Can't get SDL plugin working

[blah]

Well I can't seem to find any information on what cards SDL 
supports.  Any ideas why it won't do the YUV stuff and I 
don't get audio?

> so I just realized that I had older source.  I downloaded 
> 2.61 and I am now able to play by using dvd:/dev/dvd 
(which 
> is very nice)
> 
> The window does say SDL output but when I start up its 
just 
> blank.  If I hit y suddenly I have video and it prints on 
> the console that it is unable to use the YUV stuff.  If I 
> hit y again it goes back to black.  I am still not 
getting 
> audio and frame rates are horrid.  I mean I don't expect 
> perfection but I am able to play in software in windows 
> just fine.  (its a 400mhz sony viao laptop - 128 megs of 
> ram and a neomagic chip)  I'm going to go check right now 
> to see if SDL supports my chip.
> 
> > On Sun, Feb 18, 2001, blah wrote:
> > > After running configure it does list sdl as one of 
the 
> > > options but I will try this with the --with-sdl 
switch 
> > > now. 
> > 
> >    Check that the window says "SDL output".
> > 
> > > When I hit y it doesn't print anything.  What release 
> > > of vlc should I be using here?
> > 
> >    0.2.61 is definitely recommended. If you grok CVS, 
the 
> current CVS
> > version is even better.
> > 
> > > I have tried ./gvlc dvd:/dev/dvd and it wouldn't give 
> me any video at
> > > all.
> > 
> >    Maybe it takes a little time to find the movie 
start. 
> Or it can't
> > access the DVD at all -- check that you have write 
> permissions
> > to /dev/dvd, that /dev/dvd is a symlink to your DVD 
> device (try
> > dvd:/dev/hdc or dvd:/dev/scd0 or whatever your device 
> is). If not sure
> > you have write access, you may try it as root (but I 
> wouldn't advise
> > doing this if you can bypass it).
> > 
> > -- 
> > Sam.
> > 
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