Low Frame Rates In Video Playback Using Ati X1200 Graphics

Just installed SuSE 10.3 X86_64 with Mplayer and VLC. Installed Latest ATI Catalyst Driver with 3D Support and all relevant codec packages................All works fine until I try to play videos............it plays fine in small screen.............but when maximised to full screen..............terrible fram rates.............Has anyone experienced this????

Just installed SuSE 10.3 X86_64 with Mplayer and VLC. Installed Latest ATI Catalyst Driver with 3D Support and all relevant codec packages................All works fine until I try to play videos............it plays fine in small screen.............but when maximised to full screen..............terrible fram rates.............Has anyone experienced this????
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#1, ati has problems with 64bit as far as i know.
#2, try the 8.40.4 driver, newer ones are very bad :-( specially if u are using aiglx and compiz fusion
or u can try and get Nvidia !
edit: where are my manners today??
Welcome to the forum!

#1, ati has problems with 64bit as far as i know.
#2, try the 8.40.4 driver, newer ones are very bad :-( specially if u are using aiglx and compiz fusion
or u can try and get Nvidia !
edit: where are my manners today??
Welcome to the forum!
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Thanks for the reply............Will give it a bash tonight ........will keep u posted

Downloaded the driver and created the rpm................installed.........and Blank screen after running sax2 -m 0=fglrx. Any other fixes??

does the screen go like this with both vlc and mplayer? have you tried downloading the media codec package for kaffeine? updated relevant drivers and kernel?

Downloaded the driver and created the rpm................installed.........and Blank screen after running sax2 -m 0=fglrx. Any other fixes??
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use aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf maybe? (do sax2 -r -m 0=radeon first)

does the screen go like this with both vlc and mplayer? have you tried downloading the media codec package for kaffeine? updated relevant drivers and kernel?
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Yes..........it occurs in both apps...........I have installed all relevant codecs.............It definitely looks to be a driver issue because if I revert tom the framebuffer driver , all works fine. I am having problems with uninstalling the ATI Driver form my system...........If I try to load the rpm that i have created........it complains about libfglrx.so.1 that already exists but completes the install.........BUT if I try to configure SAX2 , I Find that it reverts to Framebuffer driver.

Yes..........it occurs in both apps...........I have installed all relevant codecs.............It definitely looks to be a driver issue because if I revert tom the framebuffer driver , all works fine. I am having problems with uninstalling the ATI Driver form my system...........If I try to load the rpm that i have created........it complains about libfglrx.so.1 that already exists but completes the install.........BUT if I try to configure SAX2 , I Find that it reverts to Framebuffer driver.
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id recomend this...
sax2 -r -m 0=radeon -- if radeon card or
sax2 -r -m 0=vesa
remove the ati driver,
download and run the 8.40.4 driver installer, do not generate a RPM, rather just go thru installer, let it do its work
then do aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf
then reboot and make sure its all good, then if its ok then do gnome-xgl-switch --enable-xgl and see how xgl does. enjoy!

id recomend this...
sax2 -r -m 0=radeon -- if radeon card or
sax2 -r -m 0=vesa
remove the ati driver,
download and run the 8.40.4 driver installer, do not generate a RPM, rather just go thru installer, let it do its work
then do aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf
then reboot and make sure its all good, then if its ok then do gnome-xgl-switch --enable-xgl and see how xgl does. enjoy!
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Hi Andrew..............sorry for the late response..................could not get it to work with ATI Driver...............went out and got a cheap Nvidia card (6600GT)...............worked out great...............thank you for making me see the light.....