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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Wed, 11 May 2005, David Moberg wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org
>
> > Ron Clarke wrote:
> > > I have posted it on my website, in case it is no longer available
> > > anywhere else.
> > >
> > >     Look at:       http://www.ausreg.com/files/mplayer.bz2
> >
> > Many thanks, I've just downloaded it.  It works fine
> > for me.
>
> I assume that this is on an i686? Sindi may be interested in the
> name of the CPU which was used.

We may need more than just information.  Our 605MHz Pentium Pro cpu is in 
a case which is missing the hard drive cage (we need to improvise 
something - my partner wants to attach a cage to the case fan somehow) and 
needs rails for the other drives (we need to improvise again, but these 
are metal ones and plastic was easier to improvise).  With luck the 
neighbor will have a case we can use.

The 750MHz is a K7 and the case we scavenged needs no rails and has a cage 
already.  However it is a K7 on some sort of board with THREE large heat 
sinks and fans running and there is also a case fan and if DVD playing is 
cpu intensive it may burn up.  In a year or so people will start giving us 
normal and working fast PIIs and K7s.

> Ron, TYVM for the hosting.
>
> > I must say, though, that I got quite a shock
> > when a streaming "radio" station gave me video as well
> > (which mplayer automatically displayed).
>
> Add the "-vo null" or "-novideo" option if you don't want video.
Do you need to be in X to get the video automatically or does it invoke 
svgalib or framebuffer otherwise?  (Or VESA if VESA 2.0 which we will have 
in the new computer).

> I thought that you had a modem connection... how good was the
> video quality?
>
> I probably should build a version without video output drivers.
> Since it's statically built, and is linked with numerous video
> output libraries, this would greatly reduce filesize for those
> who have no interest in video.

Yes, that would be very nice for most of our computers, also if you built 
it for older cpus to simplify the streaming audio scripts.  If you could 
ALSO compile the full version that plays DVDs to work on a K6 500MHz I 
would appreciate it since that computer came with all the required pieces.
We have at least four fast K6 computers (300-500MHz).



> David