[MPlayer-users] black square when playing file

[Stefan Lange]

junk105 at optonline.net wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> 
> [root at localhost root]# XFree86 -version
> 
> XFree86 Version 4.2.0 (Red Hat Linux release:
> 4.2.0-72) / X Window System
> (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600)
> Release Date: 23 January 2002
>         If the server is older than 6-12 months, or
> if your card is
>         newer than the above date, look for a newer
> version before
>         reporting problems.  (See
> http://www.XFree86.Org/)
> Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.18-11smp i686 [ELF]
> Build Host: daffy.perf.redhat.com
> 
> Module Loader present
> OS Kernel: Linux version 2.4.18-18.8.0
> (bhcompile at daffy.perf.redhat.com) (gcc version 3.2
> 20020903 (Red Hat Linux 8.0 3.2-7)) #1 Thu Nov 14
> 00:10:29 EST 2002
> 

Try upgrading to 4.2.1, or install the gatos drivers instead
( http://gatos.sourceforge.net/ati.2.php )

regards
Stefan