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

On Thu, 19 May 2005, David Moberg wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "sindi keesan" <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>
>
> > THE FOLLOWING WORKED!!!
> >
> > insmod sb io=0x220 irq=7 dma=3 dma16=5
> > (dma8 does not work, plain dma does)
> >
> > (For most situations, without a 1980s parport card installed, irq=5
> > dma=1 dma16=5 would have worked.)
> >
> > The dma16 was not necessary on two PI computers, where DMA 5 was
> > probably not in use.  I wonder what is using it.  Linux did not
> > tell me.
> >
> > mpg123 vivaldi.mp3 is currently playing.  mplayer for p2 also played it.
>
> Does mplayer -ao pcm work now?? There is no way that it should depend
> on a good sound driver.

It had a DMA conflict, apparently.

Yes -ao pcm produces an audiodump.wav file, about 10 times the size of the 
mp3 file.  This is using the mplayer for the p2.

The version of mplayer for alsa (version 2) has the same problem it did 
before I got the sound working with version 1 and mpg123, which are still 
working.  It gets as far as  Detected cache-line size is 32 bytes.

So the version for PI is working on the PI but not on the PIII, and the 
version for PII/PIII is now working (on wav and mp3 files but no sound on 
the DVD).

Maybe version 3 (once I get an uncorrupted copy) will work on both 
computers?

> > I am still not getting any sound from the DVD, but Ctrl-C does stop
> > it, after which it won't take commands until I do a reset.
> >
> > dvd -vo vesa -ao oss -dvd-device /dev/hdd dvd://1
> >
> > (Same with or without the -ao oss.)
>
> Try without a -vo option, so you can see the output of MPlayer. Are
> there any errors/warnings which may be relevant?

Without -vo specified (from the CLI) I am now getting sound!!!!!
mplayer -dvd-device /dev/hdd dvd://1

Maybe VESA interfered with sound.  I will try with X11 (Xvesa), first 
loading X.

mplayer -vo X11 -dvd-device /dev/hdd dvd://1

Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device.
Without -vo:

mplayer -dvd-device /dev/hdd dvd://1  WORKS!

I tried to maximize the window but the picture stayed small.
Maximizing the rxvt first did not help.  I have about an 8" screen - is 
this adjustable?  The VESA picture was full-screen.  I could try setting 
up X SVGA and fiddling with settings.

The width to height ratio is like a movie, not a TV, which explains why 
the figures got tall and skinny when I adjusted the screen in VESA.  I can 
adjust the monitor to make a bigger picture and lose the edges of icewm.

I will try your vesafb kernel some time soon with this card, which 
apparently can be used with a dual-monitor setup.  It also has a TV out 
(S-video?).  I could try it together with the Matrox card and two VGA 
monitors some day since the computer has lots of PCI slots.

I can apparently run other programs in X at the same time.  Unlike VESA, I 
can switch VTs, or maybe make this picture smaller and type a letter or 
something in another rxvt.

Apart from the picture being in a small window, this is perfect!

> > I will try streaming mp3 on that computer and then download the
> > latest mplayer to try on PI and K6.
>
> A fast K6 should have power for DVDs with the new MPlayer. Hopefully
> it will replace the old two versions.

I have only this one DVD drive (which i am not going to move around now 
that it all works) but the new player will be welcome if it actually plays 
sound (not just converts).  One version that works on both PI and PII will 
be nice.  I have named the mplayers differently to keep track of them.

> > Does ALSA sound work on the SW71 kernel, and if so how?
>
> Maybe. I haven't seen it compiled for 2.2.16. 2.2.16 is buggy.
> I think it may require a newer kernel, but I'm not sure.

No need, it all works now (except playmidi, coming soon).

I wonder why VESA blocked the sound.  As you said, it is a kludge.


> David