Igor. You dont need X to play divx'es with mplayer. Unless you want videooutput ofcourse. If you're only after the sound, as I would guess most of the poeple on this list want. You dont need X. I had some discussion with someone on this list who wanted video before too, and for that you need X, and since X isnt really accessible, it became a pain, and we dropped it. Johan On Tue, 7 May 2002, Igor Gueths wrote: > Hi Chuck. Did you compile X from source or was it a binary distro? > Because I was thinking on getting X and then using a xterm to start > mplayer so I could play divx on this box. -- "And so, on behalf of the entire city, I thank you Professor Farnsworth. I now present you with the Academy Prize, which we confiscated from Dr. Wernstrom after it became apparent that he was a jackass." -Mayor
