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[ testers needed ] MPLAYER poorformance | Timing BUG :-( (DOSX)

posted by DOS386, 11.09.2007, 06:43

> there are drivers for SB Live! that let normal old DOS sound stuff work

YES, reportedly, exactly as you wrote

> Dare I ask, what would it take to recompile Mplayer

I'm not a GCC expert

> and has anyone here ever tried (even old versions)??

If anyone tries, one should compile the 2007 May version, not "old"

> I'm thinking it may be more realistic to do that than try to get a previous build working "fast".

Multithreading ? Linux VESA reusable in DOS ? Timing (it's the challenge/bug, see below) ? Sound (where one should push it: discard ? | ISA SB ? | PCI cards ( ) ? PC-speaker ? | Alex's driver ? ) ?

BTW, did some more tests and got very odd results:

- Slow as h*** is DOS

- Work perfectly in XP on "XP-machines"

- In WinME/98, it is slow when video "window" is active and pretty fast otherwise/ !!!

I'm 99.9999% sure it's a timing / syncing BUG, and the main problem is NOT the CPU hogginess of the codecs, nor the OGL emulation via VESA, nor the mouse arrow

Please test following:

- MPLAYER in XP on a slow PC (< 1 GHz)
- MPLAYER in ME/98 on a fast PC (> 2 GHz)

with the video "window" active and inactive/background

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Complete thread:

• MPLAYER poorformance (FloX's issue moved from other forum) - DOS386, 13.08.2007, 06:52 (DOSX)
  • MPLAYER poorformance (FloX's issue moved from other forum) - Rugxulo, 13.08.2007, 13:34
    • [ testers needed ] MPLAYER poorformance | Timing BUG :-( - DOS386, 11.09.2007, 06:43
    • MPLAYER compiler with D**PP ... but - DOS386, 25.10.2007, 07:29
      • MPLAYER compiler with D**PP ... but - rr, 25.10.2007, 10:39
      • MPLAYER compiler with D**PP ... but - Khusraw, 25.10.2007, 14:43
        • MPLAYER compiler with D**PP ... but - DOS386, 26.10.2007, 08:39
          • MPLAYER compiler with D**PP ... but - rr, 26.10.2007, 11:14
            • MPLAYER compiled ....... emulating shots - DOS386, 28.10.2007, 02:49
              • MPLAYER compiled ....... emulating shots - rr, 28.10.2007, 17:49
                • MPLAYER compiled ....... emulating shots - DOS386, 15.12.2007, 18:48
                  • MPLAYER compiled ....... emulating shots - rr, 15.12.2007, 21:18
          • MPLAYER compiler with D**PP ... but - Laaca_, 26.10.2007, 16:47
          • MPLAYER compiler with D**PP ... but - Deniska, 27.10.2007, 10:27