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

[Nikos Chantziaras]

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.