-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [newbie] Generic1280x1024@60Hz / Display Programmes Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 14:38:06 +0100 From: John Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Derek Jennings wrote: >On Thursday 25 Jul 2002 10:27 am, John Richard Smith wrote: > > >>OK, so I now have a screen resolution that compares with the windblows >>screen resolution using geforce3 video card. >> >>Much improved it is too. >> >>But none of my video display programmes will load. >>Starting with MPlayer, this is a typical load sequence failure:- >>........................................................................... >>....................................................... MPlayer >>CVS-020707-18:52-3.0.4 (C) 2000-2002 Arpad Gereoffy (see DOCS!) >> >>CPU: Advanced Micro Devices Athlon 4 PM Palomino/Athlon MP >>Multiprocessor/Athlon XP eXtreme Performance (Family: 6, Stepping: 2) >>CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0 >>Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 3DNow 3DNowEx SSE >> >>vo: X11 running at 1280x1024 with depth 8 and 8 bpp (":0.0" => local >>display) >>Reading /root/.mplayer/codecs.conf: can't open >>'/root/.mplayer/codecs.conf': No >>such file or directory >>Reading /usr/local/share/mplayer/codecs.conf: 36 audio & 101 video codecs >>font: can't open file: /root/.mplayer/font/font.desc >>font: can't open file: /usr/local/share/mplayer/font/font.desc >>Using Linux's hardware RTC timing (1024Hz) >>Can't open input config file /root/.mplayer/input.conf : No such file or >>directory >>Can't open input config file /usr/local/share/mplayer/input.conf : No >>such file >>or directory >>Falling back on default (hardcoded) input config >>SKIN dir 1: '/root/.mplayer/Skin' >>SKIN dir 2: '/usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin' >>[ws] sorry, this color depth is not enough. >>........................................................................... >>..................................................... >> >> > > > >Well, near the beginning it says your X session is running with 8 bit colour >depth. That is not going to be enough for MPlayer, hence the warning. Set >your default colour depth to be at least 16 bit. > How do I do reset colour depth at 16 bit or more (shouldn't it be 32 bit ?) > >Also, you are not running mplayer as root are you? I just wonder why it is >looking for /root/.mplayer etc instead of ~/.mplayer > I set it all up and get it working as root then worry about users. John > >John Richard Smith >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > OK, I've got it fixed, Seems as though there is something unstable about the Mandrake Control Centre -hardware - XDisplay, setup because the OS was definately 1280x1024 32bit display everywhere except for the display programmes which for some reason thought differently. Anyway after dozens of Xdisplay attempts, you must get the order right , monitor, driver, resolution, test , logout login, monitor : generic monitor 1280x1024@60Hz. driver : GeForce3(generic) , XFree4.2.0, (XFree3.3.6 [ 3D ? ] the afternative refuses to accept a higher resolution:error:- (**)SVGA:32bpp not supported for this chipset try to change some parameters) resolution: 1280x1024 (32bit) If you go, driver , monitor, resolution everything reverts to lower reolution, despite testing correctly for the higher resolution.Never mind. Thanks anyway, John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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