[MPlayer-users] 3dfx Voodoo3

[Frederick Bruckman]

On Wed, 26 Nov 2003, James Lancaster wrote:

> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> On Wednesday 26 November 2003 15:36, you wrote:
> > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> > I've read the documentation about this graphics card, and I can't manage
> how to make it work with xv output device with mplayer. Xfree (4.3.0)
> loads the Xv extension, with xvinfo I get YUV and other capabilities but
> still doesn't work... Why?
> >
>
> Is the tdfx module in the kernel (XV needs the tdfx module to work, as
> does gl)

Are you sure about that? I've used Xv under NetBSD with this card,
no modules, no DRI/GL acceleration (not supported under NetBSD). I
do seem to remember that it only works under 16-bit True Colour.

Frederick