[MPlayer-users] libdha pci scan failure

[Jeffrey Malone]

This is just sad...

OK, this shouldn't even fall under the bug categorey, but rather the "oops"
The problem has been solved.  How?  Well, by screwing around with the
source a lot in some lame attempt to figure out what was wrong.  The
problem is that two include files had an improper path to config.h.
For my x86 system, modifying the 2 files as such:
MPlayer-1.0pre5/libdha/sysdep/AsmMacros_x86.h Line 14
Originally:
#include "config.h"
Modified:
#include "../config.h"

and the exact same thing for:
MPlayer-1.0pre5/libdha/sysdep/pci_linux.c Line 15

Granted if someone intends to use this fix, they need to modify the
files for their own arch (or just outright modify all of them).

-lint

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 16:38:58 -0800, Jeffrey Malone <ieatlint at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ok....
> 
> I am running all of this as root (however, the X server is running as
> a user account).  But, the libdha test program is being run in root,
> so it's entirely an issue with that -- it's not a permissions thing
> that can be cured by the super user.
> 
> Also, the video card drivers have nothing to do with it because it is
> a libdha problem.  Not to mention, the fglrx drivers are the official
> ATI drivers (and also the only drivers available with the Radeon
> hardware acceleration support -- so it's not a choice).
> 
> The use of the opengl video output driver does work, HOWEVER, I have
> found it in my experience to be unstable and laggy.  If i move the
> window or change workspaces, the system lags to hell for about 5
> seconds.  Pretty annoying.  Vidix has worked in the past for me on
> this system in previous environments.  Something about the current
> environment is causing this, as to what that is is a complete mystery
> to me.
> Perhaps it's something to do with my kernel version
> (gentoo-dev-sources' 2.6.9-r1) or the way I configured it.  In fact if
> I had to out-right guess, my guess would be to that effect.  In part I
> was hoping for someone to recognize the symptoms of it..
> 
> -lint
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 09:27:33 -0500, D Richard Felker III
> <dalias at aerifal.cx> wrote:
> > On Thu, Nov 11, 2004 at 08:22:57PM -0600, Chris Cox wrote:
> > > On Thursday 11 November 2004 05:19 pm, Jeffrey Malone wrote:
> > > > Okay, this should be an interesting one, or a very stupid mistake on
> > > > my part that I'm overlooking.
> > > >
> > > > So I install gentoo on my dell inspiron 8600 laptop which has an ATI
> > > > RV350 Mobility Radeon 9600 M10 graphics card.
> > >
> > > I didn't know Dell used ATI graphics cards.  Now I am 100% sure I'll never buy
> > > one of those.  I'll never deal with ATI cards again thank you.
> >
> > how stupid. you'd rather use nvidia's buggy binary drivers with no
> > working tvout? the ati's dell uses are the best-supported laptop video
> > out there, afaik. even the tvout works.
> >
> > now, that doesn't change the fact that dell sucks for many other
> > reasons. but the ati video is their one good point.
> >
> > btw that comment about "checking ati for linux drivers" was really
> > ignorant. besides the fact that drivers from vendors should never be
> > used, we're talking about vidix here!! not x or something dumb like
> > that.
> >
> > rich
> >
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