a xine problem

[faeychild]

Somewhat unbelievable symptoms
Xine will sometimes play some,not all mp4 files and some only with sound

Unfortunately the "junk" $USER plays back fine which suggest I have
config file problems

I have removed all xine entries in $HOME then uninstalled and
reinstalled xine only for it to behave for a time before breaking down
and becoming erratic again..

It also plays well,for a time, immediately after returning from testing
in "junk"

Got me intrigued

[David W. Hodgins]

Post by faeychild
Somewhat unbelievable symptoms
Xine will sometimes play some,not all mp4 files and some only with sound
Unfortunately the "junk" $USER plays back fine which suggest I have
config file problems
I have removed all xine entries in $HOME then uninstalled and
reinstalled xine only for it to behave for a time before breaking down
and becoming erratic again..
It also plays well,for a time, immediately after returning from testing
in "junk"
Got me intrigued

Having some mp4 files play and not others is not that unusual, as mp4 is a
container format, not an audio or video format.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP4_file_format
See the "Data Streams" part. Without the correct codec as used in the
recording, the stream will not play.

Having it work for one user, but not another does indicate a config problem.
Having it work after testing it in the junk user, but only for some period
of time, I'm inclined to think is more likely just from logging out/in rather
then anything done while logged into the other account. That implies something
is not being reinitialized properly after playing some files. Try another
player such as kmplayer, gmplayer, etc.

Regards, Dave Hodgins

[faeychild]

Post by David W. Hodgins
Having it work for one user, but not another does indicate a config problem.
Having it work after testing it in the junk user, but only for some period
of time, I'm inclined to think is more likely just from logging out/in rather
then anything done while logged into the other account. That implies something
is not being reinitialized properly after playing some files. Try another
player such as kmplayer, gmplayer, etc.

I have reluctantly arrived at the same thoughts concerning reinitialization

I don't have km* or gm* player but vlc and kaffeinne play the same
files flawlessly.



PS
I checked, no gmplayer but kmplayer works OK, can ever scrub video for
quick search as with xine.

vlc and kaffeinne don't scrub well



Thanks Dave

[David W. Hodgins]

Post by faeychild

Post by David W. Hodgins
Having it work for one user, but not another does indicate a config problem.
Having it work after testing it in the junk user, but only for some period
of time, I'm inclined to think is more likely just from logging out/in rather
then anything done while logged into the other account. That implies something
is not being reinitialized properly after playing some files. Try another
player such as kmplayer, gmplayer, etc.

I have reluctantly arrived at the same thoughts concerning reinitialization
I don't have km* or gm* player but vlc and kaffeinne play the same
files flawlessly.

Sorry, I should have checked. Looks like gmplayer (an alias for gnome-mplayer)
was dropped from gnome starting in Mageia 7.

Another version that is still present is smplayer.

Post by faeychild
PS
I checked, no gmplayer but kmplayer works OK, can ever scrub video for
quick search as with xine.
vlc and kaffeinne don't scrub well
Thanks Dave

You're welcome.

Regards, Dave Hodgins

[faeychild]

Post by David W. Hodgins

Post by faeychild
PS
I checked, no gmplayer but kmplayer works OK, can ever scrub video for
quick search  as with xine.
  vlc and kaffeinne don't scrub well
Thanks Dave

You're welcome.

As you suggested, it would seem to point to initialization error

I pulled the "dot config" folder on $HOME and rebooted. a bit scorched
earth approach

I now find that after boot xine will not play the first attempt but is
fine after.

Maybe that will have to do

regards