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authorrathann <rathann@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2>2007-08-25 14:23:15 +0000
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Document xorg.conf option needed for Xv playback on Intel cards.
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@@ -312,6 +312,30 @@ Prophet 4000XT), you should download the drivers from the
<ulink url="http://www.powervr.com/">PowerVR site</ulink>.
</para>
</sect2>
+
+
+<sect2 id="intel">
+<title>Intel cards</title>
+
+<para>
+These cards can be found in many laptops. Recent Xorg is recommended.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+To allow playback of DVD sized (and larger) content change your XF86Config/xorg.conf like this:
+<programlisting>
+Section "Device"
+ [...]
+ Driver "intel"
+ <emphasis>Option "LinearAlloc" "6144"</emphasis>
+ [...]
+EndSection
+</programlisting>
+Lack of this option usually results in an error like
+<screen>X11 error: BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)</screen>
+when attempting to use <option>-vo xv</option>.
+</para>
+</sect2>
</sect1>
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