Install mplayer in ubuntu 9.10

Preparation: Update source

sudo apt-get update

First Step: Install mplayer and mplayer-fonts

sudo apt-get install mplayer mplayer-fonts

Second Step: Configure mplayer

sudo cp /etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf /etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf_backup

sudo gedit /etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf

Here's my configuration as a reference for you:

vo=x11

vm=yes

zoom=yes

ao=pulse, alsa, sdl:aalib

af=lavcresample=44100

cache=8192

cache-min=20.0

cache-seek-min=50

Third Step: Install w32codecs

wget http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/essential-20071007.tar.bz2

tar jxvf essential-20071007.tar.bz2

sudo mkdir /usr/lib/codecs

sudo mv essential*/* /usr/lib/codecs

Problem0: Error:opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device

Solution: Open mplayer, right mouse click, "preferences"->"Video"->"Available Drivers", select "x11", ok, restart mplayer

Problem1: Error:could not open required directshow codec drvc.bundle/Contents/MacOS/drvc

Solution: Download drvc.dll in www.dlldll.com and move it to /usr/lib/codecs