[Mplayer-users] mplayer doesn't work anymore

[Felix Bünemann]

> It's the Question that drives us, Chittaranjan Mandal :
> > The documentation states that Xv is a better device to use, but it is
> > not trivial to install Xv.
> Hmm, it doesn't need any installing. (maybe update your driver at
> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers [at least for me])
> Try 'xvinfo' . Or make sure that XFree86's Xvideo extension is installed.
> (see
> log)

And I think you need at least XFree 4.0.1 for xvideo support.
BTW. try configuring MPlayer with ./configure --enable-xv as autodetect
doesn't always work (at least it didn't for me).

> 
> 
> > It would be a great help to have some lines on installing the Xv device
> > (or pointers to appropriate documentation).
> I've just made a DOCS/VIDEOCARDS file, I'll upload it as soon as it is
> viable ;)
> 
> Please tell me what videocards do you have (and what libvo targets work
> for you),
> so I can add 'em to the file.
> 
> -- 
> Gabucino
> 

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Best Regards,
    Felix

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