[Wolves] Mplayer

[Old Dan]

Rachael Baylis wrote:
> I'm trying to get Mplayer working on my machine; right now, it plays audio
> files ok, but not video. When I try and play an .mpeg file, I get this 
> message:
> 
> -----
> Playing 1.mpeg
> Cache fill:  0.00% (0 bytes)    MPEG-PS file format detected.
> VIDEO:  MPEG1  240x180  (aspect 1)  23.976 fps  196.8 kbps (24.6 kbyte/s)
> ==========================================================================
> Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
> MP3lib: init layer2&3 finished, tables done
> AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, 16 bit (0x10), ratio: 16000->176400 (128.0 kbit)
> Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm:mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
> ==========================================================================
> vo: X11 running at 1024x768 with depth 16 and 16 bpp (":0" => local 
> display)
> It seems there is no Xvideo support for your video card available.
> Run 'xvinfo' to verify its Xv support and read DOCS/en/video.html#xv!
> See 'mplayer -vo help' for other (non-xv) video out drivers. Try -vo x11
> Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device.
> -----
> 
> I have an onboard video card, which is apparently an S3 ProSavage?
> 
> Running xvinfo gives the following:
> 
> -----
> X-Video Extension version 2.2
> screen #0
> no adaptors present
> -----
> 
> The website has drivers for a number of different video cards, but none
> of them are for mine, and the documentation says that "S3 Savage3D's"
> should work without any problems.
Hi.  I reckon...

http://www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html

...should be of some use.  There seems to have been some problems with 
xvideo in the past so you probably just have outdated drivers.

Failing that, have you inserted(or at least uncommented):
		Load "extmod"

In your XF86Config-4 file?  (This IIRC is what enables xv)

HTH
-- 
Dan