topic title: antix 15 core - can you play a video without X
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dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#1
I'm playing around with an antiX core 15 install and I've got a question about playing a video. Is it possible to play a video in the console with the X environment. It looks like mplayer should be able to do it, but I'm having some issues as the console doesn't appear to load a framebuffer driver by default.

anyway, any tips welcome.
Posts: 765
rust collector
Joined: 27 Dec 2011
#2
maybe some of this will help?


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I saw something about enabling framebuffer in there
Posts: 850
fatmac
Joined: 26 Jul 2012
#3
I think mplayer needs compiling with framebuffer support to be able to do that, & most don't include it these days.
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#4
Try if you have a webcam

mplayer tv://

probably nothing will show on the screen. But no telling till you try it I guess.
See what errors it throws.