Hi , I've just started an adventure with mplayer - so sorry for that question... I want to use mplayer without X-server. ( X is not installed ) I installed mplayer using .deb package (Debian Etch from repository ). I' d like to use "-vo vesa" option, but the output of "mplayer -vo help" gives no such option. That means that I also can't start "mplayer -vo vesa film.avi". ("Error opening/initializing the selected video-out (-vo) device") Is it due to the fact, that it has been pre-compiled (in .deb package) without "vesa" option? Shell I compile mplayer from the sources ? Or is there any other reason of not having "vesa" option ? If I have to compile mplayer from the sources - are there any specific options to use ? BTW. My video-card is VESA2.0 VBE ( intel810 ). Many thanks in advance, Peter