MPlayer "Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo)device'

[rioguia]

after installing MPlayer using this how-to:
http://home.gagme.com/greg/linux/fc4-tips.php
I got this error message when attempting to load a movie from my web browser. In contrast, downloading the file and launching mplayer at the command line "mplayer movie_file_name.avi" worked fine. the solution was to modify the /home/user/.mplayer/gui.conf file. Specifically changing

vo_driver = "xvmc"

to

vo_driver = "x11"

as suggested by the faq found here:
http://home.gagme.com/greg/linux/fc4-tips.php
and a thread found here:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...93#post1332993

[sayeeth]

I presume you've installed mplayerplug-in. If so, what version are you using?

[rioguia]

Everything is working fine. Sorry my post was not clear (it was 3 in the morning my time). I have fixed this problem and was posting in case my experience might help others.

[badbit]

Yes! Definitely did! But I'd like to understand the problem, to remember it more easily. What's the change really?

[imdeemvp]

I have listed here how to fix the error: http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=53335 under the 2nd tip.

[stitch.py]

after installing MPlayer using this how-to:
http://home.gagme.com/greg/linux/fc4-tips.php
I got this error message when attempting to load a movie from my web browser. In contrast, downloading the file and launching mplayer at the command line "mplayer movie_file_name.avi" worked fine. the solution was to modify the /home/user/.mplayer/gui.conf file. Specifically changing

to

as suggested by the faq found here:
http://home.gagme.com/greg/linux/fc4-tips.php
and a thread found here:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...93#post1332993

it worked ok for me too (using centos 5.2).

thanks.