[MPlayer-users] tvout, ssh and mplayer

[Jeffrey R. Smith]

I am trying to get mplayer to work with tvout and controlled via ssh... 
because I use my laptop as a remote control when watching movies in a 
different room then my computer....

OKAY so tvout works....
I issue 'tvout "Mplayer options" ' and it shows up on the tv. Though I can 
only control it from my base computer... whether issued via ssh from laptop 
or just from base computer. I figure you guys might know... if not I am going 
to try XFree86 lists... but my greatest chance of getting a answer is 
probably here.. I got one of those Nvidia 5600 fx for cheap... so incase you 
needed to know what card I had... or something... I don't want to use 
Twinview... in case you are wondering about that... Also my best guess so far 
is that in starting a new x the controls are reverted to what is specified in 
the /etc/X11/XF86Config file... I am basically looking for an elegant way to 
keep it with the ssh box... I don't have X11 forwarding... cause the laptop 
is running windows NT 4 and is very old... cygwin takes up more space then is 
on this old computer

cat /usr/bin/tvout looks like this

#!/bin/sh
echo xterm -e mplayer -fs "$*" > ~/.xinitrc-tv
startx ~/.xinitrc-tv -- :1 -layout TV

cat /etc/X11/XF86Config looks like this
#!/bin/sh

echo xterm -e mplayer -fs "$*" > ~/.xinitrc-tv
#echo mplayer -fs "$*" > ~/.xinitrc-tv

startx ~/.xinitrc-tv -- :1 -layout TV

[jrs at jennyx MPlayer-20030531]$ cat /etc/X11/XF86Config
# XFree86 4 configuration created by pyxf86config

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "Default Layout"
        Screen         "Screen0"
        InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
        InputDevice    "DevInputMice" "AlwaysCore"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "TV"
        Screen         "TV-1024"
        InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
        InputDevice    "DevInputMice" "AlwaysCore"
EndSection

Section "Files"
# RgbPath is the location of the RGB database.  Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db").  There is normally
# no need to change the default.

# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.

        RgbPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
        FontPath     "unix/:7100"
EndSection

Section "Module"
        Load  "dbe"
        Load  "extmod"
        Load  "fbdevhw"
        Load  "glx"
        Load  "record"
        Load  "freetype"
        Load  "type1"
        #Load  "dri"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
#       Option  "Xleds"         "1 2 3"

# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
#       Option  "XkbDisable"

# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults).  For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
#       Option  "XkbModel"      "pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
#       Option  "XkbModel"      "microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
#       Option  "XkbLayout"     "de"
# or:
#       Option  "XkbLayout"     "de"
#       Option  "XkbVariant"    "nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
#       Option  "XkbOptions"    "ctrl:swapcaps"
# Or if you just want both to be control, use:
#       Option  "XkbOptions"    "ctrl:nocaps"
#
        Identifier  "Keyboard0"
        Driver      "keyboard"
        Option      "XkbRules" "xfree86"
        Option      "XkbModel" "pc105"
        Option      "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Mouse0"
        Driver      "mouse"
        Option      "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
        Option      "Device" "/dev/psaux"
        Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
        Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
# If the normal CorePointer mouse is not a USB mouse then
# this input device can be used in AlwaysCore mode to let you
# also use USB mice at the same time.
        Identifier  "DevInputMice"
        Driver      "mouse"
        Option      "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
        Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
        Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
        Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "Monitor0"
        VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
        ModelName    "Unprobed Monitor"
        HorizSync    30.0 - 70.0
        VertRefresh  50.0 - 120.0
        Option      "dpms"
        Gamma        1.7
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "TV0"
        VendorName   "TV Vendor"
        ModelName    "Unprobed TV"
        HorizSync    30 - 50
        VertRefresh  60
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier  "Videocard0"
        Driver      "nvidia"
        #Driver     "tdfx"
        VendorName  "Videocard vendor"
        BoardName   "Geforce 5600 FX"
        Option "NvAGP" "2"
#       Option "RenderAccel" "1"
        Option "CursorShadow" "1"
#       Option "TwinView"
#       Option "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
#       Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync"     "30-50"
#        Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh"   "60"
#        Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024,1024x768; 1024x768,1024x768; 
800x600,800x600; 640x480,640x480"
#        Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
#       Option "ConnectedMonitor"       "crt,tv"
#       Option "TVOutFormat" "SVideo"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "Videocard0"
        Monitor    "Monitor0"
        DefaultDepth     24
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       8
        Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x400"
        ViewPort 0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       16
        Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort 0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort 0 0
    EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "TV-1024"
        Device     "Videocard0"
        Monitor    "TV0"
        DefaultDepth     24

        Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
        Option "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes       "1024x768"
        ViewPort 0 0
    EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
        Group        0
        Mode         0666
EndSection