[MPlayer-users] Playing on specifc Xinerama screen with latest CVS

[Attila Kinali]

On Mon, 31 Dec 2001 11:42:54 -0500
"Brian J. Murrell" <267803a4ef4d576a8067c1124d60d73c at interlinx.bc.ca> wrote:

> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> I have my two video cards (both Xv capable) set up in a Xinerama
> screen.  The problem seems to be trying to play video with Mplayer
> (latest CVS) on the second video screen of my Xinerama screen.

Jup, Xinerama is still a problem, as there are only a few who
really understand it (manly only the developers themself).

There is still no good documentation available (or does anyone
know such ?)

> I think the problem is that Mplayer cannot figure out which Xvideo
> port to use.  xvinfo only shows the Xv details on my first (the ATI)
> video card.  The second is a Matrox G400.

Why dont you use (x)mga ? This will place it for sure on the G400
(maye you have to move the window onto the second screen)


> I have tried the patch posted here by daniel carter for the
> "-xineramascreen n" option but it does not seem to work (anymore).

I read but dont think it can work like this, though didnt test it.
As coincidence i wrote a patch myself an hour ago, that places the
window always on the first screen (see mplayer-devel). 
It shouldnt be a lot of work to adjust it to place the window 
on an aribtary screen, but i dont know if it's possible to
run Xv on the second screen... dont have the HW to check.


		Attila Kinali 


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