Mplayer's config file

[Daleswanson]

Ok I just installed Mplayer, and I'm trying to setup the controls, I edited the $HOME/.mplayer/input.conf file with the sample stuff from the documentation:

##
## MPlayer input control file
##

RIGHT seek +10
LEFT seek -10
- audio_delay 0.100
+ audio_delay -0.100
q quit
> pt_step 1
< pt_step -1
ENTER pt_step 1 1

But when I try to start a movie I get this:

Reading config file /usr/local/etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf: No such file or directory
Reading config file /root/.mplayer/config
Option RIGHT needs a parameter at line 7
Option LEFT needs a parameter at line 8
Option - needs a parameter at line 9
Option + needs a parameter at line 10
Option q needs a parameter at line 11
Option > needs a parameter at line 12
Option < needs a parameter at line 13
Option ENTER needs a parameter at line 14


I know it must be something real simple that I'm missing, maybe can someone post your config file so I can compare them. Thanks.

[dkeav]

Reading config file /root/.mplayer/config

the config file is usually ran out of the home directory, are your running as root?

[Daleswanson]

Yes, I just installed Linux, and I tend to install things as root.

[dkeav]

yeah install as root, but run as user

always run as a user, and use the code su
to run as superuser

[Daleswanson]

Well I can get it to run as root if the config file is empty. So that still dosn't solve why I can't run it. I kind of felt like configuring the program was all part of the install, and I am moving on to other programs that need to be installed as this is a fresh Linux install there are alot. When I'm done all this I'll switch over to my normal name.

But could you post what your config file looks like, or atleast a few lines, mainly the RIGHT seek and such.

[dkeav]

i dont currently have it installed, ill see if i can grab my config off an old install