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10 <TD COLSPAN=4><P><B>General:</B></P></TD><TR>
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13 <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top>xv</TD><TD></TD><TD>X11 using overlays with the Xvideo extension (hardware YUV & scaling)</TD><TR>
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14 <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top>gl</TD><TD></TD><TD>OpenGL renderer, so far works only with:
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15 <UL><LI>all cards with Utah-GLX
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16 <LI>Matrox cards with X/DRI >=4.0.3
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17 <LI>Radeon with X/DRI CVS</UL></TD><TR>
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18 <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top>dga</TD><TD></TD><TD>X11 DGA extension</TD><TR>
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19 <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top>fbdev</TD><TD></TD><TD>Output to general framebuffers</TD><TR>
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20 <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top>svga</TD><TD></TD><TD>Output to SVGAlib</TD><TR>
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21 <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top>sdl</TD><TD></TD><TD>
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22 <CODE>1.1.7:</CODE> supports software scaling<BR>
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23 <CODE>1.1.8:</CODE> supports Xvideo (hardware scaling/fullscreen)<BR>
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24 <CODE>1.2.0:</CODE> supports AAlib (-vo aa is very recommended, see below!)</TD><TR>
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25 <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top>ggi</TD><TD></TD><TD>similar to SDL</TD><TR>
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26 <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top>aa</TD><TD></TD><TD>textmode rendering with AAlib</TD><TR>
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31 <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top>xmga</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matrox G200/G400 overlay (mga_vid) in X11 window<BR>
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32 (<I>Xv emulation on X 3.3.x!</I>)</TD><TR>
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33 <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top>syncfb</TD><TD></TD><TD>Matrox G400 YUV support on framebuffer (obsoleted, use mga/xmga)</TD><TR>
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34 <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top>3dfx</TD><TD></TD><TD>Voodoo2/3 hardware YUV (/dev/3dfx) support (not yet tested, maybe
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39 <TD> </TD><TD VALIGN=top>png</TD><TD> </TD><TD>PNG files output (use -z switch to set compression)</TD><TR>
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40 <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top>pgm</TD><TD></TD><TD>PGM files output (for testing purposes or ffmpeg encoding)</TD><TR>
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41 <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top>md5</TD><TD></TD><TD>MD5sum output (for MPEG conformance tests)</TD><TR>
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46 <P>NOTE: <I>check the following subsections for details and requirements!</I></P>
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52 give a big performance boost. First you have to find the base address.
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53 You have 3 ways to find it:</P>
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56 <LI>from X11 startup messages, for example:
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57 <P><CODE>(--) SVGA: PCI: Matrox MGA G400 AGP rev 4, Memory @ 0xd8000000, 0xd4000000<BR>
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58 (--) SVGA: Linear framebuffer at 0xD8000000</CODE></P>
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59 <LI>from /proc/pci (use lspci -v command):
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61 <TD VALIGN=top><CODE>01:00.0</CODE></TD><TD><CODE>VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc.: Unknown device 0525</CODE></TD><TR>
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62 <TD></TD><TD><CODE>Memory at d8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable)</CODE></TD><TR>
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63 </TABLE></P></CODE>
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64 <LI>from mga_vid kernel driver messages (use dmesg):
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65 <P><CODE>mga_mem_base = d8000000</CODE></P>
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72 <TD> </TD><TD>1 MB</TD><TD WIDTH=10%></TD><TD>0x100000</TD><TR>
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73 <TD></TD><TD>2 MB</TD><TD></TD><TD>0x200000</TD><TR>
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74 <TD></TD><TD>4 MB</TD><TD></TD><TD>0x400000</TD><TR>
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75 <TD></TD><TD>8 MB</TD><TD></TD><TD>0x800000</TD><TR>
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76 <TD></TD><TD>16 MB</TD><TD></TD><TD>0x1000000</TD><TR>
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77 <TD></TD><TD>32 MB</TD><TD></TD><TD>0x2000000</TD><TR>
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81 <P>You know base address and memory size, let's setup mtrr registers!
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82 For example, for the Matrox card above (base=0xd8000000) with 32MB
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83 ram (size=0x2000000) just execute:</P>
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86 <P><CODE> echo "base=0xd8000000 size=0x2000000 type=write-combining" >| /proc/mtrr</CODE></P>
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97 In order to make this work, be sure to check the following:</P>
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99 <LI>You have to use XFree86 4.0.2 or newer (former versions don't have XVideo)
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100 <LI>Your card actually supports harware acceleration (modern cards do)
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107 always loaded, and doesn't mean that the _card's_ XVideo support is loaded!</P>
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110 part of the XFree86 distribution. It should display a long text, similar
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115 Adaptor #0: "Savage Streams Engine"
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116 number of ports: 1
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118 operations supported: PutImage
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119 supported visuals:
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124 Number of image formats: 7
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125 id: 0x32595559 (YUY2)
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139 usable with <B>MPlayer</B>.</P>
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142 ./configure prints this.
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149 it didn't support either YUY2 or YV12, and so. Verify that you have
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150 XFree86 version 4.1.0 or greater, it works ok. Alternatively, you can use
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151 <A HREF="http://dri.sourceforge.net">DRI</A> cvs.
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152 If you experience strange effects using -vo xv, try SDL (it has XVideo too)
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153 and see if it helps. Check the <A HREF="#2.2.1.4">SDL section</A> for details.</P>
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158 <P>S3 Savage3D's should work fine, but for Savage4, use XFree86 version 4.0.3
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159 or greater. As for S3 Virge.. sell it.</P>
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161 <P><B><A NAME=2.2.1.2.3>2.2.1.2.3. nVidia cards</A></B></P>
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164 binary nVidia driver, available at nVidia's website. The standard X
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165 driver doesn't support XVideo for these cards, due to nVidia's closed
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180 4.1.0 doesn't. No TV-out support.</LI>
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189 what the DGA video output driver for mplayer can do (and what it can't).</P>
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195 bypass the X-Server and directly modifying the framebuffer memory.
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196 Technically spoken this happens by mapping the framebuffer memory into
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197 the memory range of your process. This is allowed by the kernel only
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198 if you have superuser privileges. You can get these either by logging in
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199 as root or by setting the suid bit on the mplayer excecutable (NOT
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210 switching the depth of the display. So you may, although basically
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211 running a 32 bit depth XServer, switch to a depth of 15 bits and vice
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215 graphics chip you use and on the implementation of the XServer's video
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219 <P><B><A NAME=2.2.1.3.3>2.2.1.3.3. Installing DGA support for MPlayer</A></B></P>
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221 <P>First make sure X loads the DGA extension, see in /var/log/XFree86.0.log:</P>
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223 <P> <CODE>(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA</CODE></P>
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225 <P>See, XFree86 4.0.x or greater is VERY RECOMMENDED!
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226 <B>MPlayer</B>'s DGA driver is autodetected on ./configure, or you can force it
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230 switches -vm (only with X 3.3.x), -fs, -bpp, -zoom to find a video mode that
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231 the movie fits in. There is no converter right now.. :(</P>
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234 If you want to run it as user, then install <B>MPlayer</B> SUID root:</P>
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246 This is a <B>BIG</B> security risk! Never do this on a server or on a computer
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247 can be accessed by more people than only you because they can gain root
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248 privilegies through suid root mplayer.<BR>
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249 <B>!!!! SO YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED ... !!!!</B></P>
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251 <P>Now use '-vo dga' option, and there you go! (hope so:)
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252 You should also try if the '-vo sdl:dga' option works for you! It's much
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255 <P><B><A NAME=2.2.1.3.4>2.2.1.3.4. Resolution switching</A></B></P>
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257 <P>The DGA driver allows for switching the resolution of the output signal.
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258 This avoids the need for doing (slow) software scaling and at the same
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259 time provides a fullscreen image. Ideally it would switch to the exact
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263 Those are defined by so-called modelines and depend on the capabilites
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264 of your video hardware. The XServer scans this config file on startup and
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265 disables the modelines not suitable for your hardware. You can find
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267 <CODE>/var/log/XFree86.0.log</CODE>.</P>
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268 <P>See appendix A for some sample modeline definitions.</P>
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270 <P><B><A NAME=2.2.1.3.5>2.2.1.3.5. DGA & MPlayer</A></B></P>
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274 The above said is true for both; in the following sections I'll explain
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279 <P>The DGA driver is invoked by specifying -vo dga at the command line.
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280 The default behaviour is to switch to a resolution matching the original
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281 resolution of the video as close as possible. It deliberately ignores the
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282 -vm and -fs switches (enabling of video mode switching and fullscreen) -
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283 it always tries to cover as much area of your screen as possible by switching
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284 the video mode, thus refraining to use a single additional cycle of your CPU
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286 If you don't like the mode it chooses you may force it to choose the mode
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287 matching closest the resolution you specify by -x and -y.
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288 By providing the -v option, the DGA driver will print, among a lot of other
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289 things, a list of all resolutions supported by your current XF86-Config
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291 Having DGA2 you may also force it to use a certain depth by using the -bpp
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292 option. Valid depths are 15, 16, 24 and 32. It depends on your hardware
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293 whether these depths are natively supported or if a (possibly slow)
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317
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318 <P>Generally spoken, DGA framebuffer access should be at least as fast as using
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320 The percentage speed values printed by mplayer have to be interpreted with
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321 some care, as for example, with the X11 driver they do not include the time
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330 <P>If you have a slow system, better use 15 or 16bit depth since they require
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335
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336 <P>I've seen some avi files already be replayed on a Pentium MMX 266. AMD K6-2
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341 <P>Well, according to some developpers of XFree, DGA is quite a beast. They
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342 tell you better not to use it. Its implementation is not always flawless
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349 <LI>some drivers simply fail to switch back to normal resolution (use
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350 Ctrl-Alt-Keypad +, - to switch back manually)
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351 <LI>some drivers simply display strange colors
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352 <LI>some drivers lie about the amount of memory they map into the process's
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353 address space, thus vo_dga won't use doublebuffering (SIS?)
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354 <LI>some drivers seem to fail to report even a single valid mode. In this
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355 case the DGA driver will crash telling you about a nonsense mode of
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356 100000x100000 or the like ...
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357 <LI>OSD only works with doublebuffering enabled
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360 <P><B><A NAME=2.2.1.3.9>2.2.1.3.9. Future work</A></B></P>
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361
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362 <P><UL><LI>use of the new X11 render interface for OSD
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363 <LI>where is my TODO list ???? :-(((</UL></P>
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370 Identifier "Modes[0]"
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371 Modeline "800x600" 40 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628
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372 Modeline "712x600" 35.0 712 740 850 900 400 410 412 425
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373 Modeline "640x480" 25.175 640 664 760 800 480 491 493 525
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374 Modeline "400x300" 20 400 416 480 528 300 301 303 314 Doublescan
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375 Modeline "352x288" 25.10 352 368 416 432 288 296 290 310
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376 Modeline "352x240" 15.750 352 368 416 432 240 244 246 262 Doublescan
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377 Modeline "320x240" 12.588 320 336 384 400 240 245 246 262 Doublescan
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388 a bug report to me (e-mail address below). Please start mplayer with the
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389 -v option and include all lines in the bug report that start with vo_dga:</P>
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390
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391 <P>Please do also include the version of X11 you are using, the graphics card
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392 and your CPU type. The X11 driver module (defined in XF86-Config) might
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396 <P><I>Acki (acki@acki-netz.de, www.acki-netz.de)</I></P>
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406 <TD COLSPAN=4><P><B>There are several commandline switches for SDL:</B></P></TD><TR>
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407 <TD> </TD><TD>-vo sdl:name</TD><TD> </TD><TD>
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408 specifies sdl video driver to use (ie. aalib, dga, x11)</TD><TR>
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409 <TD></TD><TD>-ao sdl:name</TD><TD></TD><TD>specifies sdl audio driver to use (ie. dsp,
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410 esd, arts)</TD><TR>
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411 <TD></TD><TD>-noxv</TD><TD></TD><TD>disables Xvideo hardware acceleration</TD><TR>
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412 <TD></TD><TD>-forcexv</TD><TD></TD><TD>tries to force Xvideo acceleration</TD><TR>
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417 <TD></TD><TD>C</TD><TD></TD><TD>cycles available fullscreen modes</TD><TR>
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418 <TD></TD><TD>W/S</TD><TD></TD><TD>mappings for * and / (mixer control)</TD><TR>
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423 <P><UL><LI>Keys pressed under sdl:aalib console driver repeat forever. (use -vo aa !)
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424 It's bug in SDL, I can't change it (tested with SDL 1.2.1).
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425 </UL></P>
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428
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429 <P>If you don't have X, you can use the SVGAlib target! Be sure not to use the
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430 -fs switch, since it toggles the usage of the software scaler, and it's
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431 SLOOOW now, unless you have a real fast CPU (and/or MTRR?). :(</P>
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433 <P>Of course you'll have to install svgalib and its development package in
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434 order for <B>MPlayer</B> build its SVGAlib driver (autodetected, but can be
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435 forced), and don't forget to edit /etc/vga/libvga.config to suit your
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436 card & monitor.</P>
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439
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440 <P>Whether to build the FBdev target is autodetected during ./configure .
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441 Read the framebuffer documentation in the kernel sources
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442 (Documentation/fb/*) for info on how to enable it, etc.. !</P>
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444 <P>If your card doesn't support VBE 2.0 standard (older ISA/PCI
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445 cards, such as S3 Trio64), only VBE 1.2 (or older?) :
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446 Well, VESAfb is still available, but you'll have to load SciTech Display
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447 Doctor (formerly UniVBE) before booting Linux. Use a DOS boot disk or
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448 whatever. And don't forget to register your UniVBE ;))</P>
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453 <TD> </TD><TD>-fb</TD><TD> </TD><TD>
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454 specify the framebuffer device to use (/dev/fd0)</TD><TR>
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455 <TD></TD><TD>-fbmode</TD><TD></TD><TD>mode name to use (according to /etc/fb.modes)</TD><TR>
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456 <TD></TD><TD>-fbmodeconfig</TD><TD></TD><TD> config file of modes (default /etc/fb.modes)</TD><TR>
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457 <TD></TD><TD>-monitor_hfreq</TD><TD></TD><TD ROWSPAN=3>IMPORTANT values, see example.conf</TD><TR>
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458 <TD></TD><TD>-monitor_vfreq</TD><TD></TD><TR>
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459 <TD></TD><TD>-monitor_dotclock</TD><TD></TD><TR>
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467 used together with -x and -y options too. The -flip option is supported only
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468 if the movie's pixel format matches the video mode's pixel format.
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469 Pay attention to the bpp value, fbdev driver tries to use the current,
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470 or if you specify the -bpp option, then that.
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471 <LI><B>-zoom</B> option isn't supported (software scaling is slow). -fs option
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472 isn't supported. You can't use 8bpp (or less) modes.</UL></P>
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475 and don't ask for it, since it's not an <B>MPlayer</B> limitation.</P>
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479 <P>This section is about the Matrox G200/G400/G450 BES (Back-End Scaler)
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480 support, the mga_vid kernel driver. It's active developed by me (A'rpi), and
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481 it has hardware VSYNC support with triple buffering. It works on both
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482 framebuffer console and under X.</P>
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483
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484 <P>To use it, you first have to compile mga_vid.o:</P>
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487 make</CODE></P>
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489 <P>Then create /dev/mga_vid device:</P>
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491 <P><CODE> mknod /dev/mga_vid c 178 0</CODE></P>
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495 <P><CODE> insmod mga_vid.o</CODE></P>
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498 it's bad, use the mga_ram_size option (rmmod mga_vid first), specify card's
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499 memory size in MB:</P>
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506 <P><CODE> alias char-major-178 mga_vid</CODE></P>
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513 and build the 'mga' driver. Using it from <B>MPlayer</B> goes by '-vo mga' if
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514 you have matroxfb console, or '-vo xmga' under XFree86 3.x.x or 4.x.x.</P>
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515
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516 <P>Note: '-vo xmga' works under XFree86 4.x.x, but it conflicts with the Xv
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517 driver, so avoid using both. If you messed up Xv with mga, try running
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518 <B>MPlayer</B> with '-vo mga' . It should fix Xv.</P>
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522
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523 <P>SiS 6326 YUV Framebuffer driver -> sis_vid kernel driver</P>
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525 <P>Its interface should be compatible with the mga_vid, but the driver was not
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526 updated after the mga_vid changes, so it's outdated now. Volunteers
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527 needed to test it and bring the code up-to-date.</P>
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531 <P>3dfx has native YUV+scaler support, using /dev/3dfx (tdfx.o driver?)
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532 The /dev/3dfx kernel driver exists only for 2.2.x kernels, for use with
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533 Glide 2.x Linux ports. It's not tested with <B>MPlayer</B>, and so no more
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534 supported. Volunteers needed to test it and bring the code up-to-date.</P>
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538 <P><B>MPlayer</B> support displaying movies using OpenGL. Unfortunately, not all
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539 drivers support this ability. For example the Utah-GLX drivers
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540 (for XFree86 3.3.6) have it, with all cards.
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541 See <A HREF="http://utah-glx.sourceforge.net">http://utah-glx.sourceforge.net</A>
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542 for details about how to install it.</P>
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544 <P>XFree86(DRI) >= 4.0.3 supports it only with Matrox, and Radeon cards.
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545 See <A HREF="http://dri.sourceforge.net">http://dri.sourceforge.net</A> for download,
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546 and installation instructions.</P>
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550 <P><B>AAlib</B> is a library for displaying graphics in text mode, using powerful
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551 ASCII renderer. There are LOTS of programs already supporting it, like Doom,
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552 Quake, etc. MPlayer contains a very usable driver for it.
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553 If ./configure detects aalib installed, the aalib libvo driver will be built.</P>
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556 <TD COLSPAN=4><P><B>You can use some keys in the AA Window to change rendering options:</B></P></TD><TR>
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557 <TD> </TD><TD>1</TD><TD> </TD><TD>decrease contrast</TD><TR>
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558 <TD></TD><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>increase contrast</TD><TR>
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559 <TD></TD><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>decrease brightness</TD><TR>
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560 <TD></TD><TD>4</TD><TD></TD><TD>increase brightness</TD><TR>
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561 <TD></TD><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>switch fast rendering on/off</TD><TR>
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562 <TD></TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD><TD>set dithering mode (none, error distribution, floyd steinberg)</TD><TR>
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563 <TD></TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>invert image</TD><TR>
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564 <TD></TD><TD>a</TD><TD></TD><TD>toggles between aa and mplayer control)</TD><TR>
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565
|
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566 <TD COLSPAN=4><P><B>The following command line options can be used:</B></P></TD><TR>
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|
|
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569 <TD></TD><TD>-aasubcolor=V</TD><TD></TD><TD>change subtitle color</TD><TR>
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|
570 <TD COLSPAN=3></TD><TD><P><I>where V can be: (0/normal, 1/dark, 2/bold, 3/boldfont, 4/reverse, 5/special)</P></TD><TR>
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572 <TD COLSPAN=4><P><B>AAlib itselves provides a large sum of options.
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573 Here are some important:</P></B></TD><TR>
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574
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575 <TD></TD><TD>-aadriver</TD><TD></TD><TD>set recommended aa driver (X11, curses, linux)</TD><TR>
|
|
|
576 <TD></TD><TD>-aaextended</TD><TD></TD><TD>use all 256 characters</TD><TR>
|
|
|
577 <TD></TD><TD>-aaeight</TD><TD></TD><TD>use eight bit ascii</TD><TR>
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578 <TD></TD><TD>-aahelp</TD><TD></TD><TD>prints out all aalib options</TD><TR>
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579 </TABLE></P>
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580
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|
|
581 <P>NOTE: the rendering is very CPU intensive, especially when using AA-on-X
|
|
|
582 (using aalib on X), and it's least CPU intensive on standard,
|
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|
583 non-framebuffer console. Use SVGATextMode to set up a big textmode,
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584 then enjoy! (secondary head Hercules cards rock :)) (anyone can enhance
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585 bdev to do conversion/dithering to hgafb? Would be neat :)</P>
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589 <P>Playing on terminal you'll get better speed and quality using the linux driver, not
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590 curses (-aadriver linux). But therefore you need write access on /dev/vcsa<terminal>!
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591 That isn't autodetected by aalib, bu vo_aa tries to find the best mode.
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592 See <A HREF="http://aa-project.sourceforge.net/tune/">http://aa-project.sourceforge.net/tune/</A> for further tuning issues.</P>
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598 <P><I> What I'd love to see in mplayer is the the same feature that I see in my
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599 windows box. When I start a movie in windows (in a window or in full screen)
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600 the movie is also redirected to the tv-out and I can also see it full screen
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601 on my tv. I love this feature and was wondering how hard it would be to add
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602 such a feature to mplayer.</I></P>
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604 <P>It's a driver limitation. BES (Back-End Scaler, it's the overlay generator
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605 and YUV scaling engine of G200/G400/G450 cards) works only with CRTC1.
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606 Normally, CRTC1 (textmode, every bpp gfx and BES) is routed to HEAD1,
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607 and CRTC2 (only 16/32bpp gfx) is routed to HEAD2 (TV-out).</P>
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609 <P>Under linux, you have two choices to get TV-out working:</P>
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612 <LI>Using X 4.0.x + the HAL driver from matrox, so you'll get dual-head
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613 support, and you'll be able to redirect second output to the TV.
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614 Unfortunately it has Macrovision encryption enabled, so it will
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615 only work on directly-connected TV, no through VCR.
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616 Other problem is that Xv doesn't work on the second head.
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617 (I don't know how Windows solve it, maybe it swaps the CRTCs between
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618 the heads, or just uses YUV framebuffer of second DAC with some trick)
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619 <LI>Using matroxfb with dual-head support enabled (2.4.x kernels).
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620 You'll be able to get a framebuffer console (using CRTC2, so it's
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621 slow), and TV-out (using CRTC1, with BES support).
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622 You have to forget X while using this kind of TV-out! :(
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623 </UL></P>
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628 <LI>Compile all the matrox-related things to modules in the kernel.
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629 (you MUST compile them to modules, at least I couldn't get them
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630 working built-in yet)
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631 [reboot to new kernel & install modules, but don't load them yet!]
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632 <P><CODE>
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633 cd TVout<BR>
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634 ./compile.sh</CODE></P>
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635 <LI>Run the 'modules' script from the TV-out directory of mplayer.
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636 It will switch your console to framebuffer.
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637 Change to tty1 (ALT+F1)!
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638 Now run the script 'independent', it will set up your tty's:
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639 <P>tty 1,2: fb console, CRTC2, head 1 (monitor)<BR>
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640 tty 3,4,5...: framebuffer+BES, CRTC1, head 2 (TV-out)</P>
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641 You should run the scripts TV-* and Mon-* to set up resolutions:
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642 <P>change to tty1 (ALT+F1), and run Mon-* (one of them)<BR>
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643 change to tty3 (ALT+F3) and then back to tty1 (ALT+F1)</P>
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644 (this change will select tty3 on /dev/fb1 - tricky)<BR>
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645 <P>run TV-* (one of them)</P>
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646 (now you'll get a console on your PAL TV - don't know about NTSC)
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647 <P>Now if you start mplayer (on tty1), the picture will show up on
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648 the tty3, so you'll see it on your TV or second monitor.</P>
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649 </UL></P>
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652 project to be finished, it will provide real TV-out drivers, I hope.</P>
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655 will always shown up on head routed to CRTC1 (normaly the monitor),
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656 so i have to swap CRTC's, but this way your console will framebuffer
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657 (CRTC2 can't do text-mode) and a bit slow (no acceleration). :(</P>
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660 Maybe you have NTSC TV? Or just didn't run one of TV-* scripts.</P>
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