diff -Naur MPlayer-1.0pre8/configure MPlayer-1.0pre8-SL/configure
--- MPlayer-1.0pre8/configure	2006-06-11 11:35:47.000000000 -0700
+++ MPlayer-1.0pre8-SL/configure	2006-09-02 19:56:23.000000000 -0700
@@ -7318,7 +7318,7 @@
 echocheck "lirc"
 if test "$_lirc" = auto ; then
   _lirc=no
-  if test -c /dev/lirc -o -c /dev/lirc/0 ; then
+   if test -c /dev/lirc -o -c /dev/lirc/0 -o -c /dev/lirc0 ; then
       cat > $TMPC <<EOF
 #include <lirc/lirc_client.h>
 int main(void) { return 0; }
diff -Naur MPlayer-1.0pre8/libavcodec/xvmcvideo.c MPlayer-1.0pre8-SL/libavcodec/xvmcvideo.c
--- MPlayer-1.0pre8/libavcodec/xvmcvideo.c	2006-06-11 11:35:48.000000000 -0700
+++ MPlayer-1.0pre8-SL/libavcodec/xvmcvideo.c	2006-09-02 19:57:53.000000000 -0700
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@
     render->picture_structure = s->picture_structure;
     render->flags = (s->first_field)? 0: XVMC_SECOND_FIELD;
 
+    render->display_flags = 0;
+    if (!s->progressive_frame) render->display_flags |= INTERLACED;
+    if (s->top_field_first) render->display_flags |= TOP_FIELD_FIRST;
+
 //make sure that all data is drawn by XVMC_end_frame
     assert(render->filled_mv_blocks_num==0);
 
diff -Naur MPlayer-1.0pre8/libvo/vo_xvmc.c MPlayer-1.0pre8-SL/libvo/vo_xvmc.c
--- MPlayer-1.0pre8/libvo/vo_xvmc.c	2006-06-11 11:35:43.000000000 -0700
+++ MPlayer-1.0pre8-SL/libvo/vo_xvmc.c	2006-09-02 20:03:57.000000000 -0700
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 static xvmc_render_state_t * show_queue[MAX_SURFACES];
 static int free_element;
 
+extern int field_dropping;
 
 static void (*draw_osd_fnc)(int x0,int y0, int w,int h, unsigned char* src, unsigned char *srca, int stride);
 static void (*clear_osd_fnc)(int x0,int y0, int w,int h);
@@ -1013,6 +1014,7 @@
 static void put_xvmc_image(xvmc_render_state_t * p_render_surface, int draw_ck){
 int rez;
 int clipX,clipY,clipW,clipH;
+int deinterlace = 0;
 
    if(p_render_surface == NULL)
       return;
@@ -1028,11 +1030,44 @@
    if(benchmark)
       return;
 
+#if 0
    rez = XvMCPutSurface(mDisplay, p_render_surface->p_surface, 
                         vo_window,
                         0, 0, image_width, image_height,
                         clipX, clipY, clipW, clipH,
                         3);//p_render_surface_to_show->display_flags);
+#else /* http://www.pchdtv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1063 */
+   if (p_render_surface->display_flags & INTERLACED) deinterlace = 1;
+
+   if (!deinterlace) {
+      rez = XvMCPutSurface(mDisplay, p_render_surface->p_surface,
+                          vo_window,
+                          0, 0, image_width, image_height,
+                          clipX, clipY, clipW, clipH,
+                          3);//p_render_surface_to_show->display_flags);
+   } else {
+      unsigned int first_field, second_field;
+                                                                                
+      if (p_render_surface->display_flags & TOP_FIELD_FIRST) {
+                first_field = XVMC_TOP_FIELD;
+                second_field = XVMC_BOTTOM_FIELD;
+      } else {
+                first_field = XVMC_BOTTOM_FIELD;
+                second_field = XVMC_TOP_FIELD;
+      }
+
+      rez = XvMCPutSurface(mDisplay, p_render_surface_to_show->p_surface,
+                           vo_window, 0, 0, image_width, image_height,
+                           clipX, clipY, clipW, clipH, first_field);
+
+      if (!field_dropping)
+         rez = XvMCPutSurface(mDisplay, p_render_surface_to_show->p_surface,
+                              vo_window, 0, 0, image_width, image_height,
+                              clipX, clipY, clipW, clipH, second_field | XVMC_SECOND_FIELD);
+
+      field_dropping = 0;
+   }
+#endif
    if(rez != Success){
       printf("vo_xvmc: PutSurface failer, critical error %d!\n",rez);
       assert(0);
diff -Naur MPlayer-1.0pre8/loader/ldt_keeper.c MPlayer-1.0pre8-SL/loader/ldt_keeper.c
--- MPlayer-1.0pre8/loader/ldt_keeper.c	2006-06-11 11:35:46.000000000 -0700
+++ MPlayer-1.0pre8-SL/loader/ldt_keeper.c	2006-09-02 20:05:37.000000000 -0700
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include <asm/ldt.h>
 // 2.5.xx+ calls this user_desc:
 #include <linux/version.h>
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,5,47)
+#if ( (LINUX_VERSION_CODE>=KERNEL_VERSION(2,5,47)) && LINUX_VERSION_CODE<KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,6) )
 #define modify_ldt_ldt_s user_desc
 #endif
 /* prototype it here, so we won't depend on kernel headers */
diff -Naur MPlayer-1.0pre8/mplayer.c MPlayer-1.0pre8-SL/mplayer.c
--- MPlayer-1.0pre8/mplayer.c	2006-06-11 11:35:47.000000000 -0700
+++ MPlayer-1.0pre8-SL/mplayer.c	2006-09-02 20:09:25.000000000 -0700
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
 int player_idle_mode=0;
 extern int verbose;
 int quiet=0;
+int field_dropping=0; /* drop second fields */
 
 #ifdef WIN32
 char * proc_priority=NULL;
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@
 static int total_time_usage_start=0;
 static int total_frame_cnt=0;
 static int drop_frame_cnt=0; // total number of dropped frames
+static int drop_field_cnt=0; // total number of dropped fields
 int benchmark=0;
 
 // options:
@@ -3706,7 +3708,18 @@
 	    float d=delay-sh_audio->delay;
 	    // we should avoid dropping too many frames in sequence unless we
 	    // are too late. and we allow 100ms A-V delay here:
+#if 0
 	    if(d<-dropped_frames*frame_time-0.100 && osd_function != OSD_PAUSE){
+#else
+            /* http://www.pchdtv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1063 */
+            if(d<-dropped_frames*frame_time-0.180 && osd_function != OSD_PAUSE){
+              field_dropping = 1;
+              ++drop_field_cnt;
+            } else
+              field_dropping = 0;
+
+            if(d<-dropped_frames*frame_time-0.200 && osd_function != OSD_PAUSE){
+#endif
 		drop_frame=frame_dropping;
 		++drop_frame_cnt;
 		++dropped_frames;
diff -Naur MPlayer-1.0pre8/xvmc_render.h MPlayer-1.0pre8-SL/xvmc_render.h
--- MPlayer-1.0pre8/xvmc_render.h	2006-06-11 11:35:47.000000000 -0700
+++ MPlayer-1.0pre8-SL/xvmc_render.h	2006-09-02 20:10:18.000000000 -0700
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 //                     1337    IDCT MCo
 #define MP_XVMC_RENDER_MAGIC 0x1DC711C0
 
+// Display flags
+#define TOP_FIELD_FIRST 1
+#define INTERLACED 2
+
 typedef   struct{
 //these are not changed by decoder!
   int  magic;