[MPlayer-users] (no subject) - -vesa and segfault on startup

[Nick Kurshev]

Hello, Rajesh!

On Mon, 26 Nov 2001 21:40:04 +0000 you wrote:

> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html &
>  http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-2.96.html if you still have questions or problems]
> 
> Mike L.Meier saw fit to inform me that: 
> >Subject : Which kernel for -vo vesa?
> >
> >Hi,
> >I've just tried to get -vo vesa to work (trying to get TV-Out) - it
> >segfaults on startup.
> >Running strace shows it starts messing up after the vm86out() call returns
> >ENOSYS.
> >
> >I've tried this using both stock 2.4.15 (with the fs corruption patch) and
> >the kernel that comes with my Red Hat 7.2, both show the same behavior.
> 
gcc-2.96
> I got it working on my debian box with 2.4.14 kernel as well as 2.4.15
> kernel. After coming to know about the bug in unmount leading to corruption
> I have now downgraded to 2.4.14. -vesa driver works.
> 
> However when I tried the same on Red Hat 7.1 with the default kernel ( I
> think 2.4.2 ??? ), it gave me seggaults on startup and did not work. I
> don't know why. Since Red Hat is not my main OS at home. I am mainly
> working on Debian I did know bother about it.
> 
> Peace
> 
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> Rajesh 
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Best regards! Nick