diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/mplayer/mplayer-common.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/mplayer/mplayer-common.bb
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+# Copyright Matthias Hentges <devel@hentges.net> (c) 2006
+# License: MIT (see COPYING.MIT)
+
+DESCRIPTION = "Preconfigured mplayer preferences"
+
+LICENSE = "MIT"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
+
+PV = "0.0.1"
+
+SRC_URI = "file://mplayer.conf"
+
+# Yes, really /usr/etc!!!
+do_install() {
+	install -d "${D}/usr${sysconfdir}/mplayer"
+
+	install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/mplayer.conf "${D}/usr${sysconfdir}/mplayer"
+}
+
+FILES_${PN} = "/usr${sysconfdir}/mplayer"
+
+inherit allarch
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/mplayer/mplayer-common/mplayer.conf b/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/mplayer/mplayer-common/mplayer.conf
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+
+# You probably shouldn't touch these
+ac=mad,
+ao=alsa,
+
+# Required on SL-Cxxxx for correct rotation in the *VT*,
+# breaks rotation in X!
+# vf=rotate=1
+
+# Enable fullscreen display by default
+# fs=true
+
+# Drop frames to keep audio and video in sync
+framedrop=true
+