Re: Intel KMS + fbcon + Mplayer

[Geert U. <ge...@li...>]

On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 12:04, Peter Hanzel <han...@gm...> wrote:
> 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).

That must be a bug in mplayer, as var.bits_per_pixel = 32. If there's
no transparency, it's
correct to hav var.transp.length = 0 . The additional 8 bits may be unused.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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