[mythtv-users] Exiting out of mplayer closes MythTV

[Nick Morrott]

On 27/05/07, Rage321 <rage321 at optonline.net> wrote:
>
> I recently started using a BE server as a BE/FE.  Got Twinview to work with
> a FX 4000 and ALSA working.  When I go to view a video file, mplayer
> launches no problem and I can operate it normally.  However, when I exit
> mplayer, mythfronend is gone.  Any ideas on what to look for?  Are

Are you controlling MPlayer with the remote or keyboard? If using the
remote, are you using a button for MPlayer that also controls MythTV?
If you exit MPlayer via the keyboard, does mythfrontend still close?

> VideoOutputXv errors below a deal breaker?

No. XVID playback is not using MPEG2 XvMC acceleration.

>
> This is the command line within Myth - mplayer -fs -zoom -quiet -vo xv
> -xineramascreen 0 %s

Do you see the same behaviour without the xinerama option?

-- 
Nick

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