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1001 typos as found by ispell.

author	diego
date	Sat, 29 Jun 2002 11:10:47 +0000
parents	4b7d097a9c69
children	62b33bad8fca

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6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	1 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	2 <HTML>
4982 6cb9d9a1716d HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign gabucino parents: 4920 diff changeset	3
6cb9d9a1716d HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign gabucino parents: 4920 diff changeset	4 <HEAD>
6391 4e5c236ade69 small updates gabucino parents: 6309 diff changeset	5 <LINK REL="stylesheet" TYPE="text/css" HREF="default.css">
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	6 <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
4982 6cb9d9a1716d HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign gabucino parents: 4920 diff changeset	7 </HEAD>
6cb9d9a1716d HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign gabucino parents: 4920 diff changeset	8
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	9 <BODY>
1704 a2e1432f7ac3 Arial font gabucino parents: 1686 diff changeset	10
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	11
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	12 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1>2.3.1. Video output devices</A></B></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	13
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	14
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	15 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.1>2.3.1.1. Setting up MTRR</A></B></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	16
1946 7fb1fb6f295f * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1922 diff changeset	17 <P>It is VERY recommended to check if the MTRR registers are set up properly,
7fb1fb6f295f * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1922 diff changeset	18 because they can give a big performance boost.</P>
7fb1fb6f295f * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1922 diff changeset	19
7fb1fb6f295f * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1922 diff changeset	20 <P>Do a '<CODE>cat /proc/mtrr</CODE>' :</P>
7fb1fb6f295f * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1922 diff changeset	21
7fb1fb6f295f * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1922 diff changeset	22 <P><CODE>
7fb1fb6f295f * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1922 diff changeset	23 --($:~)-- cat /proc/mtrr<BR>
7fb1fb6f295f * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1922 diff changeset	24 reg00: base=0xe4000000 (3648MB), size= 16MB: write-combining, count=9<BR>
7fb1fb6f295f * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1922 diff changeset	25 reg01: base=0xd8000000 (3456MB), size= 128MB: write-combining, count=1<BR>
7fb1fb6f295f * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1922 diff changeset	26 </CODE></P>
7fb1fb6f295f * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1922 diff changeset	27
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	28 <P>It's right, shows my Matrox G400 with 16MB memory. I did this from
1946 7fb1fb6f295f * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1922 diff changeset	29 XFree 4.x.x , which sets up MTRR registers automatically.</P>
7fb1fb6f295f * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1922 diff changeset	30
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	31 <P>If nothing worked, you have to do it manually. First, you have to find the base
1946 7fb1fb6f295f * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1922 diff changeset	32 address.
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	33 You have 3 ways to find it:</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	34
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	35 <UL>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	36 <LI>from X11 startup messages, for example:
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	37 <P><CODE>(--) SVGA: PCI: Matrox MGA G400 AGP rev 4, Memory @ 0xd8000000, 0xd4000000<BR>
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	38 (--) SVGA: Linear framebuffer at 0xD8000000</CODE></P></LI>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	39 <LI>from /proc/pci (use lspci -v command):
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	40 <P>
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	41 <CODE>01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc.: Unknown device 0525</CODE>
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	42 <CODE>Memory at d8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable)</CODE>
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	43 </P></LI>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	44 <LI>from mga_vid kernel driver messages (use dmesg):
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	45 <P><CODE>mga_mem_base = d8000000</CODE></P></LI>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	46 </UL>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	47
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	48 <P>Then let's find the memory size. This is very easy, just convert video ram
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	49 size to hexadecimal, or use this table:</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	50
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	51 <TABLE BORDER=0>
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	52 <TR><TD>  </TD><TD>1 MB</TD><TD WIDTH="10%"></TD><TD>0x100000</TD></TR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	53 <TR><TD></TD><TD>2 MB</TD><TD></TD><TD>0x200000</TD></TR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	54 <TR><TD></TD><TD>4 MB</TD><TD></TD><TD>0x400000</TD></TR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	55 <TR><TD></TD><TD>8 MB</TD><TD></TD><TD>0x800000</TD></TR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	56 <TR><TD></TD><TD>16 MB</TD><TD></TD><TD>0x1000000</TD></TR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	57 <TR><TD></TD><TD>32 MB</TD><TD></TD><TD>0x2000000</TD></TR>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	58 </TABLE>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	59
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	60
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	61 <P>You know base address and memory size, let's setup MTRR registers!
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	62 For example, for the Matrox card above (base=0xd8000000) with 32MB
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	63 ram (size=0x2000000) just execute:</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	64
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	65
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	66 <P><CODE>  echo "base=0xd8000000 size=0x2000000 type=write-combining" >\| /proc/mtrr</CODE></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	67
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	68
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	69 <P>Not all CPUs support MTRRs. For example older K6-2's [around 266MHz,
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	70 stepping 0] doesn't support MTRR, but stepping 12's do ('<CODE>cat /proc/cpuinfo</CODE>'
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	71 to check it').</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	72
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	73 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.2>2.3.1.2. Xv</A></B></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	74
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	75 <P>Under XFree86 4.0.2 or newer, you can use your card's hardware YUV routines
4498 554af641717d -vo xv does video equalizing gabucino parents: 4496 diff changeset	76 using the XVideo extension. This is what the option '-vo xv' uses. Also,
554af641717d -vo xv does video equalizing gabucino parents: 4496 diff changeset	77 this is driver supports adjusting brightness/contrast/hue/etc (unless you use
554af641717d -vo xv does video equalizing gabucino parents: 4496 diff changeset	78 the old, slow DirectShow DivX codec, which supports it everywhere), see the
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	79 man page.</P>
4498 554af641717d -vo xv does video equalizing gabucino parents: 4496 diff changeset	80
554af641717d -vo xv does video equalizing gabucino parents: 4496 diff changeset	81 <P>In order to make this work, be sure to check the following:</P>
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	82 <UL>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	83 <LI>You have to use XFree86 4.0.2 or newer (former versions don't have XVideo)</LI>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	84 <LI>Your card actually supports hardware acceleration (modern cards do)</LI>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	85 <LI>X loads the XVideo extension, it's something like this:
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	86
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	87 <P><CODE>  (II) Loading extension XVideo</CODE></P>
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	88 <P>in /var/log/XFree86.0.log</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	89
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	90 <P>NOTE: this loads only the XFree86's extension. In a good install, this is
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	91 always loaded, and doesn't mean that the _card's_ XVideo support is loaded!</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	92
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	93 <LI>Your card has Xv support under Linux. To check, try 'xvinfo', it is the
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	94 part of the XFree86 distribution. It should display a long text, similar
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	95 to this:
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	96 <PRE>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	97 X-Video Extension version 2.2
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	98 screen #0
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	99 Adaptor #0: "Savage Streams Engine"
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	100 number of ports: 1
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	101 port base: 43
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	102 operations supported: PutImage
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	103 supported visuals:
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	104 depth 16, visualID 0x22
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	105 depth 16, visualID 0x23
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	106 number of attributes: 5
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	107 (...)
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	108 Number of image formats: 7
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	109 id: 0x32595559 (YUY2)
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	110 guid: 59555932-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	111 bits per pixel: 16
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	112 number of planes: 1
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	113 type: YUV (packed)
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	114 id: 0x32315659 (YV12)
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	115 guid: 59563132-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	116 bits per pixel: 12
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	117 number of planes: 3
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	118 type: YUV (planar)
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	119 (...etc...)
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	120 </PRE>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	121
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	122 <P>It must support YUY2 packed, and YV12 planar pixel formats to be
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	123 usable with <B>MPlayer</B>.</P>
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	124 </LI>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	125
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	126 <LI>And finally, check if <B>MPlayer</B> was compiled with 'xv' support.
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	127 ./configure prints this.</LI>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	128
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	129 </UL>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	130
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	131 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.2.1>2.3.1.2.1. 3dfx cards</A></B></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	132
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	133 <P>Older 3dfx drivers were known to have problems with XVideo acceleration,
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	134 it didn't support either YUY2 or YV12, and so. Verify that you have
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	135 XFree86 version 4.2.0 or greater, it works OK with YV12 and YUY2. Previous
5116 20bf56a828d1 "nememlex" --Gabucino, 2002 arpi parents: 4982 diff changeset	136 versions, including 4.1.0 <B>crashes with YV12</B>!
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	137 If you experience strange effects using -vo xv, try SDL (it has XVideo too)
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	138 and see if it helps. Check the <A HREF="#2.3.1.4">SDL section</A> for details.</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	139
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	140 <P><B>OR</B>, try the NEW -vo tdfxfb driver! See the <A HREF="#2.3.1.9">2.3.1.9</A>
1992 156639eddf49 tdfxfb added gabucino parents: 1988 diff changeset	141 section!</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	142
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2848 diff changeset	143
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	144 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.2.2>2.3.1.2.2. S3 cards</A></B></P>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	145
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	146 <P>S3 Savage3D's should work fine, but for Savage4, use XFree86 version 4.0.3
3942 61d5885e01f3 ah. many small updates again gabucino parents: 3938 diff changeset	147 or greater (in case of image problems, try 16bpp). As for S3 Virge.. there is
61d5885e01f3 ah. many small updates again gabucino parents: 3938 diff changeset	148 xv support, but the card itself is very slow, so you better sell it.</P>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	149
3027 7b85ba8c9be5 mostly fixes, some updates gabucino parents: 2967 diff changeset	150 <P><B>NOTE</B>: Savage cards have a slow YV12 image displaying capability (it needs
2883 675a93e97305 savage4 fixed gabucino parents: 2865 diff changeset	151 to do YV12->YUY2 conversion, because the Savage hardware can't display YV12).
675a93e97305 savage4 fixed gabucino parents: 2865 diff changeset	152 So when this documentation says at some point "this has YV12 output use this,
4920 089485d69edd added notes about enhanced Neomagic and Savage4 drivers gabucino parents: 4908 diff changeset	153 it's faster", it's not sure. Try <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/contrib/Savage-driver/savage_drv.o.mmx2.bz2">this
089485d69edd added notes about enhanced Neomagic and Savage4 drivers gabucino parents: 4908 diff changeset	154 driver</A>, it uses MMX2 for this task and is faster than the native X driver.</P>
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2848 diff changeset	155
72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2848 diff changeset	156
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	157 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.2.3>2.3.1.2.3. nVidia cards</A></B></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	158
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	159 <P>nVidia isn't a very good choice under Linux (according to nVidia, this
3938 745c37031e1e some links placed (nvidia fuckoz.) gabucino parents: 3794 diff changeset	160 is <A HREF="users_against_developers.html#nvidia">not true</A>).. You'll have to use the
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	161 binary closed-source nVidia driver, available at nVidia's web site. The standard XFree86
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	162 driver doesn't support XVideo for these cards, due to nVidia's closed
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	163 sources/specifications.</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	164
3290 3928aef86033 stuff I don't remember gabucino parents: 3268 diff changeset	165 <P>As far as I know the latest XFree86 driver contains XVideo support for
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	166 GeForce 2 and 3.</P>
3290 3928aef86033 stuff I don't remember gabucino parents: 3268 diff changeset	167
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	168 <P>Riva128 cards don't have XVideo support even with the nVidia driver :(
f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	169 Complain to nVidia.</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	170
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	171
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	172 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.2.4>2.3.1.2.4. ATI cards</A></B></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	173
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	174 <UL>
4177 cab4ac1467e4 many small updates gabucino parents: 3988 diff changeset	175 <LI>The <A HREF="http://www.linuxvideo.org/gatos">GATOS driver</A> (which you
cab4ac1467e4 many small updates gabucino parents: 3988 diff changeset	176 should use, unless you have Rage128 or Radeon) has VSYNC enabled by default. It
cab4ac1467e4 many small updates gabucino parents: 3988 diff changeset	177 means that decoding speed (!) is synced to the monitor's refresh rate. If
cab4ac1467e4 many small updates gabucino parents: 3988 diff changeset	178 playing seems to be slow, try disabling VSYNC somehow, or set refresh rate to
cab4ac1467e4 many small updates gabucino parents: 3988 diff changeset	179 n*(fps of the movie) Hz.</LI>
1920 99ae4b6d4c9b Note about Radeon VE gabucino parents: 1898 diff changeset	180
99ae4b6d4c9b Note about Radeon VE gabucino parents: 1898 diff changeset	181 <LI>Radeon VE - currently only XFree86 CVS has driver for this card, version
3027 7b85ba8c9be5 mostly fixes, some updates gabucino parents: 2967 diff changeset	182 4.1.0 doesn't. And no TV out support. Of course with <B>MPlayer</B> you can
7b85ba8c9be5 mostly fixes, some updates gabucino parents: 2967 diff changeset	183 happily get <B>accelerated</B> display, with or without <B>TV output</B>, and
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	184 no libraries or X are needed. Read <A HREF="#2.3.1.15">Vidix</A> section.</LI>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	185 </UL>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	186
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	187
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	188 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.2.5>2.3.1.2.5. NeoMagic cards</A></B></P>
1922 5f0e4310dd4d NeoMagic stuff added (legyen egyszer gyereknap...) gabucino parents: 1920 diff changeset	189
4920 089485d69edd added notes about enhanced Neomagic and Savage4 drivers gabucino parents: 4908 diff changeset	190 <P>These cards can be found in many laptops. Unfortunately, the driver in
089485d69edd added notes about enhanced Neomagic and Savage4 drivers gabucino parents: 4908 diff changeset	191 X 4.2.0 can't do Xv, but we have a modified, Xv-capable driver for you.
089485d69edd added notes about enhanced Neomagic and Savage4 drivers gabucino parents: 4908 diff changeset	192 <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/contrib/NeoMagic-driver/neomagic_drv.o.4.2.0.bz2">Download from here</A>.
5359 a647a4bd5e93 Updated neomagic info. atmos4 parents: 5119 diff changeset	193 Driver provided by Stefan Seyfried.</P>
5378 1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5359 diff changeset	194
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5359 diff changeset	195 <P>To allow playback of DVD sized content change your XF86Config like this :</P>
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5359 diff changeset	196
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5359 diff changeset	197 <P>
5359 a647a4bd5e93 Updated neomagic info. atmos4 parents: 5119 diff changeset	198 Section "Device"<BR>
a647a4bd5e93 Updated neomagic info. atmos4 parents: 5119 diff changeset	199     <I>[...]</I><BR>
a647a4bd5e93 Updated neomagic info. atmos4 parents: 5119 diff changeset	200     Driver "neomagic"<BR>
a647a4bd5e93 Updated neomagic info. atmos4 parents: 5119 diff changeset	201     <B>Option "OverlayMem" "829440"</B><BR>
a647a4bd5e93 Updated neomagic info. atmos4 parents: 5119 diff changeset	202     <I>[...]</I><BR>
5378 1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5359 diff changeset	203 EndSection
5359 a647a4bd5e93 Updated neomagic info. atmos4 parents: 5119 diff changeset	204 </P>
1922 5f0e4310dd4d NeoMagic stuff added (legyen egyszer gyereknap...) gabucino parents: 1920 diff changeset	205
5378 1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5359 diff changeset	206
3794 4049673123e1 know not.. gabucino parents: 3664 diff changeset	207 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.2.6>2.3.1.2.6. Trident cards</A></B></P>
4049673123e1 know not.. gabucino parents: 3664 diff changeset	208
4049673123e1 know not.. gabucino parents: 3664 diff changeset	209 <P>If you want to use xv with a trident card, provided that it doesn't
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	210 work with 4.1.0, try the latest CVS of XFree or wait for XFree 4.2.0.
f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	211 The latest CVS adds support for fullscreen xv support with the
3794 4049673123e1 know not.. gabucino parents: 3664 diff changeset	212 Cyberblade XP card.</P>
1922 5f0e4310dd4d NeoMagic stuff added (legyen egyszer gyereknap...) gabucino parents: 1920 diff changeset	213
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	214 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.3>2.3.1.3. DGA</A></B></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	215
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	216 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.3.1>2.3.1.3.1. Summary</A></B></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	217
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	218 <P>This document tries to explain in some words what DGA is in general and
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	219 what the DGA video output driver for <B>MPlayer</B> can do (and what it can't).</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	220
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	221
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	222 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.3.2>2.3.1.3.2. What is DGA</A></B></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	223
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	224 <P>DGA is short for Direct Graphics Access and is a means for a program to
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	225 bypass the X-Server and directly modifying the framebuffer memory.
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	226 Technically spoken this happens by mapping the framebuffer memory into
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	227 the memory range of your process. This is allowed by the kernel only
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	228 if you have superuser privileges. You can get these either by logging in
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	229 as root or by setting the SUID bit on the <B>MPlayer</B> executable (NOT
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	230 recommended!).</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	231
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	232 <P>There are two versions of DGA: DGA1 is used by XFree 3.x.x and DGA2 was
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	233 introduced with XFree 4.0.1.</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	234
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	235 <P>DGA1 provides only direct framebuffer access as described above. For
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	236 switching the resolution of the video signal you have to rely on the
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	237 XVidMode extension.</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	238
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	239 <P>DGA2 incorporates the features of XVidMode extension and also allows
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	240 switching the depth of the display. So you may, although basically
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	241 running a 32 bit depth X server, switch to a depth of 15 bits and vice
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	242 versa. </P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	243
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	244 <P>However DGA has some drawbacks. It seems it is somewhat dependent on the
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	245 graphics chip you use and on the implementation of the X server's video
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	246 driver that controls this chip. So it does not work on every system ...</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	247
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	248
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	249 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.3.3>2.3.1.3.3. Installing DGA support for MPlayer</A></B></P>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	250
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	251 <P>First make sure X loads the DGA extension, see in /var/log/XFree86.0.log:</P>
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	252
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	253 <P>    <CODE>(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA</CODE></P>
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	254
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	255 <P>See, XFree86 4.0.x or greater is VERY RECOMMENDED!
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	256 <B>MPlayer</B>'s DGA driver is autodetected on ./configure, or you can force it
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	257 with --enable-dga.</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	258
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	259 <P>If the driver couldn't switch to a smaller resolution, experiment with
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	260 switches -vm (only with X 3.3.x), -fs, -bpp, -zoom to find a video mode that
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	261 the movie fits in. There is no converter right now.. :(</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	262
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	263 <P>Become ROOT. DGA needs root access to be able to write directly video memory.
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	264 If you want to run it as user, then install <B>MPlayer</B> SUID root:</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	265
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	266 <P><CODE>
2448 1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	267     chown root /usr/local/bin/mplayer<BR>
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	268     chmod 750 /usr/local/bin/mplayer<BR>
1686 f314e83b78e6 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1682 diff changeset	269     chmod +s /usr/local/bin/mplayer</CODE></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	270
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	271
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	272 <P>Now it works as a simple user, too.</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	273
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	274
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	275 <P><B>!!!! BUT STAY TUNED !!!!</B><BR>
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	276 This is a <B>BIG</B> security risk! Never do this on a server or on a computer
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	277 can be accessed by more people than only you because they can gain root
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	278 privileges through SUID root <B>MPlayer</B>.<BR>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	279 <B>!!!! SO YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED ... !!!!</B></P>
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	280
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	281 <P>Now use '-vo dga' option, and there you go! (hope so:)
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	282 You should also try if the '-vo sdl:dga' option works for you! It's much
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	283 faster!!!</P>
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	284
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	285 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.3.4>2.3.1.3.4. Resolution switching</A></B></P>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	286
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	287 <P>The DGA driver allows for switching the resolution of the output signal.
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	288 This avoids the need for doing (slow) software scaling and at the same
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	289 time provides a fullscreen image. Ideally it would switch to the exact
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	290 resolution (except for honoring aspect ratio) of the video data, but the
f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	291 X server only allows switching to resolutions predefined in
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	292 <CODE>/etc/X11/XF86Config</CODE> (<CODE>/etc/X11/XF86Config-4</CODE> for XFree 4.0.X respectively).
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	293 Those are defined by so-called modelines and depend on the capabilities
f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	294 of your video hardware. The X server scans this config file on startup and
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	295 disables the modelines not suitable for your hardware. You can find
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	296 out which modes survive with the X11 log file. It can be found at:
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	297 <CODE>/var/log/XFree86.0.log</CODE>.</P>
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	298 <P>See appendix A for some sample modeline definitions.</P>
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	299
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	300 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.3.5>2.3.1.3.5. DGA & MPlayer</A></B></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	301
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	302 <P>DGA is used in two places with <B>MPlayer</B>: The SDL driver can be made to make
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	303 use of it (-vo sdl:dga) and within the DGA driver (-vo dga).
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	304 The above said is true for both; in the following sections I'll explain
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	305 how the DGA driver for <B>MPlayer</B> works.</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	306
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	307 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.3.6>2.3.1.3.6. Features of the DGA driver</A></B></P>
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	308
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	309 <P>The DGA driver is invoked by specifying -vo dga at the command line.
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	310 The default behavior is to switch to a resolution matching the original
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	311 resolution of the video as close as possible. It deliberately ignores the
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	312 -vm and -fs switches (enabling of video mode switching and fullscreen) -
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	313 it always tries to cover as much area of your screen as possible by switching
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	314 the video mode, thus refraining to use a single additional cycle of your CPU
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	315 to scale the image.
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	316 If you don't like the mode it chooses you may force it to choose the mode
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	317 matching closest the resolution you specify by -x and -y.
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	318 By providing the -v option, the DGA driver will print, among a lot of other
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	319 things, a list of all resolutions supported by your current XF86-Config
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	320 file.
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	321 Having DGA2 you may also force it to use a certain depth by using the -bpp
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	322 option. Valid depths are 15, 16, 24 and 32. It depends on your hardware
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	323 whether these depths are natively supported or if a (possibly slow)
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	324 conversion has to be done.</P>
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	325
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	326 <P>If you should be lucky enough to have enough offscreen memory left to
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	327 put a whole image there, the DGA driver will use doublebuffering, which
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	328 results in much smoother movie replaying. It will tell you whether double-
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	329 buffering is enabled or not.</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	330
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	331 <P>Doublebuffering means that the next frame of your video is being drawn in
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	332 some offscreen memory while the current frame is being displayed. When the
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	333 next frame is ready, the graphics chip is just told the location in memory
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	334 of the new frame and simply fetches the data to be displayed from there.
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	335 In the meantime the other buffer in memory will be filled again with new
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	336 video data.</P>
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	337
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	338 <P>Doublebuffering may be switched on by using the option -double and may be
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	339 disabled with -nodouble. Current default option is to disable
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	340 doublebuffering. When using the DGA driver, onscreen display (OSD) only
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	341 works with doublebuffering enabled. However, enabling doublebuffering may
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	342 result in a big speed penalty (on my K6-II+ 525 it used an additional 20% of
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	343 CPU time!) depending on the implementation of DGA for your hardware.</P>
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	344
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	345
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	346 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.3.7>2.3.1.3.7. Speed issues</A></B></P>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	347
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	348 <P>Generally spoken, DGA framebuffer access should be at least as fast as using
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	349 the X11 driver with the additional benefit of getting a fullscreen image.
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	350 The percentage speed values printed by <B>MPlayer</B> have to be interpreted with
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	351 some care, as for example, with the X11 driver they do not include the time
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	352 used by the X-Server needed for the actual drawing. Hook a terminal to a
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	353 serial line of your box and start top to see what is really going on in your
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	354 box ...</P>
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	355
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	356 <P>Generally spoken, the speedup done by using DGA against 'normal' use of X11
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	357 highly depends on your graphics card and how well the X-Server module for it
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	358 is optimized.</P>
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	359
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	360 <P>If you have a slow system, better use 15 or 16bit depth since they require
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	361 only half the memory bandwidth of a 32 bit display.</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	362
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	363 <P>Using a depth of 24bit is even a good idea if your card natively just supports
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	364 32 bit depth since it transfers 25% less data compared to the 32/32 mode.</P>
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	365
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	366 <P>I've seen some AVI files already be replayed on a Pentium MMX 266. AMD K6-2
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	367 CPUs might work at 400 MHZ and above.</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	368
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	369 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.3.8>2.3.1.3.8. Known bugs</A></B></P>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	370
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	371 <P>Well, according to some developers of XFree, DGA is quite a beast. They
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	372 tell you better not to use it. Its implementation is not always flawless
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	373 with every chipset driver for XFree out there.</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	374
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	375 <UL>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	376 <LI>With XFree 4.0.3 and nv.o there is a bug resulting in strange colors.</LI>
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	377 <LI>ATI driver requires to switch mode back more than once after finishing
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	378 using of DGA.</LI>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	379 <LI>Some drivers simply fail to switch back to normal resolution (use
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	380 Ctrl-Alt-Keypad +, - to switch back manually).</LI>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	381 <LI>Some drivers simply display strange colors.</LI>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	382 <LI>Some drivers lie about the amount of memory they map into the process's
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	383 address space, thus vo_dga won't use doublebuffering (SIS?).</LI>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	384 <LI>some drivers seem to fail to report even a single valid mode. In this
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	385 case the DGA driver will crash telling you about a nonsense mode of
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	386 100000x100000 or the like ...</LI>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	387 <LI>OSD only works with doublebuffering enabled.</LI>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	388 </UL>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	389
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	390 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.3.9>2.3.1.3.9. Future work</A></B></P>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	391
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	392 <UL>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	393 <LI>use of the new X11 render interface for OSD</LI>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	394 <LI>where is my TODO list ???? :-(((</LI>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	395 </UL>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	396
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	397
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	398 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.3.A>2.3.1.3.A. Some modelines</A></B></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	399
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	400 <PRE>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	401 Section "Modes"
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	402 Identifier "Modes[0]"
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	403 Modeline "800x600" 40 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	404 Modeline "712x600" 35.0 712 740 850 900 400 410 412 425
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	405 Modeline "640x480" 25.175 640 664 760 800 480 491 493 525
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	406 Modeline "400x300" 20 400 416 480 528 300 301 303 314 Doublescan
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	407 Modeline "352x288" 25.10 352 368 416 432 288 296 290 310
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	408 Modeline "352x240" 15.750 352 368 416 432 240 244 246 262 Doublescan
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	409 Modeline "320x240" 12.588 320 336 384 400 240 245 246 262 Doublescan
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	410 EndSection
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	411 </PRE>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	412
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	413 <P>These entries work fine with my Riva128 chip, using nv.o X server driver
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	414 module.</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	415
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	416
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	417 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.3.B>2.3.1.3.B. Bug Reports</A></B></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	418
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	419 <P>If you experience troubles with the DGA driver please feel free to file
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	420 a bug report to me (e-mail address below). Please start <B>MPlayer</B> with the
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	421 -v option and include all lines in the bug report that start with vo_dga:</P>
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	422
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	423 <P>Please do also include the version of X11 you are using, the graphics card
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	424 and your CPU type. The X11 driver module (defined in XF86-Config) might
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	425 also help. Thanks!</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	426
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	427
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	428 <P><I>Acki (acki@acki-netz.de, www.acki-netz.de)</I></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	429
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	430
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	431 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.4>2.3.1.4. SDL</A></B></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	432
6583 4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6499 diff changeset	433 <P>SDL (Simple Directmedia Layer) is basically a unified video/audio
3988 a5c59d8637a9 some user-parsible lines about SDL gabucino parents: 3942 diff changeset	434 interface. Programs that use it know only about SDL, and not about what video
a5c59d8637a9 some user-parsible lines about SDL gabucino parents: 3942 diff changeset	435 or audio driver does SDL actually use. For example a Doom port using SDL can
a5c59d8637a9 some user-parsible lines about SDL gabucino parents: 3942 diff changeset	436 run on svgalib, aalib, X, fbdev, and others, you only have to specify the
a5c59d8637a9 some user-parsible lines about SDL gabucino parents: 3942 diff changeset	437 (for example) video driver to use with the SDL_VIDEODRIVER environment
a5c59d8637a9 some user-parsible lines about SDL gabucino parents: 3942 diff changeset	438 variable. Well, in theory.</P>
a5c59d8637a9 some user-parsible lines about SDL gabucino parents: 3942 diff changeset	439
a5c59d8637a9 some user-parsible lines about SDL gabucino parents: 3942 diff changeset	440 <P>With <B>MPlayer</B>, we used its X11 driver's software scaler ability for
a5c59d8637a9 some user-parsible lines about SDL gabucino parents: 3942 diff changeset	441 cards/drivers that doesn't support XVideo, until we made our own (faster,
a5c59d8637a9 some user-parsible lines about SDL gabucino parents: 3942 diff changeset	442 nicer) software scaler. Also we used its aalib output, but now we have ours
a5c59d8637a9 some user-parsible lines about SDL gabucino parents: 3942 diff changeset	443 which is more comfortable. Its DGA mode was better than ours, until
a5c59d8637a9 some user-parsible lines about SDL gabucino parents: 3942 diff changeset	444 recently. Get it now? :)</P>
a5c59d8637a9 some user-parsible lines about SDL gabucino parents: 3942 diff changeset	445
a5c59d8637a9 some user-parsible lines about SDL gabucino parents: 3942 diff changeset	446 <P>It also helps with some buggy drivers/cards if the video is jerky
a5c59d8637a9 some user-parsible lines about SDL gabucino parents: 3942 diff changeset	447 (not slow system problem), or audio is lagging.</P>
a5c59d8637a9 some user-parsible lines about SDL gabucino parents: 3942 diff changeset	448
5119 636b20788503 szrii, tuu, van, fajor gabucino parents: 5116 diff changeset	449 <P>SDL video output supports displaying subtitles under the movie, on the (if
636b20788503 szrii, tuu, van, fajor gabucino parents: 5116 diff changeset	450 present) black bar.</P>
636b20788503 szrii, tuu, van, fajor gabucino parents: 5116 diff changeset	451
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	452 <P>Here are some notes about SDL out in <B>MPlayer</B>.</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	453
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	454
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	455
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	456 <TABLE BORDER=0>
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	457 <TR><TD COLSPAN=4><P><B>There are several command line switches for SDL:</B></P></TD></TR>
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	458 <TR><TD>  </TD><TD>-vo sdl:name</TD><TD>  </TD><TD>
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	459 specifies sdl video driver to use (i.e.. aalib, dga, x11)</TD></TR>
f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	460 <TR><TD></TD><TD>-ao sdl:name</TD><TD></TD><TD>specifies sdl audio driver to use (i.e.. dsp,
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	461 esd, arts)</TD></TR>
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	462 <TR><TD></TD><TD>-noxv</TD><TD></TD><TD>disables XVideo hardware acceleration</TD></TR>
f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	463 <TR><TD></TD><TD>-forcexv</TD><TD></TD><TD>tries to force XVideo acceleration</TD></TR>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	464
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	465 <TR><TD COLSPAN=4><P><B>SDL Keys:</B></P></TD></TR>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	466
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	467 <TR><TD></TD><TD>F</TD><TD></TD><TD>toggles fullscreen/windowed mode</TD></TR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	468 <TR><TD></TD><TD>C</TD><TD></TD><TD>cycles available fullscreen modes</TD></TR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	469 <TR><TD></TD><TD>W/S</TD><TD></TD><TD>mappings for * and / (mixer control)</TD></TR>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	470
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	471 </TABLE>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	472
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	473 <P><B>KNOWN BUGS:</B></P>
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	474 <UL><LI>Keys pressed under sdl:aalib console driver repeat forever. (use -vo aa !)
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	475 It's bug in SDL, I can't change it (tested with SDL 1.2.1).
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	476 </UL>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	477
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	478 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.5>2.3.1.5. SVGAlib</A></B></P>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	479
6499 ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	480 <P><B><U>Installation</U></B><BR>
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	481 You'll have to install svgalib and its development package in order for
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	482 <B>MPlayer</B> build its SVGAlib driver (autodetected, but can be forced),
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	483 and don't forget to edit /etc/vga/libvga.config to suit your card &
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	484 monitor.</P>
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	485
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	486 <P><B><U>Notes</U></B><BR>
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	487 Be sure not to use the -fs switch, since it toggles the usage of the software
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	488 scaler, and it's slow. If you really need it, use the <CODE>-sws 4</CODE>
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	489 option which will produce bad quality, but is somewhat faster.</P>
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	490
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	491 <P><B><U>EGA (4bpp) support</U></B><BR>
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	492 SVGAlib incorporates EGAlib, and <B>MPlayer</B> has the possibility to
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	493 display any movie in 16 colors, thus usable in the following sets:</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	494
6499 ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	495 <UL>
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	496 <LI>EGA card with EGA monitor: 320x200x4bpp, 640x200x4bpp, 640x350x4bpp</LI>
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	497 <LI>EGA card with CGA monitor: 320x200x4bpp, 640x200x4bpp</LI>
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	498 </UL>
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	499
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	500 <P>The bpp (bits per pixel) value must be set to 4 by hand:<BR>
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	501   <CODE>-bpp 4</CODE><BR>
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	502 The movie probably must be scaled down to fit in EGA mode:<BR>
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	503   <CODE>-vop scale=640:350</CODE> or<BR>
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	504   <CODE>-vop scale=320:200</CODE><BR>
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	505 For that we need fast but bad quality scaling routine:<BR>
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	506   <CODE>-sws 4</CODE><BR>
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	507 Maybe automatic aspect correction has to be shut off:<BR>
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	508   <CODE>-noaspect</CODE><BR>
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	509 </P>
ce4647b864e5 SVGAlib section revised gabucino parents: 6435 diff changeset	510
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	511
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	512 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.6>2.3.1.6. Framebuffer output (FBdev)</A></B></P>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	513
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	514 <P>Whether to build the FBdev target is autodetected during ./configure .
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	515 Read the framebuffer documentation in the kernel sources
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	516 (Documentation/fb/*) for info on how to enable it, etc.. !</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	517
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	518 <P>If your card doesn't support VBE 2.0 standard (older ISA/PCI
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	519 cards, such as S3 Trio64), only VBE 1.2 (or older?) :
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	520 Well, VESAfb is still available, but you'll have to load SciTech Display
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	521 Doctor (formerly UniVBE) before booting Linux. Use a DOS boot disk or
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	522 whatever. And don't forget to register your UniVBE ;))</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	523
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	524 <P>The FBdev output takes some additional parameters above the others:</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	525
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	526 <TABLE BORDER=0>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	527 <TR><TD>  </TD><TD>-fb</TD><TD>  </TD><TD>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	528 specify the framebuffer device to use (/dev/fb0)</TD></TR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	529 <TR><TD></TD><TD>-fbmode</TD><TD></TD><TD>mode name to use (according to /etc/fb.modes)</TD></TR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	530 <TR><TD></TD><TD>-fbmodeconfig</TD><TD></TD><TD> config file of modes (default /etc/fb.modes)</TD></TR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	531 <TR><TD></TD><TD>-monitor_hfreq</TD><TD></TD><TD ROWSPAN=3>IMPORTANT values, see example.conf</TD></TR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	532 <TR><TD></TD><TD>-monitor_vfreq</TD><TD></TD></TR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	533 <TR><TD></TD><TD>-monitor_dotclock</TD><TD></TD></TR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	534 </TABLE>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	535
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	536 <P>If you want to change to a specific mode, then use</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	537
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	538 <P><CODE>    mplayer -vm -fbmode (NameOfMode) filename</CODE></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	539
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	540 <UL>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	541 <LI><B>-vm</B> alone will choose the most suitable mode from /etc/fb.modes . Can be
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	542 used together with -x and -y options too. The -flip option is supported only
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	543 if the movie's pixel format matches the video mode's pixel format.
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	544 Pay attention to the bpp value, fbdev driver tries to use the current,
2507 ad6424619117 cursor on/off, screenblank off -> fbdev gabucino parents: 2486 diff changeset	545 or if you specify the -bpp option, then that.</LI>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	546 <LI><B>-zoom</B> option isn't supported (software scaling is slow). -fs option
2507 ad6424619117 cursor on/off, screenblank off -> fbdev gabucino parents: 2486 diff changeset	547 isn't supported. You can't use 8bpp (or less) modes.</LI>
4701 53c5b0fe1894 'setterm' can also be used gabucino parents: 4506 diff changeset	548 <LI>you possibly want to turn the cursor off : <CODE>echo -e '\033[?25l'</CODE>
53c5b0fe1894 'setterm' can also be used gabucino parents: 4506 diff changeset	549 or <CODE>setterm -cursor off</CODE><BR>
2507 ad6424619117 cursor on/off, screenblank off -> fbdev gabucino parents: 2486 diff changeset	550 and the screen saver: <CODE>setterm -blank 0</CODE><BR>
ad6424619117 cursor on/off, screenblank off -> fbdev gabucino parents: 2486 diff changeset	551 To turn the cursor back on : <CODE>echo -e '\033[?25h'</CODE>
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	552 or <CODE>setterm -cursor on</CODE></LI>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	553 </UL>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	554
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	555 <P>NOTE: FBdev video mode changing _does not work_ with the VESA framebuffer,
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	556 and don't ask for it, since it's not an <B>MPlayer</B> limitation.</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	557
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	558 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.7>2.3.1.7. Matrox framebuffer (mga_vid)</A></B></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	559
1992 156639eddf49 tdfxfb added gabucino parents: 1988 diff changeset	560 <P>This section is about the Matrox G200/G400/G450/G550 BES (Back-End Scaler)
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	561 support, the mga_vid kernel driver. It's active developed by me (A'rpi), and
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	562 it has hardware VSYNC support with triple buffering. It works on both
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	563 framebuffer console and under X.</P>
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	564
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	565 <P><B>WARNING</B>: on non-Linux systems, use <A HREF="#2.3.1.15">Vidix</A> for
4505 fdeee8424d90 on non-Linux use Vidix instead of mga_vid kernelmodule gabucino parents: 4504 diff changeset	566 mga_vid !!!</P>
fdeee8424d90 on non-Linux use Vidix instead of mga_vid kernelmodule gabucino parents: 4504 diff changeset	567
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	568 <P>To use it, you first have to compile mga_vid.o:</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	569
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	570 <P><CODE>    cd drivers<BR>
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	571     make</CODE></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	572
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	573 <P>Then create /dev/mga_vid device:</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	574
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	575 <P><CODE>    mknod /dev/mga_vid c 178 0</CODE></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	576
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	577 <P>and load the driver with</P>
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	578
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	579 <P><CODE>    insmod mga_vid.o</CODE></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	580
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	581 <P>You should verify the memory size detection using the 'dmesg' command. If
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	582 it's bad, use the mga_ram_size option (rmmod mga_vid first), specify card's
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	583 memory size in MB:</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	584
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	585 <P><CODE>    insmod mga_vid.o mga_ram_size=16</CODE></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	586
3664 f3a20477f042 added "copy mga_vid to /lib/modules" to install instructions gabucino parents: 3583 diff changeset	587 <P>To make it load/unload automatically when needed, first insert the following line
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	588 at the end of /etc/modules.conf:</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	589
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	590 <P><CODE>    alias char-major-178 mga_vid</CODE></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	591
3664 f3a20477f042 added "copy mga_vid to /lib/modules" to install instructions gabucino parents: 3583 diff changeset	592 <P>Then copy the <CODE>mga_vid.o</CODE> module to the appropriate place under
f3a20477f042 added "copy mga_vid to /lib/modules" to install instructions gabucino parents: 3583 diff changeset	593 <CODE>/lib/modules/<kernel version>/somewhere</CODE>.</P>
f3a20477f042 added "copy mga_vid to /lib/modules" to install instructions gabucino parents: 3583 diff changeset	594
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	595 <P>Then run</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	596
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	597 <P><CODE>    depmod -a</CODE></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	598
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	599 <P>Now you have to (re)compile <B>MPlayer</B>, ./configure will detect /dev/mga_vid
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	600 and build the 'mga' driver. Using it from <B>MPlayer</B> goes by '-vo mga' if
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	601 you have matroxfb console, or '-vo xmga' under XFree86 3.x.x or 4.x.x.</P>
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	602
2108 767dbc5b7daa mga_vid now cooperates with xv gabucino parents: 2063 diff changeset	603 <P>The mga_vid driver cooperates with Xv.</P>
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	604
4504 b2f4c590fb74 mga_vid supports reads and writes gabucino parents: 4498 diff changeset	605 <P>The <CODE>/dev/mga_vid</CODE> device file can be read (for example by
b2f4c590fb74 mga_vid supports reads and writes gabucino parents: 4498 diff changeset	606 <CODE>cat /dev/mga_vid</CODE>) for some info, and written for brightness
b2f4c590fb74 mga_vid supports reads and writes gabucino parents: 4498 diff changeset	607 change : <CODE>echo "brightness=120" > /dev/mga_vid</CODE></P>
b2f4c590fb74 mga_vid supports reads and writes gabucino parents: 4498 diff changeset	608
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	609
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	610 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.8>2.3.1.8. SiS 6326 framebuffer (sis_vid)</A></B></P>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	611
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	612 <P>SiS 6326 YUV Framebuffer driver -> sis_vid kernel driver</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	613
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	614 <P>Its interface should be compatible with the mga_vid, but the driver was not
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	615 updated after the mga_vid changes, so it's outdated now. Volunteers
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	616 needed to test it and bring the code up-to-date.</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	617
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	618 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.9>2.3.1.9. 3dfx YUV support (tdfxfb)</A></B></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	619
1992 156639eddf49 tdfxfb added gabucino parents: 1988 diff changeset	620 <P>This driver uses the kernel's tdfx framebuffer driver to play movies with
156639eddf49 tdfxfb added gabucino parents: 1988 diff changeset	621 YUV acceleration. You'll need a kernel with tdfxfb support, and recompile with
156639eddf49 tdfxfb added gabucino parents: 1988 diff changeset	622 <CODE>./configure --enable-tdfxfb</CODE></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	623
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	624 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.10>2.3.1.10. OpenGL output</A></B></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	625
6309 d6eea5314980 OpenGL update diego parents: 5713 diff changeset	626 <P><B>MPlayer</B> supports displaying movies using OpenGL, but if your
d6eea5314980 OpenGL update diego parents: 5713 diff changeset	627 platform/driver supports xv as should be the case on a PC with Linux, use xv
d6eea5314980 OpenGL update diego parents: 5713 diff changeset	628 instead, OpenGL performance is considerably worse. If you have an X11
d6eea5314980 OpenGL update diego parents: 5713 diff changeset	629 implementation without xv support, OpenGL is a viable alternative.</P>
d6eea5314980 OpenGL update diego parents: 5713 diff changeset	630
d6eea5314980 OpenGL update diego parents: 5713 diff changeset	631 <P>Unfortunately not all drivers support this feature. The Utah-GLX drivers
d6eea5314980 OpenGL update diego parents: 5713 diff changeset	632 (for XFree86 3.3.6) support it for all cards. See
d6eea5314980 OpenGL update diego parents: 5713 diff changeset	633 <A HREF="http://utah-glx.sourceforge.net">http://utah-glx.sourceforge.net</A>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	634 for details about how to install it.</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	635
6309 d6eea5314980 OpenGL update diego parents: 5713 diff changeset	636 <P>XFree86(DRI) >= 4.0.3 supports OpenGL with Matrox and Radeon cards, >= 4.2
d6eea5314980 OpenGL update diego parents: 5713 diff changeset	637 supports Rage128. See
d6eea5314980 OpenGL update diego parents: 5713 diff changeset	638 <A HREF="http://dri.sourceforge.net">http://dri.sourceforge.net</A>
d6eea5314980 OpenGL update diego parents: 5713 diff changeset	639 for download and installation instructions.</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	640
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	641 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.11>2.3.1.11. AAlib - text mode displaying</A></B></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	642
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	643 <P><B>AAlib</B> is a library for displaying graphics in text mode, using powerful
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	644 ASCII renderer. There are LOTS of programs already supporting it, like Doom,
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	645 Quake, etc. <B>MPlayer</B> contains a very usable driver for it.
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	646 If ./configure detects aalib installed, the aalib libvo driver will be built.</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	647
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	648 <TABLE BORDER=0>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	649 <TR><TD COLSPAN=4><P><B>You can use some keys in the AA Window to change rendering options:</B></P></TD></TR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	650 <TR><TD>  </TD><TD>1</TD><TD>  </TD><TD>decrease contrast</TD></TR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	651 <TR><TD></TD><TD>2</TD><TD></TD><TD>increase contrast</TD></TR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	652 <TR><TD></TD><TD>3</TD><TD></TD><TD>decrease brightness</TD></TR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	653 <TR><TD></TD><TD>4</TD><TD></TD><TD>increase brightness</TD></TR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	654 <TR><TD></TD><TD>5</TD><TD></TD><TD>switch fast rendering on/off</TD></TR>
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	655 <TR><TD></TD><TD>6</TD><TD></TD><TD>set dithering mode (none, error distribution, Floyd Steinberg)</TD></TR>
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	656 <TR><TD></TD><TD>7</TD><TD></TD><TD>invert image</TD></TR>
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	657 <TR><TD></TD><TD>a</TD><TD></TD><TD>toggles between aa and <B>MPlayer</B> control)</TD></TR>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	658
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	659 <TR><TD COLSPAN=4><P><B>The following command line options can be used:</B></P></TD></TR>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	660
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	661 <TR><TD></TD><TD>-aaosdcolor=V</TD><TD></TD><TD>change OSD color</TD></TR>
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	662 <TR><TD></TD><TD>-aasubcolor=V</TD><TD></TD><TD>change subtitle color</TD></TR>
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	663 <TR><TD COLSPAN=3></TD><TD><P><I>where V can be: (0/normal, 1/dark, 2/bold, 3/bold font, 4/reverse, 5/special)</I></P></TD></TR>
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	664
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	665 <TR><TD COLSPAN=4><P><B>AAlib itself provides a large sum of options.
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	666 Here are some important:</B></P></TD></TR>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	667
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	668 <TR><TD></TD><TD>-aadriver</TD><TD></TD><TD>set recommended aa driver (X11, curses, Linux)</TD></TR>
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	669 <TR><TD></TD><TD>-aaextended</TD><TD></TD><TD>use all 256 characters</TD></TR>
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	670 <TR><TD></TD><TD>-aaeight</TD><TD></TD><TD>use eight bit ASCII</TD></TR>
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	671 <TR><TD></TD><TD>-aahelp</TD><TD></TD><TD>prints out all aalib options</TD></TR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	672 </TABLE>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	673
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	674 <P>NOTE: the rendering is very CPU intensive, especially when using AA-on-X
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	675 (using aalib on X), and it's least CPU intensive on standard,
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	676 non-framebuffer console. Use SVGATextMode to set up a big textmode,
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	677 then enjoy! (secondary head Hercules cards rock :)) (anyone can enhance
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	678 fbdev to do conversion/dithering to hgafb? Would be neat :)</P>
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	679
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	680 <P>Use the -framedrop option if your computer isn't fast enough to render all frames!</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	681
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	682 <P>Playing on terminal you'll get better speed and quality using the Linux driver, not
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	683 curses (-aadriver linux). But therefore you need write access on /dev/vcsa<terminal>!
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	684 That isn't autodetected by aalib, but vo_aa tries to find the best mode.
1731 07e2dfca67a3 can't stop commiting :) gabucino parents: 1704 diff changeset	685 See <A HREF="http://aa-project.sourceforge.net/tune/">http://aa-project.sourceforge.net/tune/</A> for further tuning issues.</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	686
2471 6bf47f224789 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2452 diff changeset	687
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	688 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.12>2.3.1.12. VESA - output to VESA BIOS</A></B></P>
2448 1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	689 <P>
6583 4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6499 diff changeset	690 This driver was designed and introduced as a <B>generic driver</B> for any video
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6499 diff changeset	691 card which has VESA VBE 2.0 compatible BIOS. Another advantage of this
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6499 diff changeset	692 driver is that it tries to force TV output on.<BR>
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	693 <B>VESA BIOS EXTENSION (VBE) Version 3.0 Date: September 16, 1998</B> (Page 70)
2448 1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	694 says:
1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	695 </P>
1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	696
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	697 <BLOCKQUOTE>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	698 <B>Dual-Controller Designs</B><BR>
2448 1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	699 VBE 3.0 supports the dual-controller design by assuming that since both
1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	700 controllers are typically provided by the same OEM, under control of a
1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	701 single BIOS ROM on the same graphics card, it is possible to hide the fact
1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	702 that two controllers are indeed present from the application. This has the
1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	703 limitation of preventing simultaneous use of the independent controllers,
1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	704 but allows applications released before VBE 3.0 to operate normally. The
1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	705 VBE Function 00h (Return Controller Information) returns the combined
1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	706 information of both controllers, including the combined list of available modes.
1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	707 When the application selects a mode, the appropriate controller is activated.
1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	708 Each of the remaining VBE functions then operates on the active controller.
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	709 </BLOCKQUOTE>
2448 1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	710
1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	711 <P>
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	712 So you have chances to get working TV-out by using this driver.<BR>
2471 6bf47f224789 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2452 diff changeset	713 (I guess that TV-out frequently is standalone head or standalone output
2448 1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	714 at least.)
1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	715 </P>
1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	716
1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	717 <P>
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	718 <B>What are pluses:</B><BR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	719 - You have chances to watch movies <B>if Linux even doesn't know</B> your video hardware.<BR>
2448 1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	720 - You don't need to have installed any graphics' related things on your Linux
1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	721 (like X11 (aka XFree86), fbdev and so on). This driver can be run from
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	722 <B>text-mode</B>.<BR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	723 - You have chances to get <B>working TV-out</B>. (It's known at least for ATI's cards).<BR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	724 - This driver calls <B>int 10h</B> handler thus it's not an emulator - it
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	725 calls <B>real</B> things of <B>real</B> BIOS in <B>real</B>-mode. (Finely -
2448 1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	726 in vm86 mode).<BR>
6583 4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6499 diff changeset	727 - You can use Vidix with it, thus getting accelerated video display
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6499 diff changeset	728 <B>AND</B> TV output at the same time! (recommended for ATI cards)
2448 1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	729 </P>
1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	730
1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	731 <P>
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	732 <B>What are minuses:</B><BR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	733 - It works only on <B>x86 systems</B>.<BR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	734 - It can be used only by <B>ROOT</B>.<BR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	735 - Currently it's available only for <B>Linux</B>.<BR>
2448 1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	736 </P>
1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	737
3141 21b6aab15ec9 -vo vesa + gcc 2.96 warning (is this confirmed?) gabucino parents: 3053 diff changeset	738 <P>Don't use this driver with <B>GCC 2.96</B> ! It won't work !</P>
21b6aab15ec9 -vo vesa + gcc 2.96 warning (is this confirmed?) gabucino parents: 3053 diff changeset	739
2448 1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	740 <TABLE BORDER=0>
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	741 <TR><TD COLSPAN=4><P><B>These switches of command line currently are available for VESA:</B></P></TD></TR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	742 <TR><TD>  </TD><TD>-vo vesa:opts</TD><TD></TD><TD>currently recognized: <B>dga</B> to force dga mode and <B>nodga</B> to disable dga mode. Note: you may omit these parameters to enable <B>autodetect</B> of dga mode. (In the future also will specify mode parameters such as refresh rate, interlacing, doublescan and so on. Samples: i43, 85, d100)</TD></TR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	743 <TR><TD></TD><TD>-screenw, -screenh, -bpp</TD><TD></TD><TD>force userdefined mode</TD></TR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	744 <TR><TD></TD><TD>-x, -y</TD><TD></TD><TD>set userdefined prescaling</TD></TR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	745 <TR><TD></TD><TD>-zoom</TD><TD></TD><TD>enables userdefined prescaling</TD></TR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	746 <TR><TD></TD><TD>-fs</TD><TD></TD><TD>scales image to fullscreen</TD></TR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	747 <TR><TD></TD><TD>-fs -zoom</TD><TD></TD><TD>scales userdefined prescaling to fullscreen</TD></TR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	748 <TR><TD></TD><TD>-double</TD><TD></TD><TD>enables double buffering mode. (Available only in DGA mode). Should be slower of single buffering, but has no flickering effects.</TD></TR>
2448 1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	749 </TABLE>
1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	750
1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	751 <P>
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	752 <B>Known problems and workaround:</B><BR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	753 - If you have installed <B>NLS</B> font on your Linux box and run VESA driver
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	754 from text-mode then after terminating <B>MPlayer</B> you will have <B>ROM font</B> loaded instead
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	755 of national. You can load national font again by using <B><I>setsysfont</I></B> utility
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	756 from for example Mandrake distribution.<BR>
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	757 (<B>Hint</B>: The same utility is used for localization of fbdev).<BR>
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	758 - Some <B>Linux graphics drivers</B> don't update active <B>BIOS mode</B> in DOS memory. So if you have such
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	759 problem - always use VESA driver only from <B>text-mode</B>. Otherwise text-mode (#03) will be
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	760 activated anyway and you will need restart your computer.<BR>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	761 - Often after terminating VESA driver you get <B>black screen</B>. To return your screen
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	762 to original state - simply switch to other console (by pressing <B>Alt-Fx</B>) then switch
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	763 to your previous console by the same way.<BR>
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	764 - To get <B>working TV-out</B> you need have plugged TV-connector in before booting
2448 1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	765 your PC since video BIOS initializes itself only once during POST procedure.
1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	766 </P>
1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	767
1e56c3381d55 'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized) gabucino parents: 2408 diff changeset	768
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	769 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.13>2.3.1.13. X11</A></B></P>
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	770
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	771 <P>Avoid if possible. Outputs to X11 (uses shared memory extension), with no
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	772 hardware acceleration at all. Supports (MMX/3DNow/SSE accelerated, but still
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	773 slow) software scaling, use the options <CODE>-fs -zoom</CODE>. Most cards have
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	774 hardware scaling support, use the <CODE>-vo xv</CODE> output for them, or
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	775 <CODE>-vo xmga</CODE> for Matroxes.</P>
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	776
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	777 <P>The problem is that most cards' driver doesn't support
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	778 hardware acceleration on the second head/TV. In those cases, you see green/blue
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	779 colored window instead of the movie. This is where this driver comes in
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	780 handy, but you need powerful CPU to use software scaling. Don't use the
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	781 SDL driver's software output+scaler, it has worse image quality !</P>
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	782
3290 3928aef86033 stuff I don't remember gabucino parents: 3268 diff changeset	783 <P>Software scaling is very slow, you better try changing video modes instead.
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	784 It's very simple. See the <A HREF="#2.3.1.3.A">DGA section's modelines</A>, and
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	785 insert them into your XF86Config.</P>
3290 3928aef86033 stuff I don't remember gabucino parents: 3268 diff changeset	786 <UL>
3928aef86033 stuff I don't remember gabucino parents: 3268 diff changeset	787 <LI>If you have XFree86 4.x.x - use the <CODE>-vm</CODE> option. It will
3928aef86033 stuff I don't remember gabucino parents: 3268 diff changeset	788 change to a resolution your movie fits in. If it doesn't :</LI>
3928aef86033 stuff I don't remember gabucino parents: 3268 diff changeset	789 <LI>With XFree86 3.x.x - you have to cycle through available resolutions
3928aef86033 stuff I don't remember gabucino parents: 3268 diff changeset	790 with the <B>CTRL-ALT-plus</B> and <B>minus</B> keys.</LI>
3928aef86033 stuff I don't remember gabucino parents: 3268 diff changeset	791 </UL>
3928aef86033 stuff I don't remember gabucino parents: 3268 diff changeset	792
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	793 <P>If you can't find the modes you inserted, browse XFree86's output. Some
3290 3928aef86033 stuff I don't remember gabucino parents: 3268 diff changeset	794 drivers can't use low pixelclocks that are needed for low resolution
3928aef86033 stuff I don't remember gabucino parents: 3268 diff changeset	795 video modes.</P>
3928aef86033 stuff I don't remember gabucino parents: 3268 diff changeset	796
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	797
6583 4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6499 diff changeset	798 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.15>2.3.1.15. Vidix</A></B></P>
4199 bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	799
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	800 <P><B>WHAT IS VIDIX?</B></P>
4199 bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	801
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	802 <P>VIDIX is the abbreviation for <B>VID</B>eo <B>I</B>nterface for
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	803 *ni<B>X</B>.<BR>
4199 bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	804 VIDIX was designed and introduced as an interface for fast user-space drivers
6583 4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6499 diff changeset	805 providing such video performance as mga_vid does for Matrox cards. It's
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6499 diff changeset	806 also very portable.</P>
4199 bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	807
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	808 <P>This interface was designed as an attempt to fit existing video acceleration
6583 4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6499 diff changeset	809 interfaces (known as mga_vid, rage128_vid, radeon_vid, pm3_vid) into a fixed scheme. It
4199 bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	810 provides highlevel interface to chips which are known as BES (BackEnd
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	811 scalers) or OV (Video Overlays). It doesn't provide lowlevel interface to
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	812 things which are known as graphics servers. (I don't want to compete with X11
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	813 team in graphics mode switching). I.e. main goal of this interface is to
6583 4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6499 diff changeset	814 maximize the speed of video playback.
4199 bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	815 </P>
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	816
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	817 <P><B>USAGE</B></P>
4199 bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	818
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	819 <UL>
4199 bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	820 <LI>You can use standalone video output driver: <CODE>-vo xvidix</CODE><BR>
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	821 This driver was developed as X11's front end to VIDIX technology. It
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	822 requires X server and can work only under X server.</LI>
4199 bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	823 <LI>You can use VIDIX subdevice which was applied to several video output
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	824 drivers, such as:<BR>
6583 4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6499 diff changeset	825 <CODE>-vo vesa:vidix</CODE> (<B>LINUX ONLY</B>) and <CODE>-vo fbdev:vidix</CODE></LI>
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	826 </UL>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	827 Indeed it doesn't matter which video output driver is used with <B>VIDIX</B>.
4199 bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	828
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	829 <P><B>REQUIREMENTS</B></P>
4199 bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	830
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	831 <UL>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	832 <LI>video card should be in graphics mode (I write <B>should</B> simply
4199 bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	833 because I tested it in text mode - it works but has awful output ;) Use
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	834 AAlib for that).<BR>
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	835 <I>Note: Everyone can try this trick by commenting out mode switching in
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	836 vo_vesa driver.</I></LI>
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	837 <LI><B>MPlayer</B>'s video output driver should know active video mode and be
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	838 able to tell to VIDIX subdevice some video characteristics of server.</LI>
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	839 </UL>
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	840 I hope that probably every video output driver of <B>MPlayer</B> will
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	841 recognize <CODE>:vidix</CODE> subdevice.
4199 bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	842
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	843 <P><B>USAGE METHODS</B></P>
4199 bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	844
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	845 <P>When VIDIX is used as <B>subdevice</B> (<CODE>-vo vesa:vidix</CODE>) then
4199 bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	846 video mode configuration is performed by video output device
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	847 (<B>vo_server</B> in short). Therefore you can pass into command line of
4199 bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	848 <B>MPlayer</B> the same keys as for vo_server. In addition it understands
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	849 <CODE>-double</CODE> key as globally visible parameter. (I recommend using
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	850 this key with VIDIX at least for ATI's card).<BR>
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	851 As for <CODE>-vo xvidix</CODE> : currently it recognizes the following
4356 fa6f2467125c applied al3x's peccs gabucino parents: 4339 diff changeset	852 options: <CODE>-fs -zoom -x -y -double</CODE>.<BR>
4199 bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	853 </P>
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	854
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	855 <P>Also you can specify VIDIX's driver directly as third subargument in command
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	856 line :<BR>
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	857 <BR>
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	858   <code>mplayer -vo xvidix:mga_vid.so -fs -zoom -double
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	859 file.avi</code><BR>
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	860 or<BR>
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	861   <code>mplayer -vo vesa:vidix:radeon_vid.so -fs -zoom -double -bpp
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	862 32 file.avi</code><BR>
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	863 <BR>
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	864 But it's dangerous, and you shouldn't do that. In this case given driver will
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	865 be forced and result is unpredictable (it may <B>freeze</B> your
4339 4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4223 diff changeset	866 computer). You should do that ONLY if you are absolutely sure it will work,
4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4223 diff changeset	867 and <B>MPlayer</B> doesn't do it automatically. Please tell about it to the
4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4223 diff changeset	868 developers. The Right Way is to use VIDIX without arguments to enable driver
4199 bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	869 autodetection.
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	870 </P>
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	871
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	872 <P>
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	873 VIDIX is very new technology and it's extremely possible that on your system
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	874 (OS=abc CPU=xyz) it won't work. In this case only solution for you it's port
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	875 it (mainly libdha). But there is hope that it will work on those systems
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	876 where X11 does.
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	877 </P>
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	878
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	879 <P>And the last <B>WARNING</B>: (un)fortunately you <B>MUST</B> have
d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	880 <B>ROOT</B> privileges to use VIDIX due to direct hardware access. At least
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	881 set the <B>SUID</B> bit on the <B>MPlayer</B> executable.
4199 bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	882 </P>
bcaf75e384d8 Added (sigh, reHTMLized;)) Nick's VIDIX patch gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	883
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	884 <P><B>VIDEO EQUALIZER</B></P>
4496 bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	885
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	886 <P>
4506 84e45c414ae9 vidix equalizer can be used with 1-8 keys also gabucino parents: 4505 diff changeset	887 This is a video equalizer implemented especially for Vidix. You can use
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	888 it either with <B>1-8</B> keys as described in the man page, or
4506 84e45c414ae9 vidix equalizer can be used with 1-8 keys also gabucino parents: 4505 diff changeset	889 by command line arguments. <B>MPlayer</B> recognizes the
4496 bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	890 following options :
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	891 </P>
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	892
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	893 <P>
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	894   <CODE>-brightness</CODE> - adjust <B>BRIGHTNESS</B> of video
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	895 output. It's not equal to brightness adjusting on monitor panel or on TV. It
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	896 changes intensity of RGB components of video signal from black to white
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	897 screen.<BR>
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	898   <CODE>-contrast</CODE> - adjust <B>CONTRAST</B> of video output.
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	899 Works in similar manner as brightness.<BR>
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	900   <CODE>-saturation</CODE> - adjust <B>SATURATION</B> of video
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	901 output. You can get grayscale output with this option.<BR>
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	902   <CODE>-hue</CODE> - adjust <B>HUE</B> of video signal. You can
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	903 get colored negative of image with this option.<BR>
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	904   <CODE>-red_intensity</CODE> - adjust intensity of <B>RED</B>
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	905 component of video signal.<BR>
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	906   <CODE>-green_intensity</CODE> - adjust intensity of <B>GREEN</B>
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	907 component of video signal.<BR>
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	908   <CODE>-blue_intensity</CODE> - adjust intensity of <B>BLUE</B>
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	909 component of video signal.
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	910 </P>
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	911 <P>
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	912 Each parameter can accept values from <B>-1000</B> to <B>+1000</B>.<BR>
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	913 Default value for each parameter is <B>0</B>.
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	914 </P>
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	915 <P>
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	916 <B>Note:</B> Not every driver provides support for each of those parameters.
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	917 Currently only <B>radeon_vid.so</B> provides full support for video equalizing.
4496 bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	918 Other drivers only partly support these options.
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	919 </P>
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	920 <P><B>Examples:</B><BR>
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	921 <CODE>mplayer -vo vesa:vidix -brightness -300 -contrast 200
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	922 filename.avi</CODE><BR>
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	923 or<BR>
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	924 <CODE>mplayer -vo xvidix -red_intensity -50 -saturation 400 -hue 300
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	925 filename.vob</CODE>
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	926 </P>
bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	927
2956 f6b51da0a50d DOXized and applied Nick's radeon_vid patch. Nick, should I update gabucino parents: 2883 diff changeset	928
4339 4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4223 diff changeset	929 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.16>2.3.1.16. Zr</A></B></P>
4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4223 diff changeset	930
4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4223 diff changeset	931 <P>This is a display-driver (<CODE>-vo zr</CODE>) for a number of MJPEG
4360 3d9ef473a622 commited Rik Snel's patch (thx!) gabucino parents: 4356 diff changeset	932 capture/playback cards (tested for DC10+ and Buz, and it should work for the
4339 4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4223 diff changeset	933 LML33, the DC10). The driver works by encoding the frame to jpeg and then
4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4223 diff changeset	934 sending it to the card. For the jpeg encoding <B>libavcodec</B> is
4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4223 diff changeset	935 used, and required.</P>
4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4223 diff changeset	936
4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4223 diff changeset	937 <P>This driver talks to the kernel driver available at
4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4223 diff changeset	938 <A HREF="http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net">http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net</A>, so
4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4223 diff changeset	939 you must get it working first. Then recompile <B>MPlayer</B> with
4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4223 diff changeset	940 <CODE>--enable-zr</CODE>.</P>
4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4223 diff changeset	941
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	942 Some remarks:
4339 4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4223 diff changeset	943 <UL>
4360 3d9ef473a622 commited Rik Snel's patch (thx!) gabucino parents: 4356 diff changeset	944 <LI>don't start or stop XawTV on the playback device during playback,
3d9ef473a622 commited Rik Snel's patch (thx!) gabucino parents: 4356 diff changeset	945 it will crash your computer. It is, however, fine to <B>FIRST</B> start
3d9ef473a622 commited Rik Snel's patch (thx!) gabucino parents: 4356 diff changeset	946 XawTV, <B>THEN</B> start <B>MPlayer</B>, wait for <B>MPlayer</B> to finish
3d9ef473a622 commited Rik Snel's patch (thx!) gabucino parents: 4356 diff changeset	947 and <B>THEN</B> stop XawTV.</LI>
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	948 <LI>this driver adds <CODE>-zr*</CODE> command line options. The explanation
4339 4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4223 diff changeset	949 of these options can be viewed with <CODE>-zrhelp</CODE>. It is possible to
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	950 crop the input frame (cut borders to make it fit or to enhance performance)
4339 4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4223 diff changeset	951 and to do other things.</LI>
4360 3d9ef473a622 commited Rik Snel's patch (thx!) gabucino parents: 4356 diff changeset	952 <LI>the driver takes data in YV12 and YUY2 format, this means that some
3d9ef473a622 commited Rik Snel's patch (thx!) gabucino parents: 4356 diff changeset	953 codecs won't work. Some old VfW (Video for Windows) codecs, for example,
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	954 are incompatible with this driver. The error message that you will see is:
4360 3d9ef473a622 commited Rik Snel's patch (thx!) gabucino parents: 4356 diff changeset	955 <CODE>Sorry, selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
3d9ef473a622 commited Rik Snel's patch (thx!) gabucino parents: 4356 diff changeset	956 </CODE></LI>
3d9ef473a622 commited Rik Snel's patch (thx!) gabucino parents: 4356 diff changeset	957 <LI>OSD is currently not supported, so you won't see
3d9ef473a622 commited Rik Snel's patch (thx!) gabucino parents: 4356 diff changeset	958 subtitles.</LI>
4339 4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4223 diff changeset	959 </UL>
4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4223 diff changeset	960
4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4223 diff changeset	961
4496 bf7ea03b1adf Vidix video equalizing (Nick's patch) gabucino parents: 4360 diff changeset	962
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	963 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.A>2.3.1.A. TV-out support</A></B></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	964
5116 20bf56a828d1 "nememlex" --Gabucino, 2002 arpi parents: 4982 diff changeset	965 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.A.1>2.3.1.A.1. Matrox G400 cards</A></B></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	966
5116 20bf56a828d1 "nememlex" --Gabucino, 2002 arpi parents: 4982 diff changeset	967 <P>Under Linux you have 2 methods to get G400 TV out working :</P>
20bf56a828d1 "nememlex" --Gabucino, 2002 arpi parents: 4982 diff changeset	968
20bf56a828d1 "nememlex" --Gabucino, 2002 arpi parents: 4982 diff changeset	969 <P><B>IMPORTANT:</B> Only Matrox G400DH/G400MAX has TV-out support under Linux, others (G450, G550) has <B>NOT!</B></P>
2309 3128b9d8b4ea New section: Matrox TVout - method 2 gabucino parents: 2206 diff changeset	970
2486 d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	971 <UL>
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	972 <LI><B>XFree86</B>: using the driver and the HAL module, available from
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	973 <A HREF="http://www.matrox.com">Matrox's site</A>. This will give you X on
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	974 the TV.<BR> <B>This method doesn't give you accelerated playback</B> as
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	975 under Windoze! The second head has only YUV framebuffer, the <I>BES</I>
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	976 (Back End Scaler, the YUV scaler on G200/G400/G450/G550 cards) doesn't work
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	977 on it! The windows driver somehow workarounds this, probably by using the
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	978 3D engine to zoom, and the YUV framebuffer to display the zoomed
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2747 diff changeset	979 image. If you really want to use X, use the <CODE>-vo x11 -fs -zoom</CODE>
6599 f20184a10258 1001 typos as found by ispell. diego parents: 6583 diff changeset	980 options, but it will be <B>SLOW</B>, and has <B>Macrovision</B> copy protection
4177 cab4ac1467e4 many small updates gabucino parents: 3988 diff changeset	981 enabled (you can "workaround" Macrovision using
cab4ac1467e4 many small updates gabucino parents: 3988 diff changeset	982 <A HREF="http://avifile.sourceforge.net/mgamacro.pl">this</A> perl
cab4ac1467e4 many small updates gabucino parents: 3988 diff changeset	983 script.</LI>
2486 d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	984 <LI><B>Framebuffer</B>: using the <B>matroxfb modules</B> in the 2.4 kernels.
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	985 2.2 kernels don't have the TVout feature in them, thus unusable for this.
3030 1dbc569b6528 more fix/update gabucino parents: 3027 diff changeset	986 You have to enable ALL matroxfb-specific feature during compilation (except
5713 634fbb5dd181 I2C is also needed for G400 tvout gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	987 MultiHead), and compile them into <B>modules</B>! You'll also need I2C
634fbb5dd181 I2C is also needed for G400 tvout gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	988 enabled.
2486 d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	989 <UL>
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	990 <LI>
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	991 Enter <CODE>TVout/matroxset</CODE> and type <CODE>make</CODE>. Install
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	992 <CODE>matroxset</CODE> into somewhere in your PATH.</LI>
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	993 <LI>
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	994 If you don't have <CODE>fbset</CODE> installed, enter
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	995 <CODE>TVout/fbset</CODE> and type <CODE>make</CODE>. Install
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	996 <CODE>fbset</CODE> into somewhere in your PATH.</LI>
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	997 <LI>
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	998 Then enter into the <CODE>TVout/</CODE> directory in the <B>MPlayer</B>
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	999 source, and execute <CODE>./modules</CODE> as root. Your text-mode console
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1000 will enter into framebuffer mode (no way back!).</LI>
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1001 <LI>Next, run the <CODE>./matroxtv</CODE> script. This will present you
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1002 to a very simple menu. Press <B>2</B> and <B>ENTER</B>. Now you should
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1003 have the same picture on your monitor, and TV. The <B>3.</B> option
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1004 will turn on independent display, but then you <B>can't use X</B>! If
3030 1dbc569b6528 more fix/update gabucino parents: 3027 diff changeset	1005 the TV (PAL !) picture has some weird stripes on it, the script wasn't able to
2486 d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1006 set the resolution correctly (to 640x512 by default). Use other menu
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1007 items randomly and it'll be OK :)</LI>
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1008 </UL>
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1009
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1010 <P>
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1011 Yoh. Next task is to make the cursor on tty1 (or whatever) to disappear,
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1012 and turn off screen blanking. Execute the following commands:</P>
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1013
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1014 <P>
4701 53c5b0fe1894 'setterm' can also be used gabucino parents: 4506 diff changeset	1015 <CODE>echo -e '\033[?25l'</CODE> or <CODE>setterm -cursor off<BR>
2486 d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1016 setterm -blank 0</CODE>
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1017 </P>
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1018
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1019 <P>
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1020 You possibly want to put the above into a script, and also clear
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1021 the screen.. To turn the cursor back :<BR><CODE>echo -e '\033[?25h'</CODE>
4701 53c5b0fe1894 'setterm' can also be used gabucino parents: 4506 diff changeset	1022 or <CODE>setterm -cursor on</CODE>
2486 d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1023 </P>
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1024
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1025 <P>Yeah kewl. Start movie playing with <CODE>mplayer -vo mga -fs -screenw 640
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1026 -screenh 512 <filename></CODE><BR>
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1027 (if you use X, now change to matroxfb with for example CTRL-ALT-F1 !)<BR>
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1028 Change 640x512 if you set the resolution to other..<BR>
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1029 <B>Enjoy the ultra-fast ultra-featured Matrox TV output (better than Xv) !</B>
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1030 </P>
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1031 </LI>
d4f398ef37aa rewritten matrox tvout section gabucino parents: 2472 diff changeset	1032 </UL>
2309 3128b9d8b4ea New section: Matrox TVout - method 2 gabucino parents: 2206 diff changeset	1033
3128b9d8b4ea New section: Matrox TVout - method 2 gabucino parents: 2206 diff changeset	1034
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2614 diff changeset	1035 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.A.2>2.3.1.A.2. ATI cards</A></B></P>
2206 0e8e8fed492e ATI TVout stuff added (from Nick Kurshev) gabucino parents: 2131 diff changeset	1036
0e8e8fed492e ATI TVout stuff added (from Nick Kurshev) gabucino parents: 2131 diff changeset	1037 <P>
6583 4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6499 diff changeset	1038 <B><U>PREAMBLE</U></B><BR>
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6499 diff changeset	1039 Currently ATI doesn't want to support any of its TV-out chips under Linux,
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6499 diff changeset	1040 because their licensed Macrovision technology.</P>
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6499 diff changeset	1041
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6499 diff changeset	1042 <P><B><U>ATI CARDS TV-OUT STATUS ON LINUX</U></B></P>
2206 0e8e8fed492e ATI TVout stuff added (from Nick Kurshev) gabucino parents: 2131 diff changeset	1043
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	1044 <UL>
6583 4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6499 diff changeset	1045 <LI><B>ATI Mach64</B>: supported by <A HREF="http://gatos.sf.net">gatos</A>.</LI>
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6499 diff changeset	1046 <LI><B>ASIC Radeon VIVO</B>: supported by <A HREF="http://gatos.sf.net">gatos</A>.</LI>
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6499 diff changeset	1047 <LI><B>Radeon</B> and <B>Rage128</B>: supported by <B>MPlayer</B>!
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6499 diff changeset	1048 Check <a href="#2.3.1.12">VESA driver</a> and <A HREF="#2.3.1.15">Vidix</A>
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6499 diff changeset	1049 sections.</LI>
6435 d0d74f9d8d4a Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset. diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	1050 </UL>
2206 0e8e8fed492e ATI TVout stuff added (from Nick Kurshev) gabucino parents: 2131 diff changeset	1051
0e8e8fed492e ATI TVout stuff added (from Nick Kurshev) gabucino parents: 2131 diff changeset	1052 <P>
6583 4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6499 diff changeset	1053 On other cards, just use the <a href="#2.3.1.12">VESA driver</a>, without
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6499 diff changeset	1054 Vidix. Powerful CPU is needed, though.
2206 0e8e8fed492e ATI TVout stuff added (from Nick Kurshev) gabucino parents: 2131 diff changeset	1055 </P>
0e8e8fed492e ATI TVout stuff added (from Nick Kurshev) gabucino parents: 2131 diff changeset	1056
6583 4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6499 diff changeset	1057 <P>Only thing you need to do - <B>have TV connector plugged in before
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6499 diff changeset	1058 booting your PC</B> since video BIOS initializes itself only once during
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6499 diff changeset	1059 POST procedure.
2206 0e8e8fed492e ATI TVout stuff added (from Nick Kurshev) gabucino parents: 2131 diff changeset	1060 </P>
0e8e8fed492e ATI TVout stuff added (from Nick Kurshev) gabucino parents: 2131 diff changeset	1061
2472 487f5bbb38ae link to tomi ollila's voodoo3 tvout text. if he has interest to integrate gabucino parents: 2471 diff changeset	1062
3027 7b85ba8c9be5 mostly fixes, some updates gabucino parents: 2967 diff changeset	1063 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.A.3>2.3.1.A.3. Voodoo 3</A></B></P>
2472 487f5bbb38ae link to tomi ollila's voodoo3 tvout text. if he has interest to integrate gabucino parents: 2471 diff changeset	1064
487f5bbb38ae link to tomi ollila's voodoo3 tvout text. if he has interest to integrate gabucino parents: 2471 diff changeset	1065 <P>
487f5bbb38ae link to tomi ollila's voodoo3 tvout text. if he has interest to integrate gabucino parents: 2471 diff changeset	1066 Check <A HREF="http://www.iki.fi/too/tvout-voodoo3-3000-xfree">this URL</A>.
487f5bbb38ae link to tomi ollila's voodoo3 tvout text. if he has interest to integrate gabucino parents: 2471 diff changeset	1067 </P>
487f5bbb38ae link to tomi ollila's voodoo3 tvout text. if he has interest to integrate gabucino parents: 2471 diff changeset	1068
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	1069 </BODY>
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