Public bug reported: I can't seem to play any videos with mpv. When I invoke it like `mpv /path/to/file', it pops up a window but then eats up a ton of memory without showing anything. Eventually, the system becomes clogged up and I have to kill it with kill -9. Running it under ulimit -v $((4*1024*1024)) causes it to get killed, so it's at least occupying 4G of memory just to play a 640x360 file. I'm seeing similar behavior with vlc on the same system, if that might provide a clue.
I've tried a few input files, the smallest being 640x360 m2v and asf files available here: https://filesamples.com/categories/video ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: mpv 0.32.0-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-53.59-generic 5.4.65 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-53-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.13 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: GNOME-Flashback:GNOME Date: Sun Dec 13 15:58:24 2020 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-12-31 (1808 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021) SourcePackage: mpv UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-06-15 (180 days ago) ** Affects: mpv (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1907944 Title: mpv can't play any videos, just eats up memory To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mpv/+bug/1907944/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
