Android MediaPlayer throwing “Prepare failed.: status=0x1” on 2.1, works on 2.2

Question

I\'ve been really banging my head against the table trying to get the MediaPlayer class to try to play h.264-encoded videos on Android 2.1. My code is rather simple:

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Answer 1

I know this may be too late. I managed to use video from resources as this:

MediaPlayer mp = ...;
Uri uri = Uri.parse("android.resource://"+getPackageName()+"/" + R.raw.my_movie);
mp.setDataSourceUri(this, uri);

Answer 2

If you are using multiple instances of MediaPlayer, make sure that you've executed release() on a resource before attempting to use it in a different instance.

Answer 3

first thanks for your code, the open raw ressource helped me with my problem.

I'm sorry I don't have a definite answer to your problem but based on the api media example in the SDK and my media player in my project I would suggest checking that the file opens correctly.

otherwise maybe you need to set the display before preparing as such:

mMediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer();
            mMediaPlayer.setDataSource(fileDescriptor.getFileDescriptor(), fileDescriptor.getStartOffset(), fileDescriptor.getDeclaredLength());
            mMediaPlayer.setDisplay(holder);
            mMediaPlayer.prepare();

those are the only ideas I have

hope it helps

Jason

Answer 4

To playback a video or audio file located in the raw folder use:

mMediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.a_video_or_audio_file);
mMediaPlayer.start(); 

no need to call prepare() when using MediaPlayer.create(Context,R.raw.some_resource_file)

Answer 5

initilize the fileName, mediaPlayer instance:

private MediaPlayer mp;
private final static String fileName = "ring";

for playing/starting audio file from res/raw directory:

        try 
        {   
            mp = new MediaPlayer();
            mp.setAudioStreamType(AudioManager.STREAM_RING); //set streaming according to ur needs
            mp.setDataSource(Context, Uri.parse("android.resource://yourAppPackageName/raw/"+fileName));
            mp.setLooping(true);
            mp.prepare();
            mp.start();

        } catch (Exception e) 
        {
            System.out.println("Unable to TunePlay: startRingtone(): "+e.toString());
        }

finally stopping the audioFile:

    try
    {
        if (!(mp == null) && mp.isPlaying())
        {
            mp.stop();
            mp.release(); //its a very good practice
        }       
    }
    catch (Exception e)
    {
        System.out.println("Unable to  TunePlay: stopRingtone():"+e.toString());
    }

Answer 6

I found Best and clear solution for this error : java.io.IOException: Prepare failed.: status=0x1

Note

if you want read from your sd card and got this error , your are not set
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/> in your Manifast .

Note 2

if your are want play from url and got that error maybe your are set setDataSource to like this :https://www.android.com just remove S from http like this http://www.android.com