[MPlayer-users] MPlayer 0.90 and Matrox Millenium II

[zimon@iki.fi]

On Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 08:17:06AM +0200, Felip wrote:
> Script started on Thu Sep 11 07:39:03 2003
> root at cervell:/home/felip# ls -l /lib/modules/na  `uname
> -r`/kernel/drivers/video/mat rox
> ls: /lib/modules/2.4.19/kernel/drivers/video/matrox: No such file
> or directory
> root at cervell:/home/felip# grep matrox /lib/modules/`y uname
> -r`/modules.dep

Ok. So you do not have framebuffer modules installed on the system.
I suggest you upgrade to kernel 2.4.20 and try to get the framebuffer
modules. I don't know if you have told your Linux distribution, but
I think most major ones would have the fb modules available as rpm (or deb)
package. If not, then you can always make your own kernel, but it is
whole another story then how. 

> root at cervell:/home/felip# lspci | grep -i Matrox
> 00:10.0 VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA 2164W
> [Millennium II]
> root at cervell:/home/felip# grep -A 5 -B 2 mga /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
> Section "Device"
> 	Identifier	"Selected Driver"
> 	Driver		"mga"

After you get framebuffer working, you can insert a line
       Option           "UseFBDev"
under the line "Driver mga".

> root at cervell:/home/felip# grep fbdev /etc/modules.conf
> alias fbdev		matroxfb_base

this is ok.

> What do you think? Is it serious, doctor? :>)

No, unless you really want to use framebuffer.