Very Computer

by **Steve Chan** » Sun, 09 Feb 2003 06:25:35

I dunno how to put this, but...

mtv (mpeg tv), the commercial mpeg player, can play (mpeg/vcd) videos
on my system (the one with the GeForce 4 MX 440), but xine, xmms (with
the sdl-smpeg plugin), and mplayer all put out a blank (brown in xine,
blue in the others) rectangle where the video should normally be.

I play vlc and when it plays to the SDL plugin, it does the same
thing; when it plays to the x11 output plugin, it actually outputs
normally (although the video is still garbled on the bottom half of
the screen).

This has happened on every distro I have installed - my old slackware
(main), and even Mandrake 8.0, 9.0, and even the new 9.1beta, along
with RedHat 7.3 and 8.0.

I've been trying to find debugging data on why this is happening, but
I'm coming up zilch here.

Is there anyone around who knows anything about X, to say nothing of
why this is happening?

(MS Windows seems also not to like this card, as it has trouble
capturing output in Media Player via a screenshot - it captures a
blank rectangle where the video should be...hmmmmmm...)

-- Steve
oo`o?,??,?o`oo
Steve Chaney

Remove "Vegetus." to get my real email address

by **Daero** » Mon, 10 Feb 2003 00:54:51

Don't even bother replying to this multi identity trolling tosser!

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by **Steve Chan** » Tue, 11 Feb 2003 01:25:52

Quote:>begin Error log for Fri, 07 Feb 2003 21:25:35 +0000, segfault in module
>Steve Chaney: dump details are as follows...

>> Is there anyone around who knows anything about X, to say nothing of why
>> this is happening?

>Anything telling in /var/log/XFree86.0.log or ~/.xsession-errors?

Noting at all. That's what frustrates me.
I wouldn't even know how to interpret, say, a strace output.

When I recompiled mplayer to use the x11 driver, it works PERFECTLY.

Which narrows it down to the problem that only the x11 driver seems to
work for anything.

This is in no way good.
(I'm experimenting with creating another, powerful but cheap set top
box video player/recorder that will interface with a regular computer
via SAMBA and a network cable. It will independently do its PVR duties
and have its own filesystem which is shared via an open protocol like
SAMBA... all components will be linked via a network and a hub or a
router.. maybe they will all link to a hub, which will go out to a
router... ideas?? :)

-- Steve
oo`o?,??,?o`oo
Steve Chaney

Remove "Vegetus." to get my real email address

by **Rich Bel** » Tue, 11 Feb 2003 03:22:11

>> begin Error log for Fri, 07 Feb 2003 21:25:35 +0000, segfault in
>> module Steve Chaney: dump details are as follows...

>>> Is there anyone around who knows anything about X, to say nothing
>>> of why this is happening?

>> Anything telling in /var/log/XFree86.0.log or ~/.xsession-errors?

> Noting at all. That's what frustrates me.
> I wouldn't even know how to interpret, say, a strace output.

> When I recompiled mplayer to use the x11 driver, it works PERFECTLY.

> Which narrows it down to the problem that only the x11 driver seems to
> work for anything.

> This is in no way good.

I suggest you delete all of your drivers and reboot.

by **rapska** » Tue, 11 Feb 2003 04:23:25

begin Error log for Sun, 09 Feb 2003 18:22:11 +0000, segfault in module
Rich Bell: dump details are as follows...

>>> begin Error log for Fri, 07 Feb 2003 21:25:35 +0000, segfault in
>>> module Steve Chaney: dump details are as follows...

>>>> Is there anyone around who knows anything about X, to say nothing of
>>>> why this is happening?

>>> Anything telling in /var/log/XFree86.0.log or ~/.xsession-errors?

>> Noting at all. That's what frustrates me. I wouldn't even know how to
>> interpret, say, a strace output.

>> When I recompiled mplayer to use the x11 driver, it works PERFECTLY.

>> Which narrows it down to the problem that only the x11 driver seems to
>> work for anything.

>> This is in no way good.

> I suggest you delete all of your drivers and reboot.

You have to tell him where they are located first, dumb-bell. Can you do
that?

--
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Running LGX - Linux + GNU + XFree86: Gentoo flavored

Matrimony is the root of all evil.

by **Steve Chan** » Wed, 12 Feb 2003 03:13:57

>Don't even bother replying to this multi identity trolling tosser!

Is that you, DrSquare?
Or some kid at a London Internet Cafe?

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Hey, I know someone in London. I oughta send 'em over and find out
exactly who's logging in there. :)

-- Steve
oo`o?,??,?o`oo
Steve Chaney

Remove "Vegetus." to get my real email address

by **rapska** » Sat, 15 Feb 2003 12:12:55

begin Error log for Fri, 07 Feb 2003 21:25:35 +0000, segfault in module
Steve Chaney: dump details are as follows...

Quote:> Is there anyone around who knows anything about X, to say nothing of why
> this is happening?

Anything telling in /var/log/XFree86.0.log or ~/.xsession-errors?

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Running LGX - Linux + GNU + XFree86: Gentoo flavored

Youth. It's a wonder that anyone ever outgrows it.