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Karel Jansens 2009-02-20 15:16
Next snafu: Mplayer interferes with screen dimming
 
Yet another problem has surfaced that seems to be linked to the latest Diablo.

I use Mplayer for playing videos, but recently the tablet has started to show some strange behaviour. After a Mplayer session, the screen will no longer dim after selecting the "lock screen and buttons" option.

I have set both my screen dimming and screen off time to 2 minutes, as this is apparently the only way to get the tablet to almost immediately black the screen with the aforementioned option. This works almost always, except if I have used Mplayer: the screen will then stay lit, with me needing to go into the configuration screen and fiddle with the screen settings a bit until everything works again.

I'd say it is a Mplayer bug, were it not for the fact that it worked flawlessly in ITOS2007.

Apologies for the probably incorrect English translations of menu options, but I have set my language to Dutch and can't remember the exact wordings in English anymore.

Bundyo 2009-02-20 20:24
Re: Next snafu: Mplayer interferes with screen dimming
 
Maybe for some reason the mplayer process hangs on exit. Did you check?

Karel Jansens 2009-02-20 22:06
Re: Next snafu: Mplayer interferes with screen dimming
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bundyo (Post 265957)
Maybe for some reason the mplayer process hangs on exit. Did you check?
How? I once tried to start mplayer from an xterm, but I got a lot of weird messages running across the screen.

Bundyo 2009-02-20 22:13
Re: Next snafu: Mplayer interferes with screen dimming
 
Code:
ps -Al | grep mplayer

Karel Jansens 2009-02-20 22:30
Re: Next snafu: Mplayer interferes with screen dimming
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bundyo (Post 265982)
Code:
ps -Al | grep mplayer
Code:
2227 user    1888 RW  grep mplayer
Now if only I knew what that means... :rolleyes:

Funnily enough, on a whim (or a hunch) I installed moredimmingoptions -- to get that coveted 5 minutes before autodimming - and mplayer seems to be behaving now. At least, the screen dims properly, but I haven't been playing videos for long periods yet, so...

lardman 2009-02-20 23:55
Re: Next snafu: Mplayer interferes with screen dimming
 
It just indicates that the grep process was running, with a command line of "grep mplayer"; so nothing to worry about.

pycage 2009-02-21 11:47
Re: Next snafu: Mplayer interferes with screen dimming
 
Just wait. Eventually it will dim. I have experienced the same, but the screen dimmed after some minutes.

Karel Jansens 2009-02-21 13:56
Re: Next snafu: Mplayer interferes with screen dimming
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by pycage (Post 266043)
Just wait. Eventually it will dim. I have experienced the same, but the screen dimmed after some minutes.
I just hate every milliwatt wasted to light up the inside of my tablet's case.

Karel Jansens 2009-02-21 13:56
Re: Next snafu: Mplayer interferes with screen dimming
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by lardman (Post 265991)
It just indicates that the grep process was running, with a command line of "grep mplayer"; so nothing to worry about.
I am so totally worry-free right now. :rolleyes:

meizirkki 2009-02-21 14:21
Re: Next snafu: Mplayer interferes with screen dimming
 
For me it takes only about 10 sec. (to be able to blank screen after closing mplayer)


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