I finally got DirectFB (0.9.20) setup and working on my new test system (using a G450!).
Argh, a G450... sorry I missed that, I just woke up! I guess you should be using 'dfgmga'.
But now comes the problem I am having with freevo & directfb. I have set in my freevo.conf "display = directfb" And when I go to play a movie, all I get is a black screen, and no video / audio comes out. Pretty much the same problem as the poster below had back in March.
Ok, if you use 'dfbmga' then OSD_STOP_WHEN_PLAYING = 1 gets set automaticly, which might fix your problem (you can set that anyways in local_conf.py).
The attached patch (against CVS) contains my directfb changes (which I'd still like to commit) and using 'directfb' may work for you with no further changes.
-Rob
Index: freevo_config.py
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/freevo/freevo/freevo_config.py,v
retrieving revision 1.345
diff -u -r1.345 freevo_config.py
--- freevo_config.py 4 Jul 2004 08:05:12 -0000 1.345
+++ freevo_config.py 8 Jul 2004 11:29:07 -0000
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@
OSD_OVERSCAN_X = 20
OSD_OVERSCAN_Y = 10
-if CONF.display == 'dfbmga':
+if CONF.display in ( 'directfb', 'dfbmga' ):
OSD_OVERSCAN_X = 50
OSD_OVERSCAN_Y = 50
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@
#
OSD_STOP_WHEN_PLAYING = 0
-if CONF.display in ( 'dfbmga', 'dxr3', 'dga' ):
+if CONF.display in ( 'directfb', 'dfbmga', 'dxr3', 'dga' ):
OSD_STOP_WHEN_PLAYING = 1
#
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@
# prio <0 has no effect unless run as root.
MPLAYER_NICE = -20
-if CONF.display == 'dfbmga':
+if CONF.display in ( 'directfb', 'dfbmga' ):
MPLAYER_ARGS_DEF = ('-autosync 100 -nolirc ' +
'-autoq 100 -fs ')
else:
Index: contrib/debian/freevo.templates
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/freevo/freevo/contrib/debian/freevo.templates,v
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -u -r1.2 freevo.templates
--- contrib/debian/freevo.templates 25 Oct 2003 14:44:02 -0000 1.2
+++ contrib/debian/freevo.templates 8 Jul 2004 11:29:07 -0000
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
Template: freevo/display
Type: select
-Choices: x11, fbdev, dxr3, mga, dfbmga, dga
+Choices: x11, fbdev, dxr3, mga, directfb, dfbmga, dga
Description: Video output
Choose the output method to use for Freevo
Index: src/osd.py
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/freevo/freevo/src/osd.py,v
retrieving revision 1.163
diff -u -r1.163 osd.py
--- src/osd.py 29 Jun 2004 18:29:20 -0000 1.163
+++ src/osd.py 8 Jul 2004 11:29:08 -0000
@@ -339,10 +339,9 @@
self.width = config.CONF.width
self.height = config.CONF.height
- if config.CONF.display== 'dxr3':
+ if config.CONF.display == 'dxr3':
os.environ['SDL_VIDEODRIVER'] = 'dxr3'
-
- if config.CONF.display == 'dfbmga':
+ elif config.CONF.display in ( 'directfb', 'dfbmga' ):
os.environ['SDL_VIDEODRIVER'] = 'directfb'
# sometimes this fails
Index: src/setup_freevo.py
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/freevo/freevo/src/setup_freevo.py,v
retrieving revision 1.16
diff -u -r1.16 setup_freevo.py
--- src/setup_freevo.py 20 Apr 2004 17:33:59 -0000 1.16
+++ src/setup_freevo.py 8 Jul 2004 11:29:08 -0000
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
--display=DISP set the display
DISP can be x11, fbdev, dxr3, mga,
- dfbmga or dga
+ directfb, dfbmga or dga
--tv=NORM set the TV standard
NORM can be ntsc, pal or secam
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
def check_config(conf):
vals_geometry = ['800x600', '768x576', '640x480']
- vals_display = ['x11', 'fbdev', 'dfbmga', 'mga', 'dxr3', 'dga']
+ vals_display = ['x11', 'fbdev', 'directfb', 'dfbmga', 'mga', 'dxr3', 'dga']
vals_tv = ['ntsc', 'pal', 'secam']
vals_chanlist = ['us-bcast', 'us-cable', 'us-cable-hrc',
'japan-bcast', 'japan-cable', 'europe-west',
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
check_config(conf)
# set geometry for display/tv combinations without a choice
- if conf.display == 'dfbmga':
+ if conf.display in ( 'directfb', 'dfbmga' ):
if conf.tv == 'ntsc':
conf.geometry = '720x480'
else:
Index: src/tv/plugins/tvtime.py
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/freevo/freevo/src/tv/plugins/tvtime.py,v
retrieving revision 1.36
diff -u -r1.36 tvtime.py
--- src/tv/plugins/tvtime.py 6 Jun 2004 17:15:10 -0000 1.36
+++ src/tv/plugins/tvtime.py 8 Jul 2004 11:29:08 -0000
@@ -476,9 +476,9 @@
outputplugin = config.CONF.display
if config.CONF.display == 'x11':
outputplugin = 'Xv'
- if config.CONF.display == 'mga':
+ elif config.CONF.display == 'mga':
outputplugin = 'mga'
- if config.CONF.display == 'dfbmga':
+ elif config.CONF.display in ( 'directfb', 'dfbmga' ):
outputplugin = 'directfb'
if mode == 'vcr':
Index: src/www/__init__.py
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/freevo/freevo/src/www/__init__.py,v
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -u -r1.7 __init__.py
--- src/www/__init__.py 18 Nov 2003 12:58:38 -0000 1.7
+++ src/www/__init__.py 8 Jul 2004 11:29:08 -0000
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
class PluginInterface(plugin.DaemonPlugin):
def __init__(self):
- if config.CONF.display in ('dxr3', 'dfbmga'):
+ if config.CONF.display in ('dxr3', 'directfb', 'dfbmga'):
print 'For some strange reason, the starting of the webserver inside'
- print 'Freevo messes up with the DXR3 and dfbmga output. The webserver'
+ print 'Freevo messes up with the DXR3 and directfb output. The webserver'
print 'plugin will be disabled. Start it from outside Freevo with'
print 'freevo webserver [start|stop]'
- self.reason = 'dxr3 or dfbmga output'
+ self.reason = 'dxr3 or directfb output'
return
plugin.DaemonPlugin.__init__(self)
self.pid = None
