Video playback problem solved

[D. Hugh Redelmeier]

| From: Walter Dnes <waltdnes-SLHPyeZ9y/tg9hUCZPvPmw at public.gmane.org>

| and the cpu is a Core2 (*NOT* a Core2 Duo) with 2 cores that show up
| under /proc/cpuinfo as...
| 
| vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
| cpu family      : 6
| model           : 15
| model name      : Genuine Intel(R) CPU            2140  @ 1.60GHz
| stepping        : 2
| cpu MHz         : 1595.987
| cache size      : 1024 KB
| physical id     : 0
| siblings        : 2

Do you mean "Core Duo (*NOT* a Core 2 Duo)"?  The "2" refers to the
generation (more or less) while the "Duo" refers to the number of
cores.

Your machine seems to have two cores ("siblings : 2").
You didn't include the "flags" line which might have cleared this up.
If I'm correct, your processor will be 32-bits only.  Look for the
flag "lm" for "long mode".

I don't have that many intel boxes to test.  My Core 2 Quad Q66 has
this entry in procinfo (essentially repeated 4 times):

processor       : 0
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 15
model name      : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU    Q6600  @ 2.40GHz
stepping        : 11
cpu MHz         : 1600.000
cache size      : 4096 KB
physical id     : 0
siblings        : 4
core id         : 0
cpu cores       : 4
apicid          : 0
initial apicid  : 0
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 10
wp              : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov
pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx
lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl aperfmperf pni
dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm dts
tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority
bogomips        : 4799.72
clflush size    : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes   : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:
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