious error.

[mchuskie]

Re: MPEG and other w32codecs

I know it isn't a big deal but using kdesu doesn't seem to play better with the GUI: I get error messages

Oh, it plays nicer with the GUI, all right. It just doesn't play nicer with that Wacom tablet you don't have attached to your PC. If it's bugging you, then edit your /etc/X11/xorg.conf (BACK THIS UP FIRST) and comment out all references (three Device sections plus some references in ServerLayout, if I remember rightly).