diff -Naur mplayer-c/libvo/vo_aa.c mplayer-d/libvo/vo_aa.c
--- mplayer-c/libvo/vo_aa.c	2011-03-07 10:37:25.000000000 +0200
+++ mplayer-d/libvo/vo_aa.c	2011-03-07 10:33:58.000000000 +0200
@@ -700,10 +700,12 @@
 	    fprintf(stderr,"VO: [aa] cannot open %s for writing,"
 			"so we'll not use linux driver\n", fname);
     	    aa_recommendlowdisplay("linux");
+	    aa_recommendhidisplay("slang");
     	    aa_recommendhidisplay("curses");
     	    aa_recommendhidisplay("X11");
 	} else {
 	    close(fd);
+	    aa_recommendhidisplay("linux");
 	}
     } else aa_recommendhidisplay(hidis);
     c = aa_autoinit(&aa_defparams);