On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 08:31:55AM +0200, frantisek holop wrote: > ok, some new stuff i have learned trying to watch movies :] > > normally, mplayer plays the files i throw at it. > > then came this .mkv file, i have tested on > openbsd vlc (choppy, sometimes error message similar to mplayer) > openbsd mplayer (crash) > windows vlc (ok) > windows ffshow (ok) > > after the mplayer crash, none of the files play anymore on mplayer, > and there is also an mplayer process left in memory. > > after the mplayer crash vlc becomes choppy too. > > however the offending .mkv file, and/or any other movie > plays just fine if i use -vo gl. > > i didn't even know gl was a viable option..
mplayer -vo help > -f > -- > check book: a book with a unhappy ending. any chance you could actually provide the .mkv file? or at least post the output of mplayer -identify mystery-crash.mkv or -msglevel or, heck, maybe even see if there's anything in X logs ... -- jake...@sdf.lonestar.org SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org
