Liam O'Toole wrote: > > Sounds like the problem (and workaround) described here: > > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=360916 > Did: $> touch ~/.mplayer/default.sub and now it is *much* better. I tried playing the 'vehicle on the valcano' video on the BBC website but it didn't work ... could be some other problem in this case however. But most of the other examples are now working. Thanks a ton, ->HS