[vdr] Re: mplayer running but no picture

[Olaf Mindermann <O.Mindermann@FH-Wolfenbuettel.DE>]

Markus Kalb wrote:
> Hi 
> 
> i have installed the aio patch to get the mplayer plugin and i can
> choose my test mpg file and the mplayer is started without mutch
> errors (only something about /dev/dsp not working, no wonder here as
You should redirect the audio output to mpegpes (switch -ao mpegpes)

> there is no soundcard). The vide decoding starts and then i get a
> zapping on the vdr and within a second i'm back in the channel i was,
> will the mplayer is still running on the computer. 
> 
> Anyone of you having the same problems ? 
> 
> using 
> 	vdr-1.0.3-aio 
> 	redhat 7.2 
> 	mplayer-0.90pre4
> 
> ciao markus 
> 

First step is to cancel vdr, and to start mplayer on a commandline with
mplayer -vo mpegpes -ao mpegpes <mpegfile>