Re: DVD for Linux

1999-08-06 Thread Hetz Ben Hamo
Maybe I didn't explain myself well... >From what I heard, VMWare 2.0 will (not sure) let you ACCESS to a PCI cards you got inside the box.. Just like they use DGA extensions - which is actully a direct access to the graphics card.. PowerDVD is not running under vmware due to the fact that it ne

Re: DVD for Linux

1999-08-06 Thread Isaac Aaron
Ariel Biener wrote: > On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote: > > Ok. Has anyone ever managed to make VMware detect the decoder card, and > use it for playing ? Since it uses the decoder, and not the host CPU, it > should run ok I assume. > > --Ariel Very unlikely. VMWare provides a virtual ma

Re: DVD for Linux

1999-08-06 Thread Hetz Ben Hamo
>From what I've heard it will probably be (although limited) on VMWare 2.0 Again - just a rumor.. Hetz Hetz Ben Hamo wrote: > > Wrong again.. > > VMWare doesn't try to detect PCI cards (it doesn't rely on the card as > it gives the services itself and not directory to the PCI cards).. > > Ex

Re: DVD for Linux

1999-08-06 Thread Ariel Biener
On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote: Yes, I just gave it about 1 hour of trial runs. But since VMware doesn't let you access PCI directly, the system doesn't detect the card, and you're dead in the water. I'll ask VMware if they plan on having an interface to achieve this goal. --Ariel >

Re: DVD for Linux

1999-08-06 Thread Hetz Ben Hamo
Wrong again.. VMWare doesn't try to detect PCI cards (it doesn't rely on the card as it gives the services itself and not directory to the PCI cards).. Examples: ISDN Cards, Network cards (it emulates one on the real one), etc.. So you don't have a chance there either (and I have DXR2 DVD kit,

Re: DVD for Linux

1999-08-06 Thread Ariel Biener
On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote: Ok. Has anyone ever managed to make VMware detect the decoder card, and use it for playing ? Since it uses the decoder, and not the host CPU, it should run ok I assume. --Ariel > Well, the support for DVD in Linux in general is VERY minimalistic.. > >

Re: DVD for Linux

1999-08-06 Thread Hetz Ben Hamo
Well, the support for DVD in Linux in general is VERY minimalistic.. No player, no nothing really fancy yet. Hetz Ariel Biener wrote: > > Hi, > >Does any of you know of any drivers for DVD in general, and for > Creative Dxr3 encoder in particular ? > >I just got a Creative Encore 6

DVD for Linux

1999-08-06 Thread Ariel Biener
Hi, Does any of you know of any drivers for DVD in general, and for Creative Dxr3 encoder in particular ? I just got a Creative Encore 6x package (6x dvd ide drive, Dxr3 encoder). I wondered if any drivers and players were written for this package, --Ariel -- Ariel Biener e-mail: [