[MPlayer-matrox] Re: /dev/mga problem on debian unstable and kernel 2.6.13.3

[Gregor Zattler]

Hi Michael,
* Michael Späth <kilroy at uni-koblenz.de> [11. Okt. 2005]:
> > Similar problem here.  
> > mplayer -v film.avi
> > 
> > gives as last 3 lines:
> > 
> >    vo_mga: Couldn't open /dev/mga_vid
> >    
> >    uninit audio: libmad
> >    vo: x11 uninit called but X11 not inited..
> > 
> > But permissions of /dev/mga are correct and user has group access
> > to /dev/mga:
> > 
> > $ lal /dev/mga_vid
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 178, 0 2005-09-08 14:13 /dev/mga_vid
> > $ groups 
> > grfz disk lp kmem dialout cdrom floppy audio dip src video staff games users
> 
> I think its just the wrong major number. When I do:
> 
> ll /dev/mga_vid
> crw-rw----  1 root root 83, 0 Oct  9 23:46 /dev/mga_vid
> 
> [83 <--> 178]
> 
> Do:
>   rm -f /dev/mga_vid
>   mknod /dev/mga_vid c 83 0
> 
> and it will probably work for you. Or remove mga_vid and apply the udev
> patch if you have udev, then udev can set proper permissions
> automatically upon inserting the module...

You were right...  I corrected the major number (as root):

rm -f /dev/mga_vid
mknod /dev/mga_vid c 83 0
chown root:video /dev/mga_vid
chmod 0660 /dev/mga_vid

and it worked.  No, no udev installed because I had trouble with
it.



Thanx, Gregor
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