diff --git a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
index 117b1d7fbb..0b81d94123 100644
--- a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
+++ b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>August 31st, 2016</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to mplayer-1.3.0. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;8222">#8222</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[bdubbs] - Update to unrar-5.4.5. Fixes
           <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;7830">#7830</ulink>.</para>
diff --git a/multimedia/videoutils/mplayer.xml b/multimedia/videoutils/mplayer.xml
index c2fdada20a..b84ebda66d 100644
--- a/multimedia/videoutils/mplayer.xml
+++ b/multimedia/videoutils/mplayer.xml
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
   <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
   %general-entities;
 
-<!--  <!ENTITY mplayer-download-http "http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/MPlayer-&mplayer-version;.tar.xz">
-  <!ENTITY mplayer-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/MPlayer-&mplayer-version;.tar.xz">-->
-  <!ENTITY mplayer-download-http "&sources-anduin-http;/other/mplayer-&mplayer-version;.tar.xz">
-  <!ENTITY mplayer-download-ftp " ">
-  <!ENTITY mplayer-md5sum        "80ff1cb24128ec6889ce931f0503cae7">
-  <!ENTITY mplayer-size          "18 MB">
-  <!ENTITY mplayer-buildsize     "264 MB">
-  <!ENTITY mplayer-time          "3.7 SBU">
+  <!ENTITY mplayer-download-http "http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/MPlayer-&mplayer-version;.tar.xz">
+  <!ENTITY mplayer-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/MPlayer-&mplayer-version;.tar.xz">
+  <!--<!ENTITY mplayer-download-http "&sources-anduin-http;/other/mplayer-&mplayer-version;.tar.xz">
+  <!ENTITY mplayer-download-ftp " ">-->
+  <!ENTITY mplayer-md5sum        "e8a4d77ad4f509e81dd5e13b51636c1d">
+  <!ENTITY mplayer-size          "12.6 MB">
+  <!ENTITY mplayer-buildsize     "206 MB">
+  <!ENTITY mplayer-time          "4.2 SBU">
 
   <!ENTITY mplayer-skin          "Clearlooks-1.7">
   <!ENTITY mplayer-skin-download-http "https://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/skins/&mplayer-skin;.tar.bz2">
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       installed.
     </para>
 
-    &lfs79_checked;
+    &lfs7a_checked;
 
     <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
     <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
@@ -95,22 +95,6 @@
     both should be obtained at the same date.</para>
 
     <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
-<!--
-    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
-      <listitem>
-        <para>
-          Required patch:
-          <ulink url="&patch-root;/MPlayer-&mplayer-version;-giflib_fixes-1.patch"/>
-        </para>
-      </listitem>
-      <listitem>
-        <para>
-          Required patch:
-          <ulink url="&patch-root;/MPlayer-&mplayer-version;-live_fixes-1.patch"/>
-        </para>
-      </listitem>
-    </itemizedlist>-->
-
     <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
       <title>Skins</title>
       <listitem>
@@ -158,7 +142,7 @@
     <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
     <para role="recommended">
       <xref linkend="gtk2"/> and
-      <xref linkend="libvdpau"/>
+      <xref linkend="libvdpau-va-gl"/>
     </para>
 
     <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional Input Drivers and Libraries</bridgehead>
@@ -283,9 +267,7 @@
         commands:
       </para>
 
-<screen><userinput>sed -i 's:libsmbclient.h:samba-4.0/&amp;:' configure stream/stream_smb.c &amp;&amp;
-
-./configure --prefix=/usr            \
+<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr            \
             --confdir=/etc/mplayer   \
             --enable-dynamic-plugins \
             --enable-menu            \
@@ -365,11 +347,6 @@ ln  -sfvn Clearlooks /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default</userinput></screen>
   <sect2 role="commands">
     <title>Command Explanations</title>
 
-    <para>
-      <command>sed -i 's:libsmbclient.h:samba-4.0 ...</command>: Include
-      support for Samba 4.
-    </para>
-
     <para>
       <parameter>--enable-gui</parameter>: This option builds the GUI interface
       into <command>mplayer</command>.
@@ -446,6 +423,10 @@ ln  -sfvn Clearlooks /usr/share/mplayer/skins/default</userinput></screen>
         <filename>~/.mplayer/*</filename>
       </para>
 
+      <note><para>To play a DVD, it may be useful to ensure a /dev/dvd
+      device is created.  You may need to set this up as described in
+      <xref linkend="dev-dvd"/>.</para></note>
+
       <indexterm zone="mplayer mplayer-config">
         <primary sortas="e-AA.mplayer">~/.mplayer/*</primary>
       </indexterm>
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 4491b878f2..64537aa2eb 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@
 
 <!-- Chapter 48 -->
 <!ENTITY ffmpeg-version               "3.1.3">
-<!ENTITY mplayer-version              "SVN-r37794">
+<!ENTITY mplayer-version              "1.3.0">
 <!ENTITY xine-ui-version              "0.99.9">
 <!ENTITY transcode-version            "1.1.7">
 <!ENTITY vlc-version                  "2.2.4">
diff --git a/postlfs/config/devices.xml b/postlfs/config/devices.xml
index 619d6c9b00..86173bb5f3 100644
--- a/postlfs/config/devices.xml
+++ b/postlfs/config/devices.xml
@@ -175,4 +175,18 @@ umount /mnt</userinput></screen>
 
   </sect2>
 
+  <sect2 id="dev-dvd">
+    <title>Devices for DVD Drives</title>
+
+    <para>If the initial boot process doe not set up the 
+    <systemitem>/dev/dvd</systemitem> device properly, it can
+    be installed using the following modification to the default udev rules.
+    As the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user, run:</para>
+
+<screen><userinput>sed '1d;/SYMLINK.*cdrom/ a\
+KERNEL=="sr0", ENV{ID_CDROM_DVD}=="1", SYMLINK+="dvd", OPTIONS+="link_priority=-100"' \
+/lib/udev/rules.d/60-cdrom_id.rules > /etc/udev/rules.d/60-cdrom_id.rules</userinput></screen>
+
+  </sect2>
+
 </sect1>
diff --git a/x/installing/x7driver.xml b/x/installing/x7driver.xml
index f78bea483b..7d146febef 100644
--- a/x/installing/x7driver.xml
+++ b/x/installing/x7driver.xml
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@
             <xref linkend="libvdpau"/>
           </para>
         </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>
+            <xref linkend="libvdpau-va-gl"/>
+          </para>
+        </listitem>
       </itemizedlist>
 
     </sect3>