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#1 2008-02-03 00:37:08

moljac024
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Some video playback problems + optimizing xorg.conf

When I try to play an .avi file with VLC:

[00000288] main decoder error: no suitable decoder module for fourcc `DX50'.
VLC probably does not support this sound or video format.
[00000266] main playlist: stopping playback

When I try to play a .flv with VLC :

[[00000266] main playlist: nothing to play
00000266] main playlist: nothing to play

When I try to play a .mpg with totem:

** Message: don't know how to handle video/mpeg, systemstream=(boolean)false, parsed=(boolean)true, mpegversion=(int)1, width=(int)384, height=(int)284, framerate=(fraction)25/1, pixel-aspect-ratio=(fraction)1/1, codec_data=(buffer)000001b318011c13034be0a0
** Message: Error: You do not have a decoder installed to handle this file. You might need to install the necessary plugins.
gstplaybasebin.c(2280): prepare_output (): /play

** Message: Missing plugin: gstreamer|0.10|totem|MPEG-1 Video decoder|decoder-video/mpeg, systemstream=(boolean)false, parsed=(boolean)true, mpegversion=(int)1 (MPEG-1 Video decoder)
** Message: Automatic missing codec installation not supported (helper script missing)

This is my xorg.conf if needed (please help me tune this one up)

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "X.org Configured"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    Option "AIGLX" "true"
EndSection

Section "Files"
    RgbPath      "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
    ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load  "glx"
    Load  "GLcore"
    Load  "dri"
    Load  "dbe"
    Load  "extmod"
    Load  "xtrap"
    Load  "record"
    Load  "freetype"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier  "Keyboard0"
    Driver      "kbd"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier  "Mouse0"
    Driver      "mouse"
    Option        "Protocol" "auto"
    Option        "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option        "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    #DisplaySize      330   210    # mm
    Identifier   "Monitor0"
    VendorName   "CMO"
    ModelName    "1526"
    HorizSync    31.5 - 70
    VertRefresh  60
EndSection

Section "Device"
        ### Available Driver options are:-
        ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
        ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
        ### [arg]: arg optional
        #Option     "NoAccel"                # [<bool>]
        #Option     "SWcursor"               # [<bool>]
        #Option     "ColorKey"               # <i>
        #Option     "CacheLines"             # <i>
        #Option     "Dac6Bit"                # [<bool>]
        #Option     "DRI"                    # [<bool>]
        #Option     "NoDDC"                  # [<bool>]
        #Option     "ShowCache"              # [<bool>]
        #Option     "XvMCSurfaces"           # <i>
        #Option     "PageFlip"               # [<bool>]
        Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
        Option "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true"
          Option "DRI" "true"
          Option "TripleBuffer" "True"
    Identifier  "Card0"
    Driver      "intel"
    VendorName  "Intel Corporation"
    BoardName   "Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller"
    BusID       "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection

 Section "DRI"
       Group 0
       Mode 0666
 EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "Screen0"
    Device     "Card0"
    Monitor    "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth 24
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     1
        Modes "1280x800" "1024x768" "800x600"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     4
        Modes "1280x800" "1024x768" "800x600"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     8
        Modes "1280x800" "1024x768" "800x600"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     15
        Modes "1280x800" "1024x768" "800x600"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     16
        Modes "1280x800" "1024x768" "800x600"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     24
        Modes "1280x800" "1024x768" "800x600"
    EndSubSection
EndSection


Section "Extensions"
  Option "Composite" "Enable"
  Option "RENDER"    "Enable"
EndSection

My video card is an Intel GMA 950. If you have some suggestions for my xorg.conf I would love to hear them! Because I think it's not running as fast as it could....should xcompmgr give so much sweat to my video card ? Unless I kill xcompmgr half of the applications crash before starting with a BadAlloc error....


Other than these issues here Arch is running great and I like it so far. I think I could have finally found a distro to settle with smile So help me solve these quickly ! tongue

Last edited by moljac024 (2008-02-03 00:41:34)


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#2 2008-02-03 13:46:39

moljac024
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Re: Some video playback problems + optimizing xorg.conf

Anyone ?

Bump.


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#3 2008-02-03 14:33:17

wonder
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Re: Some video playback problems + optimizing xorg.conf

vlc in broken. there are severals threads on the forum with your problem and also a bug report.


Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.

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#4 2008-02-03 15:40:15

bionnaki
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Re: Some video playback problems + optimizing xorg.conf

search. there's about 10 threads on this.

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#5 2008-02-03 16:36:49

moljac024
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Re: Some video playback problems + optimizing xorg.conf

I apologize for being lazy and asking the VLC question, but what about totem ?

And I also asked about the BadAlloc errors I keep receiving if I'm running xcompmgr.... should that happen ? I know the  Intel  GMA 950 isn't the best video card, but is it that bad ??


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#6 2008-02-03 17:32:13

Shaika-Dzari
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Re: Some video playback problems + optimizing xorg.conf

Hello!

I always had problem with xcompmgr on Arch, mandriva, etc...
If you search a video player, my suggestion:

With gui : SMPlayer
Without gui: mplayer

An Intel GMA is fine to play video but you need to forget 1080p or possibly 720p ( like heavy resolution mkv x264...).

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#7 2008-02-03 18:12:03

moljac024
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Re: Some video playback problems + optimizing xorg.conf

Guess that transparent windows under fluxbox isn't an option then... sad

*sign* Oh well.....


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#8 2008-02-03 22:19:03

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Re: Some video playback problems + optimizing xorg.conf

Shaika-Dzari wrote:

An Intel GMA is fine to play video but you need to forget 1080p or possibly 720p ( like heavy resolution mkv x264...).

That has more to do with the CPU in question. An Intel GMA 950 with an Intel Core 2 E8400 will play 1080p h264 just fine.

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#9 2008-02-03 23:18:56

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Re: Some video playback problems + optimizing xorg.conf

Well my laptop processor is an intel core duo (1.8 GHz) and it has 2 GB of DDR RAM.....the video card is kind of a bottleneck but hey - it's a laptop smile


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#10 2008-02-03 23:27:17

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Re: Some video playback problems + optimizing xorg.conf

If you want to test with something extremely lightweight, use ffplay from FFmpeg:

ffplay <your_video>

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#11 2008-02-04 05:20:14

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Re: Some video playback problems + optimizing xorg.conf

I have the same gpu in my laptop. SMPlayer+JACK+X11 running alongside Compiz = win! big_smile

If you're using i810 driver, INTEL_BATCH=1 program supposedly increases the program's 3D performance by a little. Not sure if the new intel driver needs it, but it's buggy to begin with.

I have played HD videos up to 1080, with X11 output, yes.


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#12 2008-02-04 13:03:03

moljac024
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Re: Some video playback problems + optimizing xorg.conf

I'm using the new 'intel' driver....you say it is buggy ? Have you tried running xcompmgr instead of compiz ? I thought xcompmgr was supposed to be lighter than compiz.... smile


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#13 2008-02-04 16:34:56

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Re: Some video playback problems + optimizing xorg.conf

I use Compiz with KDE. I do however intend to run xcompmgr (it is certainly lighter) with xmonad.

Jep, hard locks. I'm not so sure I can call that buggy, though. I will try it again after the next update.


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