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otter

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From: Wroclaw

Registered: 2005-05-19

Posts: 31

Problem using mplayer [solved]

Hi - I'm trying to run mplayer through its gui gmplayer.

It doesn't run either from my normal user account or from root.

From my user account I get this -

process:2900): Gtk-WARNING **: This process is currently running setuid or setgid.
This is not a supported use of GTK+. You must create a helper
program instead. For further details, see:

    http://www.gtk.org/setuid.html

Refusing to initialize GTK+.

From root I get -

Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified

vo: couldn't open the X11 display (:0.0)!
MPlayer GUI requires X11.

mplayer itself seems to be OK so I guess it is a problem with the GUI. I've googled the error messages, searched the forums and looked at the wiki - but I haven't found what to do! Can anyone help please?

Last edited by otter (2009-01-26 19:53:11)

lucke

Member

From: Poland

Registered: 2004-11-30

Posts: 4,018

Re: Problem using mplayer [solved]

Try executing 'chmod -s /usr/bin/gmplayer' as root.

Or just reinstall mplayer.

detto

Member

Registered: 2006-01-23

Posts: 510

Re: Problem using mplayer [solved]

mhh.. to the first output it gave: try an "ls -l /usr/bin/gmplayer" and see if it has right permissions and owner ships, also has NO suid.

otter

Member

From: Wroclaw

Registered: 2005-05-19

Posts: 31

Re: Problem using mplayer [solved]

Thanks very much - I had setuid on. All better now!