Re: [gentoo-user] Re: errors with mplayer and mp3 files

Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.com> wrote:

> On 02/09/12 12:47, covici@××××××××××.com wrote:
> > Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On 02/09/12 03:23, covici@××××××××××.com wrote:
> >>> 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.
> >>
> >> Try enabling the "mad" USE flag for mplayer.  This should then use
> >> libmad for MP3 decoding.  I think.
> >
> > Thanks for your response -- mad is already enabled, but mpg123 is being
> > used.
>
> It seems mplayer pulls mpg123 as a dep:
>
>   $ emerge -pv --depclean media-sound/mpg123
>   Calculating dependencies... done!
>   media-sound/mpg123-1.14.3 pulled in by:
>     media-video/mplayer2-9999
>
> Looking at the ebuild, it indeed does:
>
>   mp3? ( media-sound/mpg123 )
>
> I don't know why it's possible to enable both "mad" as well as
> "mp3". The solution is simple.  Use "mad -mp3" as USE flags for
> mplayer.  I just did the same and mplayer now only uses libmad to play
> MP3s.
>
> If no other package depends on mpg123 on your system, you can now
> delete it.  "emerge -a --depclean" will take care of it.

Thanks much  -- it seems to be working now.  I had never heard of the
mad before -- learn something new every day.  This list is very nice and
helpful.


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