[Openchrome-users] Success: Gentoo with Xorg Modular

[Thomas Hellström]

C?dric Berger wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm pleased to report that I can have full accelerated DVD playback
> on my EPIA SP8000 (CN400) box by just using RC3 version of the Xorg
> modular included in Gentoo and included xine. No hack, no extra
> download required, everything work out of the box.
>
> The only weird thing I get is the following message, but that seem
> harmless:
>    "FreeFontPath: FPE "/usr/share/fonts/misc" refcount is 2, should be 
> 1; fixing.
>
> Thanks to everyone involved!
> Cedric
>
> PS: I also hope mplayer will catch up one day too.

Unfortunately mplayer people doesn't like VLD XvMC much. It sort of 
ended up wrong from the beginning, mostly because a lot of people 
thought we hacked the API (which is questionable) instead of extending 
it (which it allows for), and probably also some bad design decisions 
from my side.

Anyway, I think the only way to get VLD XvMC in is if a lot of people 
ask for it on the mplayer development list, or ask your favourite distro 
to include Ivor's mplayer patch.

/Thomas

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