[Mplayer-cvslog] CVS: main/DOCS VIDEOCARDS,1.5,1.6

[Berczi Gabor]

Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv27145/DOCS

Modified Files:
	VIDEOCARDS 
Log Message:

added DGA vidmode changin' stuff (but I still don't understand it, and
it doesn't work right now;), and new section: Not really acceleration, but...


Index: VIDEOCARDS
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/VIDEOCARDS,v
retrieving revision 1.5
retrieving revision 1.6
diff -C2 -r1.5 -r1.6
*** VIDEOCARDS	2001/04/01 23:03:21	1.5
--- VIDEOCARDS	2001/04/15 11:48:21	1.6
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*** 13,16 ****
--- 13,17 ----
  III. Native card-specific drivers, using special abilities of some cards
  IV.  DGA - direct graphic access. no YUV & scaling, but faster than raw X11
+ V.   Not really acceleration, but...
  
  Now, let's see them in details:
***************
*** 115,121 ****
  1. Make sure X loads the DGA extension:
  	(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
  2. MPlayer's DGA driver is autodetected on ./configure, or you can force it
     with --enable-dga.
! 3. Be sure to use 24/32bpp mode, since there is no converter right now.. :(
  4. Install MPlayer SUID root.
     'chown root /usr/local/bin/mplayer'
--- 116,125 ----
  1. Make sure X loads the DGA extension:
  	(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
+    (you see, XFree86 4.0.x or greater is VERY RECOMMENDED!)
  2. MPlayer's DGA driver is autodetected on ./configure, or you can force it
     with --enable-dga.
! 3. If the driver couldn't switch to a smaller resolution, experiment with
!    switches -vm (only with X 3.0.x), -fs, -bpp, -zoom to find a video mode that
!    the movie fits in. There is no converter right now.. :(
  4. Install MPlayer SUID root.
     'chown root /usr/local/bin/mplayer'
***************
*** 128,132 ****
     privilegies through suid root mplayer.
     !!!! SO YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED ... !!!!
- 
  5. Use '-vo dga' option, and there you go! (hope so:)
  
--- 132,135 ----
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*** 134,137 ****
--- 137,166 ----
  fullscreen mpeg playing (using software YUV->RGB scaling):
  mplayer -vo fsdga ...
+ 
+ 
+ V. Not really acceleration, but...
+ 
+ a, If you don't have X...
+   ...use the SVGAlib target! Be sure not to use the -fs switch, since it
+   toggles the usage of the software scaler, and it's SLOOOW now, unless you
+   have a real fast CPU (and/or MTRR?). :(
+ 
+   Of course you'll have to install svgalib and its development package in
+   order for MPlayer build its SVGAlib driver (autodetected, but can be
+   forced), and don't forget to edit /etc/vga/libvga.config to suit your
+   card & monitor.
+ 
+ 
+ b, You want to use framebuffer...
+   ... Use --enable-fbdev switch of ./configure and the FBdev target will be
+   built (don't forget to 'make distclean' first!). Yet another "don't forget" :
+   read the framebuffer documentation in the kernel sources
+   (Documentation/fb/*) !
+ 
+   ... but don't your card doesn't support VBE 2.0 standard (older ISA/PCI
+   cards, such as S3 Trio64) :
+   Well, VESAfb is still available, but you'll have to load SciTech Display
+   Doctor (formerly UniVBE) before booting Linux.  Use a DOS boot disk or
+   whatever.  And don't forget to register your UniVBE ;))
  
  


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