As a hint, compiling the current tarball from mplayerhq, you get a package with exactly the same problem. (method: sudo apt-get build-dep mplayer; fakeroot debian/binary)
So most likely the devil is in the libaries (maybe libmad). -- new mplayer gives garbage audio output https://launchpad.net/bugs/84561 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
