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> Assuming the DVD players is hdd (secondary slave)
>
> ln -s /dev/hdd /dev/dvd
>
> Load the sound drivers.  Put in the DVD.
> You can set the sound (oss) and video (vesa, or if you prefer, x11 but
> load X) defaults in a config file, or specify as:
>
> mplayer -ao oss -vo vesa dvd://1-20

vesa won't work if Xvesa won't work, for instance if you have ctmouse 
loaded in DOS before booting you will be told you have a DOS TSR.

I was just informed that vesa mode is much more cpu intensive than x11.
vesa used 66% of my cpu time (1.2GHz cpu!) and 1.8% of memory.
x11 (used without a window manager) only 39% and .4%.

To watch DVDs without a window manager:

(Xvesa -screen 800x600x16 &); DISPLAY=:0 mplayer -ao oss -vo x11 -alang en 
-slang en -framedrop dvd://1-10

Xvesa -listmodes will tell you if you have a better mode for playing
720x480x16-bit DVDs.  Look for anything in the 700s. 
(Xvesa -screen 720x576x16 &) ....

How does one make vidix work with mplayer?  You are supposed to specify 
which vidix library to use (nvidia_vid for instance).  The man page is not 
specific on how to do this.

> Optionally add
>
> -framedrop or -hardframedrop
> if you lose sound, on a slow cpu or video card (500 MHz, or PCI video)
>
> -alang en (English talking - one DVD got it wrong and Barbara Streisand
> spoke French through the American film).
>
> -slang en (for English subtitles
>
> Read the man page for keyboard commands.  / and * change volume.  m mutes.
> spacebar stops.  ESC escapes (exits).  On reset from vesa mode type reset
> to get back your cursor.

Sindi