rc-file syntax etc.

[Samuel Hocevar]

On Sun, Aug 20, 2000, Dag B wrote:

> > css-cat -vaP VTS_01_1.VOB - | vlc --vout mga -
> 
> Plugin 4: Matrox Acceleration 0.1.99g [0x0]

   This is normal behaviour, the 0x0 score is hardcoded in the MGA
plugin so that noone uses it by mistake.

> > css-cat -vaP - | fbvlc --novlans --vout fb -
> 
> intf error: ioctl KDSETMODE
> intf error: tcgetattrintf error: tcgetattrintf error: tcsetattrintf
> error: cant get terminal mode (Invalid argument)
> intf error: ioctl KDSETMODE
> error: can't create interface
> 
> {....and this could be due to the kernel version I am running. Or that I
> am using the matrox fb and not the plain vesa fb. Right?]

   This should work, even with the Matrox fb (which is a lot faster than
the VESA one, by the way). Can you check that :
  - you are running this from a console, not X ;
  - the user who's running it has read/write permissions on /dev/fb0
   or whatever you called your framebuffer device.

> >    export vlc_vout=gnome ; vlc
> 
> I didn't understand these were environment variables. Is this expressed
> in the documentation somewhere? :-)

   AFAIK, no. There used to be a way to do "vlc vlc_vout=gnome" but it
seems that this method collides with the filename arguments, and the
program tries to open file "vlc_vout=gnome". I'll try to fix this.

> I am running Xfree86 4, yes. 
> <voice=hopeful> Anyone working on this? </voice>

   I'll have a look at it this afternoon.

Regards,
-- 
Sam.