[Mplayer-users] Another happy user with bugs.

[Matthew Williams]

I only have one comment and its not a slam or anything like that. I too used 
to use x11 for my viewing option. Then I compiled mplayer with sdl. SDL is 
better by far in quality and scalability. Just a recommendation for you, 
instead of x11.




On Thursday 09 August 2001 09:47, you wrote:
> Greetings,
>
>  I decided to write some stuff about Mplayer that isn't perfect (but who
> is? :) yet.
>
>  1/  First  of  all  - could I have a kind request to add AUTOMATIC mode
> change to fbdev module? I use Matrox, which has the capability to change
> resolution  'on-the-fly'.  So  far,  I've  written a small dialog-using-
> script, which presents me the resolutions from  fb.modes,  and  lets  me
> choose.  But  I'd  like it to happen automagically. Is this a problem? I
> know that generic fbdev cannot change resolution, but  it'd  be  a  nice
> present for people with better framebuffers...?
>
>  2/  'fs  = yes' works... strange. For example, if I specify -vo x11, it
> does fullscreen, WHEN I also specify... -nofs. WTF? When i say '-vo  x11
> -fs' it doesn't scale at all!
>
>  3/ (Not quite a mplayer question) Does anyone knows if my Matrox Mille­
> nium I has XVideo capabilities? Even S3 virges has these...? :(( XF4.0.3
> loads the extension, but then xvinfo shows nothing :(
>
>  4/  Divx4linux  is  supposed to be faster? False here - it is a sloooow
> beast :( When I specify '-vc divx4' framerate drops to 1-2 fps. Why?
>
>  5/  DGA  displays  black  screen.  I have proper gcc, and still... When
> using -vo dga it gives me black screen + audio, when using  -vo  sdl:dga
> it gives me picture + sound (but the movie is jerked, and skippy, stran­
> ge thing it applies for -vo sdl:everything, except aalib :)
>
>
>  A distress call: if someone is using such ancient graphic card as mine,
> please contact me - maybe we can work something out.
>
>  A bit of sugar: reading all these above, you may think I'm greatly dis­
> sapointed - it's quite contrary, I'm happy as a pig :> Nearly all of  my
> mpegs/avis play fine, under console - no need for XFree! Great thing. At
> least I can watch my animes under The Right Operating System. If only it
> read .rm and .vivo... dream on... :)
>
> My configuration:
> Debian 2.2
> Linux magi 2.4.6 #1 śro lip 25 19:16:30 CEST 2001 i586 unknown
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root       887712 wrz  1  2000 /lib/libc-2.1.3.so
> lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           14 kwi 16 00:20 /lib/libc.so.5 ->
> libc.so.5.4.46 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root       586720 lut  9  1999
> /lib/libc.so.5.4.46 lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           13 paź 17  2000
> /lib/libc.so.6 -> libc-2.1.3.so XFree 4.0.3
> gcc version 2.95.2 20000220 (Debian GNU/Linux)
> GNU ld version 2.9.5 (with BFD 2.9.5.0.37)
> GNU assembler 2.9.5
>
> Hardware:
> processor	: 0
> vendor_id	: AuthenticAMD
> cpu family	: 5
> model		: 8
> model name	: AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor
> stepping	: 12
> cpu MHz		: 350.801
> cache size	: 64 KB
> fdiv_bug	: no
> hlt_bug		: no
> f00f_bug	: no
> coma_bug	: no
> fpu		: yes
> fpu_exception	: yes
> cpuid level	: 1
> wp		: yes
> flags		: fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8 pge mmx syscall 3dnow k6_mtrr
> bogomips	: 699.59
>
> Matrox Millenium I 4MB RAM
> chipset mga2064w
> mga.o driver in XFree, mga framebuffer under console, VESA chipset under
> SVGAlib
>
> Reagrds,
>
> Q.

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