[MPlayer-users] Re: mplayer > 1.x doesn't recognize my radeoncardwith vidix

[Sascha Sommer]

> > > i use a radeon 7500 and the error-message is: can't find working vidix
> > > driver. the dareon driver is probed, as i can see with -v.
> > >
> >
> >
> > just in case curious as I have the same video card as you and was
> > trying this
> > with a CVS build.
> >
> > (I never did make install and just ran from the build directory)
> >
> > ./mplayer -v -vo xvidix file.avi
> >
> > It failed for me at first
> > vosub_vidix: Couldn't find working VIDIX driver
> >
> > because it needed
> > vidix/drivers/radeon_vid.so in /usr/lib/mplayer/vidix directory
> >
> > made directory  /usr/lib/mplayer/vidix and copied in
> > vidix/drivers/radeon_vid.so
> > as root
> >
> > ./mplayer -v -vo xvidix file.avi
> > failed
> > [radeon] Error occurred during pci scan: Operation not permitted
> > needs root permission for the direct hardware access.
> >
> > it is not recommended to run mplayer as root
> > instead need to use svgalib_helper
> > I have not yet set this up myself.
>
> the drivers are put to their according directory during make install, wich
i
> ran. beiing root is fine on that machine, since it is a keyboardless
> machine, operated only via remote control, if i don't work on it.
>
> under mplayer, latest cvs as well as any 1.X-rcX versions, i get with
> mplayer -v -vo cvidix file_name.avi:
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> ...
> vo_cvidix: No vidix driver name provided, probing available ones (-v
option
> for details)!
> vidixlib: PROBING: /usr/local/lib/mplayer/vidix/cyberblade_vid.so
> [cyberblade] Can't find chip
> vidixlib: PROBING: /usr/local/lib/mplayer/vidix/mach64_vid.so
> [mach64] Can't find chip
> vidixlib: PROBING: /usr/local/lib/mplayer/vidix/mga_crtc2_vid.so
> [mga] probe
> [mga] found 11 pci devices
> [mga] Can't find chip
> vidixlib: PROBING: /usr/local/lib/mplayer/vidix/mga_vid.so
> [mga] probe
> [mga] found 11 pci devices
> [mga] Can't find chip
> vidixlib: PROBING: /usr/local/lib/mplayer/vidix/nvidia_vid.so
> [nvidia_vid] Can't find chip
> vidixlib: PROBING: /usr/local/lib/mplayer/vidix/pm3_vid.so
> [pm3] Can't find chip
> vidixlib: PROBING: /usr/local/lib/mplayer/vidix/radeon_vid.so
> [radeon] Can't find chip
> vidixlib: PROBING: /usr/local/lib/mplayer/vidix/rage128_vid.so
> [rage128] Can't find chip
> vidixlib: PROBING: /usr/local/lib/mplayer/vidix/sis_vid.so
> [SiS] Can't find chip
> vosub_vidix: Couldn't find working VIDIX driver
> Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device.
>
> DEMUXER: freeing demuxer at 0x834ece0
> vo: x11 uninit called but X11 not inited..
>
> Exiting... (End of file)
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> under mplayer 0.92.1 with mplayer -vo vesa:vidix i get:
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> ...
> vidixlib: PROBING: /usr/local/lib/mplayer/vidix/cyberblade_vid.so
> [cyberblade] Can't find chip
> vidixlib: PROBING: /usr/local/lib/mplayer/vidix/mach64_vid.so
> [mach64] Can't find chip
> vidixlib: PROBING: /usr/local/lib/mplayer/vidix/mga_crtc2_vid.so
> [mga] probe
> [mga] found 11 pci devices
> [mga] No supported cards found
> vidixlib: PROBING: /usr/local/lib/mplayer/vidix/mga_vid.so
> [mga] probe
> [mga] found 11 pci devices
> [mga] No supported cards found
> vidixlib: PROBING: /usr/local/lib/mplayer/vidix/nvidia_vid.so
> [nvidia_vid] Can't find chip
> vidixlib: PROBING: /usr/local/lib/mplayer/vidix/pm3_vid.so
> [pm3] Can't find chip
> vidixlib: PROBING: /usr/local/lib/mplayer/vidix/radeon_vid.so
> [radeon] Found chip: Radeon RV200 QW [Radeon 7500]
> vidixlib: /usr/local/lib/mplayer/vidix/radeon_vid.so probed o'k
> vidixlib: will use /usr/local/lib/mplayer/vidix/radeon_vid.so driver
> vidixlib: Attempt to initialize driver at: 0x400d1fd0
> libdha: DHA kernelhelper failed: No such file or directory
> libdha: DHA kernelhelper failed: No such file or directory
> [radeon] Video memory = 64Mb
> [radeon] Set write-combining type of video memory
> [radeon] Saved overlay colorkey settings
> vidixlib: '/usr/local/lib/mplayer/vidix/radeon_vid.so'successfully loaded
> VIDIX: Description: BES driver for Radeon cards
> VIDIX: Author: Nick Kurshev
> ...
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> this would actually be fine for me, but since i want to switch to alsa,
wich
> is not recognized, i am very frustrated slowly..
>

The 0.92.1 vidix driver should work with later versions, too.
Please replace the radeon_vid.so from the 1.0pre3 release with the older
one and tell me if it works.
Please also use the same vos when doing tests.

Sascha