Hi, Thanks for a quick reply. Running xine --verbose and trying to play a movie clip produces: ga@grzes:~$ xine --verbose This is xine (X11 gui) - a free video player v0.99.6. (c) 2000-2007 The xine Team. Built with xine library 1.1.20 (1.1.20) Found xine library version: 1.1.20 (1.1.20). Platform information: -------------------- system name : Linux node name : grzes release : 3.1.0-1-686-pae version : #1 SMP Tue Jan 10 05:42:54 UTC 2012 machine : i686 CPU information: --------------- processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 23 model name : Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5200 @ 2.50GHz stepping : 6 cpu MHz : 1203.000 cache size : 2048 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 2 core id : 0 cpu cores : 2 apicid : 0 initial apicid : 0 fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 10 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm dts bogomips : 6650.13 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: processor : 1 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 23 model name : Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5200 @ 2.50GHz stepping : 6 cpu MHz : 2500.000 cache size : 2048 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 2 core id : 1 cpu cores : 2 apicid : 1 initial apicid : 1 fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 10 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm dts bogomips : 6650.03 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: ------- Display Name: :0, XServer Vendor: The X.Org Foundation, Protocol Version: 11, Revision: 0, Available Screen(s): 1, Default screen number: 0, Using screen: 0, Depth: 24, -[ xiTK version 0.10.7 [XFT] ]-[ WM type: (EWMH) KWIN {KWin} ]- load_plugins: plugin /usr/lib/xine/plugins/1.30/xineplug_dmx_qt.so found 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load_plugins: plugin /usr/lib/xine/plugins/1.30/xineplug_vo_out_fb.so found load_plugins: plugin /usr/lib/xine/plugins/1.30/xineplug_decode_spudvb.so found main: probing <dxr3> video output plugin video_out_dxr3: Failed to open control device /dev/em8300-0 (No such file or directory) main: probing <aadxr3> video output plugin main: probing <xv> video output plugin video_out_xv: using Xv port 310 from adaptor NV17 Video Texture for hardware colour space conversion and scaling. video_out_xv: ignoring broken XV_HUE settings on NVidia cards video_out_xv: this adaptor supports the yuy2 format. video_out_xv: this adaptor supports the yv12 format. main: probing <sndio> audio output plugin video_out: can't raise nice priority by 2: Operation not permitted video_decoder: can't raise nice priority by 1: Operation not permitted video_out: can't raise nice priority by 2: Operation not permitted osd: error loading font sans with ft2 osd: error loading font sans with ft2 osd: error loading font sans with ft2 video_out_xv: VO_PROP_ASPECT_RATIO(0) video_decoder: can't raise nice priority by 1: Operation not permitted video_decoder: can't raise nice priority by 1: Operation not permitted gui_xine_open_and_play(): mrl: 'file:/usr/share/xine/skins/xine-ui_logo.mpv', sub 'NONE', start_pos 0, start_time 0, av_offset 0, spu_offset 0. xine: found input plugin : file input plugin ebml: invalid EBML ID size (0x0) at position 1 ebml: Invalid EBML length size (0x0) at position 2 ebml: invalid master element demux_dts: unsupported DTS stream type, or not a DTS stream xine: found demuxer plugin: Elementary MPEG stream demux plugin av_offset=0 pts spu_offset=0 pts xine: found input plugin : file input plugin ebml: invalid master element failed to read 8 bytes at pos 28442624 xine: found demuxer plugin: AVI/RIFF demux plugin ffmpeg_video_dec: direct rendering enabled Stuck in _x_demux_control_headers_done(). Taking the emergency exit 200 frames delivered, 1 frames skipped, 0 frames discarded osd: error loading font cetus with ft2 gui_xine_open_and_play(): mrl: 'file:/usr/share/xine/skins/xine-ui_logo.mpv', sub 'NONE', start_pos 0, start_time 0, av_offset 0, spu_offset 0. xine: found input plugin : file input plugin ebml: invalid EBML ID size (0x0) at position 1 ebml: Invalid EBML length size (0x0) at position 2 ebml: invalid master element demux_dts: unsupported DTS stream type, or not a DTS stream xine: found demuxer plugin: Elementary MPEG stream demux plugin av_offset=0 pts spu_offset=0 pts
---------------------- (ERROR) ---------------------- The audio device is unavailable. Please verify if another program already uses it. ------------------ (END OF ERROR) ------------------- ---------------------- (ERROR) ---------------------- The audio device is unavailable. Please verify if another program already uses it. ------------------ (END OF ERROR) ------------------- osd: error loading font cetus with ft2 osd: error loading font cetus with ft2 gui_xine_open_and_play(): mrl: 'file:/usr/share/xine/skins/xine-ui_logo.mpv', sub 'NONE', start_pos 0, start_time 0, av_offset 0, spu_offset 0. xine: found input plugin : file input plugin ebml: invalid EBML ID size (0x0) at position 1 ebml: Invalid EBML length size (0x0) at position 2 ebml: invalid master element demux_dts: unsupported DTS stream type, or not a DTS stream xine: found demuxer plugin: Elementary MPEG stream demux plugin av_offset=0 pts spu_offset=0 pts ---------------------- (ERROR) ---------------------- The audio device is unavailable. Please verify if another program already uses it. ------------------ (END OF ERROR) ------------------- ---------------------- (ERROR) ---------------------- The audio device is unavailable. Please verify if another program already uses it. ------------------ (END OF ERROR) ------------------- On 16 January 2012 16:29, Darren Salt <li...@youmustbejoking.demon.co.uk> wrote: > I demand that Grzegorz Andruszkiewicz may or may not have written... > >> After opening any movie clip with sound the player displays error message >> "The audio device is unavailable <etc.>" and stop playing. All the other >> xine based players have the same issue (e.g. Kaffeine). > > They all have one thing in common: xine-lib, and the fact that *it* handles > audio and video. The front ends just provide access to this. > >> This doesn't seem to be system issue, because all mPlayer based players >> work just fine, system sounds, skype, etc. likewise. I couldn't find any >> meaningful error message. > > Run the front end in verbose mode; see what it tries. Also, see what sound > output methods are available, and what devices each offers. Maybe all that > you need is to adjust the configuration...? > > -- > | _ | Darren Salt, using Debian GNU/Linux (and Android) > | ( ) | > | X | ASCII Ribbon campaign against HTML e-mail > | / \ | http://www.asciiribbon.org/ > Fuzzy project goals avoid the embarrassment of estimating the costs. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org