Mplayer errors since Pulseaudio upgrade

drob1337 · 2015-02-23 13:58:11

Hey all... wondering if anyone has seen this problem yet... I've searched high & low but I've not been able to find any bugs raised in the mplayer project or any recent posts in here...

Since upgrading pulseaudio from version 5 to version 6, mplayer has stopped playing any videos in 6 channel surround sound using pulse. I initially though it was pulseaudios fault, I downgraded & mplayer worked again... but I upgraded again & tested with VLC & a host of different apps, VLC is outputting surround sound via pulse and everything else works fine.

Mplayer works except when using the switch "-channels 6"

I can play any movie using mplayer in stereo using: mplayer -ao pulse -channels 2 somefile but mplayer -ao pulse -channels 6 somefile fails with the below AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument errors in the log which just keep repeating and the video shows as frozen on the screen.

......
==========================================================================
Forced video codec: ffh264vdpau
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
libavcodec version 56.13.100 (internal)
Selected video codec: [ffh264vdpau] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg H.264 (VDPAU))
==========================================================================
ID_VIDEO_CODEC=ffh264vdpau
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 6 ch, floatle, 384.0 kbit/4.17% (ratio: 48000->1152000)
ID_AUDIO_BITRATE=384000
ID_AUDIO_RATE=48000
ID_AUDIO_NCH=6
Selected audio codec: [ffac3] afm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg AC-3)
==========================================================================
AO: [pulse] 48000Hz 6ch floatle (4 bytes per sample)
ID_AUDIO_CODEC=ffac3
[Mixer] No hardware mixing, inserting volume filter.
Starting playback...
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
Movie-Aspect is 2.40:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
ID_VIDEO_ASPECT=2.4020
VO: [vdpau] 1912x796 => 1912x796 H.264 VDPAU acceleration
Movie-Aspect is 2.40:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
ID_VIDEO_ASPECT=2.4020
VO: [vdpau] 1912x796 => 1912x796 H.264 VDPAU acceleration
[ass] PlayResX undefined, setting to 384

AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument

Raynman · 2015-02-26 09:33:09

I had/have the same problem with mplayer-vaapi (didn't try regular mplayer), but I've switched to mpv (which seems to have matured a bit since the first time I tried it).

rlung · 2015-03-01 13:15:15

Same problem here. For "mplayer -ao X..." and X>2, i get this:

MPlayer SVN-r37353 (C) 2000-2015 MPlayer Team
210 audio & 441 video codecs
do_connect: could not connect to socket
connect: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control.

Playing ************************************.mkv.
libavformat version 56.15.102 (internal)
libavformat file format detected.
[lavf] stream 0: video (h264), -vid 0
[lavf] stream 1: audio (ac3), -aid 0, -alang eng
VIDEO: [H264] 1280x532 0bpp 23.976 fps 0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s)
Clip info:
encoder: libebml v1.2.3 + libmatroska v1.3.0
creation_time: 2012-12-21 00:20:30
Load subtitles in ./
SUB: Added subtitle file (1): ./************************************.srt
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
libavcodec version 56.13.100 (internal)
Selected video codec: [ffh264] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg H.264)
==========================================================================
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 6 ch, floatle, 448.0 kbit/4.86% (ratio: 56000->1152000)
Selected audio codec: [ffac3] afm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg AC-3)
==========================================================================
AO: [pulse] 48000Hz 6ch floatle (4 bytes per sample)
Starting playback...
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
Movie-Aspect is 2.41:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
VO: [vdpau] 1280x532 => 1280x532 Planar YV12
A: 0.0 V: 0.0 A-V: 0.000 ct: 0.000 0/ 0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
A: 0.0 V: 0.0 A-V: -0.042 ct: 0.000 0/ 0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
A: 0.0 V: 0.0 A-V: -0.042 ct: 0.000 0/ 0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
A: 0.0 V: 0.0 A-V: -0.042 ct: 0.000 0/ 0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
A: 0.0 V: 0.0 A-V: -0.042 ct: 0.000 0/ 0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
A: 0.0 V: 0.0 A-V: -0.042 ct: 0.000 0/ 0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
A: 0.0 V: 0.0 A-V: -0.042 ct: 0.000 0/ 0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument
AO: [pulse] pa_stream_write() failed: Invalid argument

drob1337 · 2015-03-03 08:50:26

As a workaround I've installed mplayer2 & mpv (don't like mpv much tbh)... but it resolves the problem.

mangus · 2015-05-11 20:38:58

uhmmm.. is this still broken? Apparently yes, filing the bugreport now

quequotion · 2016-01-16 18:09:30

Just realized this was happening after an excruciating process of debugging the a52 plugin.

EDIT: Sorry to necro bump; didn't look at the date and assumed the thread was current because the problem is current.

Unresolved bug report (ties in archlinux task and other unresolved reports)

Last edited by quequotion (2016-01-16 18:14:10)

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#1 2015-02-23 13:58:11

Mplayer errors since Pulseaudio upgrade

#2 2015-02-26 09:33:09

Re: Mplayer errors since Pulseaudio upgrade

#3 2015-03-01 13:15:15

Re: Mplayer errors since Pulseaudio upgrade

#4 2015-03-03 08:50:26

Re: Mplayer errors since Pulseaudio upgrade

#5 2015-05-11 20:38:58

Re: Mplayer errors since Pulseaudio upgrade

#6 2016-01-16 18:09:30

Re: Mplayer errors since Pulseaudio upgrade

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