* Amadeus W.M. (amadeus84@xxxxxxxxxxx) wrote: > On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:47:03 -0600, Jeff Krebs wrote: > > > I've installed Fedora 8 with few, if any, issues. However, I am > > experiencing a problem with mplayer (from FreshRPMs): when in fullscreen > > mode, it only displays around 3/4rs to 7/8ths the size of the actual > > full screen. The black borders or video image don't extend fully to the > > right or bottom; the display is shoved in the upper left corner at 0,0. > > My setup is: > > > > - Pentium 4, 1.6gz > > - ATI Radeon 9250 AGP card > > - Using the "radeon" driver from xorg - Acer AL1916W LCD monitor, > > 1440x900 resolution > > > > Mplayer worked splendidly under Fedora 7. My xorg.conf file is the > > EXACT same one I used under Fedora 7. My mplayer prefs are the same as > > well (the "monitoraspect" is set to 16:10). I use the xv mplayer driver > > and have libdrm and mesa-libGL installed. Even though the display isn't > > fullscreen, it still retains the correct aspect ratio. > > > > This issue happens with and without gdm (I set the "runlevel" to 3 under > > initab, and performed a manual "startx" with the same output result). > > > > This problem occurs under both the AfterStep and twm window managers. > > > > I've been very happy with the Xorg radeon driver, at least under Fedora > > 7, and really have no interest in installing the proprietary drivers if > > I don't have to. > > > > Can anyone repeat this issue? > > > > I did notice that Steve (zephod@xxxxxxxxxx) had a prior post > > > > "Problem with screen resolution in F8" > > > > where he was experiencing a 2/3 screen with a Radeon card and LCD. > > Things sounded eerily familiar. > > > > What can I do? > > > > Jeff > > I see similar behavior. Videos that I was able to play full screen I'm no > longer able to. When in fs mode the whole screen is black and the video > plays in the center at the exact same size as the non-full screen video. > I have an onboard intel 845G chip. > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list My screen is scaling-up from the "normal" mode, it just falls short of fullscreen. I experienced similar problems until getting the xv driver working. As stated, I needed to install libdri and mesa-libGL. I also needed to add the following lines to my xorg.conf: Section "Module" Load "dri" Load "drm" Load "extmod" Load "glx" EndSection Section "dri" Mode 0666 EndSection Section "Extensions" Option "Composite" "enable" EndSection Jeff Krebs
