[MPlayer-users] Re: gmplayer and SUID

[Dominik Mierzejewski]

On Tuesday, 22 July 2003, Juan C. Gallardo wrote:
> I'm sorry I didn't give enough information.
> I'm using a old laptop with an ATI videocard, the only way I manage to
> use full screen with this video is using the vidix output driver.

Using GATOS drivers you should be able to get decent XVideo output.

> This vidix need root permission to access the video memory, and be able
> to work.
> Reading the mplayer manual they say that or you run the program as a root
> or you set the SUID bit.
> Because Im the only user in my computer I though it wasn't a problem to
> set the SUID bit.
> The same as DGA...

OK.

> I did and it worked fine, but only mplayer.
> If you try to run gmplayer it seems like GTK don't allow the program to
> run because is surpassing the X-server, and a small message say something
> about doing a helper file.. which I have no idea how to do it.

Could you paste the exact message here? Otherwise it's hard to help.

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