[gentoo-user] errors with mplayer and mp3 files

Hi.  I am using unstable gentoo and  using mplayer at the text console.
When playing an mp3 file, I often get the following error:
mpg123 decoding failed: No stream opened. (code 24)

Any ideas on what causes this and/or how to fix?  It would be nice not
to depend on mpg123 at all -- is this possible?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

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