Re: Intel KMS + fbcon + Mplayer

From: Jakob Bornecrantz
Date: Wed Apr 29 2009 - 09:19:08 EST


On 29 apr 2009, at 12.04, Peter Hanzel wrote:
Hello.

I have tried Intel KMS in kernel 2.6.91.1 with fbcon. I am using only
framebuffer console.
Most fb apps works, but I have problem with mplayer.
The init works but the video is badly displayed.
I have investigated the problem and found, that for my laptop mode
1280x800-32.

The ioctl on /dev/fb0 FBIOGET_VSCREENINFO returns.
var.bits_per_pixel=32
var.transp.length = 0.

So the mplayer thinks we are in 24 bit mode (maybe this is bug in mplayer,
because bits_per_pixel is 32).

But next I have checked it with kernel vesafb and for same mode
(1280x800-32, vga=0x362 )
The fb ioctl returns
var.bits_per_pixel=32
var.transp.length = 8.

So is this intentionally made so. Because I think this mode use only red,
green,blue and no transp. But for one pixel you must write 4 bytes. (so
transp is not used).

Hmm, if I remember correctly from running mplayer in the early days of kms mplayer has two fbdev drivers and I think that only #2 worked. It did worked back then but it was a long time ago. Heck it was one of the first things we demoed kms with.

Cheers Jakob.
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