MPlayer not playing video: Couldn't open /dev/3dfx

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David Marsh Wrote: 
> When using the marillat mplayer I don't seem able to play any videos. 
> :-(
> 
> (Ubuntu's own 'mplayer-custom' crashes with "Illegal Instruction" no 
> matter what I try to play)
> 
> I'm not entirely sure which version I should have installed.
> My system is an Athlon Thunderbird, which I believe is a K7 (?),
> although there is no K7 package.
> 
> I get the same fault with any of the -386, -586 or -k6 packages, which
> is that mplayer seems to start up ok, but then, just as it is about to
> start [1], quits with the error (which I don't understand):
> 
> "Couldn't open /dev/3dfx"
> 
> [1] I'm fairly certain that mplayer is just on the point of being 'good
> to go' as for some video files I hear about half a second of audio
> before it quits.
> 
> My apt sources line is:
> deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ testing main
> 
> I'm using the NVidia binary graphics driver, if that's relevant.
> 
> 
> Can anybody offer any advice?
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> David.
> 
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Have you swapped out your NVidia card for a 3dfx card at any point?
I'm just grasping for straws here, because I'm no mplayer expert, but
it seems like it MIGHT be trying to use a 3dfx video driver whose
hardware has been removed, in my somewhat educated guess.


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