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Remove graphics cards subsections from Xv section in video output chapter. The information contained is very outdated.

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  If 'xv' support was built a line similar to this should appear:
  <screen>  xv      X11/Xv</screen>
</para></listitem>
</orderedlist>
</para>


<sect2 id="tdfx">
<title>3dfx cards</title>

<para>
Older 3dfx drivers were known to have problems with XVideo acceleration, it
didn't support YUY2 or YV12 colorspaces. Verify that you have XFree86
version 4.2.0 or later, it can handle YV12 and YUY2 while previous
versions, including 4.1.0, <emphasis role="bold">crash with YV12</emphasis>.
If you experience strange effects using <option>-vo xv</option>, try SDL
(it has XVideo, too) and see if it helps.
</para>

<para>
<emphasis role="bold">OR</emphasis>, try the NEW
<option>-vo tdfxfb</option> driver! See the <link linkend="tdfxfb">tdfxfb</link>
section.
</para>
</sect2>


<sect2 id="s3">
<title>S3 cards</title>

<para>
S3 Savage3D's should work fine, but for Savage4, use XFree86 version 4.0.3
or greater (in case of image problems, try 16bpp). As for S3 Virge: there is
xv support, but the card itself is very slow, so you better sell it.
</para>

<para>
There is now a native framebuffer driver for S3 Virge cards similar to
tdfxfb. Set up your framebuffer (e.g. append
"<option>vga=792 video=vesa:mtrr</option>" to your kernel command line) and use
<option>-vo s3fb</option> (<option>-vf yuy2</option> and <option>-dr</option>
will also help).
</para>

<note><para>
It's currently unclear which Savage models lack YV12 support, and convert by
driver (slow). If you suspect your card, get a newer driver, or ask politely
on the MPlayer-users mailing list for an MMX/3DNow! enabled driver.
</para></note>
</sect2>


<sect2 id="nvidia">
<title>nVidia cards</title>

<para>
nVidia isn't always a very good choice under Linux ... XFree86's
open-source driver supports most of these cards, but for some cases, you'll
have to use the binary closed-source nVidia driver, available at
<ulink url="http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux.html">nVidia's web site</ulink>.
You'll always need this driver if you want 3D acceleration, too.
</para>

<para>
Riva128 cards don't have XVideo support with XFree86's nVidia driver :(
Complain to nVidia.
</para>

<para>
However, <application>MPlayer</application> contains a
<link linkend="vidix">VIDIX</link> driver for most nVidia cards. Currently it
is in beta stage, and has some drawbacks. For more information, see
<link linkend="vidix-nvidia">nVidia VIDIX</link> section.
</para>
</sect2>


<sect2 id="ati">
<title>ATI cards</title>

<para>
The <ulink url="http://gatos.sf.net">GATOS driver</ulink>
(which you should use, unless you have Rage128 or Radeon) has VSYNC enabled
by default. It means that decoding speed (!) is synced to the monitor's
refresh rate. If playing seems to be slow, try disabling VSYNC somehow, or
set refresh rate to a n*(fps of the movie) Hz.
</para>

<para>
Radeon VE - if you need X, use XFree86 4.2.0 or greater for this card.
No TV out support. Of course with <application>MPlayer</application> you can
happily get <emphasis role="bold">accelerated</emphasis> display, with or
without <emphasis role="bold">TV output</emphasis>, and no libraries or X are
needed.
Read the <link linkend="vidix">VIDIX</link> section.
</para>
</sect2>


<sect2 id="neomagic">
<title>NeoMagic cards</title>

<para>
These cards can be found in many laptops. You must use XFree86 4.3.0 or
above, or else use Stefan Seyfried's
<ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/contrib/NeoMagic-driver/">Xv-capable drivers</ulink>.
Just choose the one that applies to your version of XFree86.
</para>

<para>
XFree86 4.3.0 includes Xv support, yet Bohdan Horst sent a small
<ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/contrib/NeoMagic-driver/neo_driver.patch">patch</ulink>
against the XFree86 sources that speeds up framebuffer operations (so XVideo)
up to four times. The patch has been included in XFree86 CVS and should be in
the next release after 4.3.0.
</para>

<para>
To allow playback of DVD sized content change your XF86Config like this:
<programlisting>
Section "Device"
    [...]
    Driver "neomagic"
    <emphasis>Option "OverlayMem" "829440"</emphasis>
    [...]
EndSection<!--
--></programlisting>
</para>
</sect2>


<sect2 id="trident">
<title>Trident cards</title>

<para>
If you want to use Xv with a Trident card, provided that it doesn't work
with 4.1.0, install XFree 4.2.0. 4.2.0 adds support for fullscreen Xv
support with the Cyberblade XP card.
</para>

<para>
Alternatively, <application>MPlayer</application> contains a
<link linkend="vidix">VIDIX</link> driver for the Cyberblade/i1 card.
</para>
</sect2>


<sect2 id="kyro">
<title>Kyro/PowerVR cards</title>

<para>
If you want to use Xv with a Kyro based card (for example Hercules
Prophet 4000XT), you should download the drivers from the
<ulink url="http://www.powervr.com/">PowerVR site</ulink>.
</para>
</sect2>


<sect2 id="intel">
<title>Intel cards</title>

<para>
These cards can be found in many laptops. Recent Xorg is recommended.
</para>

<para>
To allow playback of DVD sized (and larger) content change your XF86Config/xorg.conf like this:
<programlisting>
Section "Device"
    [...]
    Driver "intel"
    <emphasis>Option "LinearAlloc" "6144"</emphasis>
    [...]
EndSection
</programlisting>
Lack of this option usually results in an error like
<screen>X11 error: BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)</screen>
when attempting to use <option>-vo xv</option>.
</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>

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<sect1 id="dga">

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  <screen>  xv      X11/Xv</screen>
</para></listitem>
</orderedlist>
</para>
</sect1>

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<sect1 id="dga">