I'm using a Matrox G450 TV out sometimes when using MPlayer there's interference on the display. It looks like broken white bands across the entire width, about 10-20 pixels high, briefly flashing on every couple of seconds or so, appearing at the top of the screen a few times, then at the bottom a few times and so on. That's what it looked like last time it was doing it anyway; I'm not sure if it's a consitent pattern.
I think it's something to do with the console, because I use framebuffer consoles and I think I've noticed the effect sometimes get worse if there's console output eg by not using MPlayer's -quiet option. It doesn't do it all the time, not even on the same video files. My directfbrc contains: matrox-crtc2 matrox-tv-standard=pal mode=720x576 depth=32 memcpy=mmxext primary-layer=2 no-graphics-vt no-vt-switching no-vt-switch no-vt disable-module=linux_input That's mostly inherited from another G450-equipped box which has no monitor or keyboard and I needed that combination of vt options to allow VDR to run without root access. The other box, with the flickering, does have a keyboard and monitor on the first head. Keyboard input is via stdin rather than DirectFB. maybe I could use a different combination of vt options and still have things work OK on that one, using DirectFB input if necessary? The trouble is I don't understand the vt options very well; their explanations in the documentation are very brief. Or should I just use VGA consoles? -- TH * http://www.realh.co.uk _______________________________________________ directfb-users mailing list [email protected] http://mail.directfb.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/directfb-users
