On March 18, 2017 7:44:59 PM GMT+01:00, tu...@posteo.de wrote: >No. >Starting mpv as root "fixes" the problem...so it is >a permission problem (see my second mail). But mpv >does not complain about missing permissions and plays >the file....after 5 seconds (when used as unpriveledged >user). > >I am member of group "video" though and -- for example -- Blender >gets full access to video infrastructure without problems... > > > >On 03/18 12:35, Maxim Wexler wrote: >> Do the files repose on a on a big(terabytes!) outboard drive? This >> could cause a delay on account of the OS having to read the thing >> first. >> >> On 3/18/17, tu...@posteo.de <tu...@posteo.de> wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > very often I use mpv to watch videos. >> > >> > On my old root, the start of that tool >> > was nearly instantly. >> > >> > With my new root, it seems, that mpv >> > is waiting for something. For example: >> > >> > Playing: <Some videoZ=> >> > [ffmpeg/demuxer] flv: video stream discovered after head already >parsed >> > [ffmpeg/demuxer] flv: audio stream discovered after head already >parsed >> > (+) Video --vid=1 (h264) >> > (+) Audio --aid=1 (aac) >> > AO: [alsa] 48000Hz stereo 2ch float >> > VO: [opengl] 480x360 yuv420p >> > >> > The above is printed instantly onto the console...than it waits >> > ~5 seconds, then the video is started and this is printed >> > and updated: >> > >> > AV: 00:00:00 / 01:25:09 (0%) A-V: 0.000 >> > >> > >> > . This happens with flv, mp4 but it happens to pure audio >> > files like ogg and wav also. >> > >> > I have no idea, for what mpv is waiting for -- but it annoys me. >> > >> > >> > Is it fixable...and >> > if( true ) >> > then >> > how( "?" ) >> > fi >> > >> > :) >> > >> > Cheers >> > Meino >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>
If it also happens with pure audio files, I would suspect an issue with the audio subsystem. Maybe it tries direct access. Doesn't work, so it switches to something else (maybe pulseaudio) Root being allowed direct access, doesn't suffer from this? -- Joost -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
