thanks I'll try this asap and let you know how it goes. On Mon, 2004-03-08 at 17:49, Benjamin Zeiss wrote: > hello john, > > --On Monday, March 08, 2004 17:04:47 -0500 Josh Peck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > I used the directions here: > > > > http://www.sci.fi/~syrjala/directfb/matrox-tv-out-howto > > > > mplayer worked with with standard fbdev haven't tried it with dfbmga yet > > (but I will). > > this is an essential test and is also written in the directions you just > quoted! > > > I did not recompile SDL with directfb (will I need to to get the OSD > > running?) > > yes, of course. freevo builds on SDL and if you want to use SDL using > directfb, you'll need an SDL version with built in directfb support. most > SDL standard distribution packages lack this. > > > I do get a frame buffer console after running this: > > > > matroxset -f /dev/fb0 -m 5 > > > > matroxset -f /dev/fb1 -m 2 > > > > matroxset -f /dev/fb1 -o 1 2 > > > > con2fb /dev/fb1 /dev/tty0 > > this is nonsense and you don't have this from the matrox-tv-out-howto. this > is only nescessary if you intend to use the special matrox framebuffer. it > has nothing to do with the directfb support. > > > When I fire up freevo the screen goes blank. > > you shouldn't do the matroxset stuff as i said. > > > freevo.conf: > > . > > . > > . > > display = dfbmga > > this seems right. but you shouldn't care about freevo as long as directfb > isn't running correctly. > > > append=" video=matrox:vesa:0x112" > > i'm not sure whether this is a good idea. it's better to turn the standard > framebuffer off with > video=vga16:off > > > /etc/directfbrc: > > > > matrox-crtc2 > > matrox-tv-standard=ntsc > > try adding this line: > > primary-layer=2 > > > make sure you don't have any more framebuffer related modules than this: > > i2c-matroxfb 2144 0 > matroxfb_base 19744 64 [i2c-matroxfb] > matroxfb_g450 4352 0 [matroxfb_base] > matroxfb_DAC1064 7360 0 [matroxfb_base] > g450_pll 3568 0 [matroxfb_g450 matroxfb_DAC1064] > matroxfb_accel 7584 0 [matroxfb_base matroxfb_DAC1064] > matroxfb_misc 8032 0 [i2c-matroxfb matroxfb_base matroxfb_g450 > matroxfb_DAC1064 g450_pll matroxfb_accel] > > then try executing the directfb test programs without executing the > matroxset stuff. if this works, try mplayer with -vo dfbmga. if this works > too, you can start to think about how to start freevo with SDL. > > -- > Benjamin Zeiss > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials > Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of > GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system > administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Freevo-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users -- Josh Peck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Washtenaw Community College
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