mplayer

[Net Llama!]

On Fri, 6 May 2005, Rick Sivernell wrote:
> all
>
>    I have compiled mplayer from cvs, & now I get the following error. Have I

Why are you building from cvs?  Is there something wrong with the (stable)
released version?

> missed something? Is there a conf file?
>
> rick at RSivernell:~> mplayer  /home/rick/OnceaMarineAlwaysaMarine.wmv &
> [8] 31940
> MPlayer dev-CVS-050505-19:30-3.3.4 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
> CPU: Advanced Micro Devices  (Family: 8, Stepping: 0)
> Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
> CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
> Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 3DNow 3DNowEx SSE SSE2
>
>
> Failed to open /dev/rtc: Device or resource busy (it should be readable by the
> user.) Setting up LIRC support...
> mplayer: could not connect to socket
> mplayer: Permission denied
> Failed to open LIRC support.
> You will not be able to use your remote control.
>
> [8]+  Stopped                 mplayer /home/rick/OnceaMarineAlwaysaMarine.wmv
> rick at RSivernell:~>

Are you logged into the window manager in X as the rick user, or some
other user?  This seems like a permission/ownership issue.

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