What version were you working with? There have been some changes in recent (Hardy) packages that will affect this behavior.
** Changed in: mplayer (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- gmplayer displays "could not open codec" but plays file correctly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/179918 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs