[MPlayer-users] VESA Not Working on Kernels > 2.6.15.5

[Obecalp]

Hello,
 
I've noticed that I can't get "-vo vesa" to work on kernels newer than
2.6.15.5.  The behavior is the same with 1.0pre7try2 & 1.0pre8.
 
It happens with all the video files I try, some are .avi, some are .mpg,
some are .flv, but all work fine on  the same machine with the 2.6.15.5
kernel but not on any newer kernels compiled with the same .config using
"make oldconfig".
 
I'm trying this as root of course.  Someone suggesting adding a normal user
to the root group and trying it as that user, that didn't work either.  
 
Is this possibly a kernel issue, mplayer bug or maybe just a problem on my
machine's hardware?  It's a Toshiba Libretto 100CT with NeoMagic MagicGraph
128XD with VESA VGA graphics kernel support.
 
Here is what I get when it fails:
 
mplayer -v Movie.flv
MPlayer 1.0pre7try2-3.4.6 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel Pentium MMX P55C (new) (Family: 5, Stepping: 1)
Detected cache-line size is 32 bytes
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 0 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 0 SSE2: 0
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX
CommandLine: '-vo' 'vesa' '-v' 'Movie.flv'
init_freetype
get_path('font/font.desc') -> '/root/.mplayer/font/font.desc'
font: can't open file: /root/.mplayer/font/font.desc
font: can't open file: /usr/local/share/mplayer/font/font.desc
Using MMX Optimized OnScreenDisplay
Using Linux hardware RTC timing (1024Hz).
get_path('input.conf') -> '/root/.mplayer/input.conf'
Can't open input config file /root/.mplayer/input.conf: No such file or
directory
Can't open input config file /usr/local/etc/mplayer/input.conf: No such file
or directory
Falling back on default (hardcoded) input config
get_path('Movie.flv.conf') -> '/root/.mplayer/Movie.flv.conf'
Playing Movie.flv.
[file] File size is 167239797 bytes
STREAM: [file] Movie.flv
STREAM: Description: File
STREAM: Author: Albeu
STREAM: Comment: based on the code from ??? (probably Arpi)
Checking for YUV4MPEG2
ASF_check: not ASF guid!
Checking for Nullsoft Streaming Video
Checking for NuppelVideo
Checking for REAL
Checking for SMJPEG
Searching demuxer type for filename Movie.flv ext: .flv
Trying demuxer 35 based on filename extension
LAVF_check: flv format
libavformat file format detected.
[flv @ 0x854d330]skipping flv packet: type 18, size 162, flags 0
==> Found video stream: 0
======= VIDEO Format ======
  biSize 40
  biWidth 320
  biHeight 240
  biPlanes 0
  biBitCount 0
  biCompression 827739206='FLV1'
  biSizeImage 0
===========================
==> Found audio stream: 1
======= WAVE Format =======
Format Tag: 85 (0x55)
Channels: 2
Samplerate: 22050
avg byte/sec: 0
Block align: 0
bits/sample: 16
cbSize: 0
===========================
LAVF: 1 audio and 1 video streams found
LAVF: build 4623
VIDEO:  [FLV1]  320x240  0bpp  1000.000 fps    0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s)
[V] filefmt:35  fourcc:0x31564C46  size:320x240  fps:1000.00  ftime:=0.0010
get_path('sub/') -> '/root/.mplayer/sub/'
get_path('default.sub') -> '/root/.mplayer/default.sub'
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
dec_audio: Allocating 4608 + 65536 = 70144 bytes for output buffer.
mp3lib: made decode tables with MMX optimization
mp3lib: using MMX optimized decore!
MP3lib: init layer2&3 finished, tables done
MPEG 2.0, Layer III, 22050 Hz 64 kbit Joint-Stereo, BPF: 208
Channels: 2, copyright: No, original: Yes, CRC: No, emphasis: 0
AUDIO: 22050 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 64.0 kbit/9.07% (ratio: 8000->88200)
Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm:mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
==========================================================================
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
INFO: libavcodec init OK!
Selected video codec: [ffflv] vfm:ffmpeg (FFmpeg Flash video)
==========================================================================
Checking audio filter chain for 22050Hz/2ch/s16le -> 22050Hz/2ch/s16le...
[libaf] Adding filter dummy
[dummy] Was reinitialized: 22050Hz/2ch/s16le
AF_pre: 22050Hz/2ch/s16le
ao2: 22050 Hz  2 chans  s16le
audio_setup: using '/dev/dsp' dsp device
audio_setup: using '/dev/mixer' mixer device
audio_setup: using 'pcm' mixer device
audio_setup: sample format: s16le (requested: s16le)
audio_setup: using 2 channels (requested: 2)
audio_setup: using 22050 Hz samplerate (requested: 22050)
audio_setup: frags:  64/64  (1024 bytes/frag)  free:  65536
AO: [oss] 22050Hz 2ch s16le (2 bps)
AO: Description: OSS/ioctl audio output
AO: Author: A'rpi
Building audio filter chain for 22050Hz/2ch/s16le -> 22050Hz/2ch/s16le...
[dummy] Was reinitialized: 22050Hz/2ch/s16le
[dummy] Was reinitialized: 22050Hz/2ch/s16le
Starting playback...
[ffmpeg] aspect_ratio: 0.000000
VDec: vo config request - 320 x 240 (preferred csp: Planar YV12)
Trying filter chain: vo
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied.
VO Config (320x240->320x240,flags=0,'MPlayer',0x32315659)
VO: [vesa] 320x240 => 320x240 Planar YV12
VO: Description: VESA VBE 2.0 video output
VO: Author: Nick Kurshev < <mailto:nickols_k at mail.ru> nickols_k at mail.ru>
VO: Comment: Requires ROOT privileges