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1 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
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2 <chapter id="faq" xreflabel="FAQ">
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3 <title>Frequently Asked Questions</title>
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4
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5 <qandaset defaultlabel="number">
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7 <qandadiv id="faq-compilation">
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8 <title>Compilation</title>
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9 <qandaentry>
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10 <question><para>
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11 Compilation stops with an error message similar to this one:
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12 <screen>
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13 In file included from mplayer.c:34:
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14 mw.h: In function `mplMainDraw':
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15 mw.h:209: Internal compiler error in print_rtl_and_abort, at flow.c:6458
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16 Please submit a full bug report,
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17 with preprocessed source if appropriate.
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18 </screen>
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19 </para></question>
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20 <answer><para>
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21 This is a known problem of <application>gcc</application> 3.0.4, upgrade
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22 to 3.1 to solve the problem. How to install gcc is described in the
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23 <link linkend="gcc-296">gcc 2.96</link> section.
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24 </para></answer>
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25 </qandaentry>
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26
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27 <qandaentry>
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28 <question><para>
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29 Configure ends with this text, and MPlayer won't compile!
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30 <screen>Your gcc does not support even i386 for '-march' and '-mcpu'</screen>
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31 </para></question>
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32 <answer><para>
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33 Your gcc isn't installed correctly, check the <filename>config.log</filename>
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34 file for details.
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35 </para></answer>
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36 </qandaentry>
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37
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38 <qandaentry>
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39 <question><para>
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40 What does "No such file or directory" mean?
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41 </para></question>
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42 <answer><para>
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43 Probably there is no such file or directory.
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44 </para></answer>
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45 </qandaentry>
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46
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47 <qandaentry>
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48 <question><para>
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49 What's the problem with gcc 2.96?
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50 </para></question>
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51 <answer><para>
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52 <emphasis role="bold">We strongly discourage the use of gcc 2.96!</emphasis>
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53 Read <link linkend="gcc-296">this</link> document for details about why Red Hat
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54 released gcc 2.96 and what the problems are all about. If you still really really
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55 want to use it, be sure to get the latest release and give the
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56 <option>--disable-gcc-checking</option> option to configure. Remember that you
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57 are on your own from this point. Do <emphasis role="bold">not</emphasis> report
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58 bugs, do <emphasis role="bold">not</emphasis> ask for help on the mailing lists.
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59 We will <emphasis role="bold">not</emphasis> provide any support in case you run
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60 into problems.
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61 </para></answer>
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62 </qandaentry>
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63
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64 <qandaentry>
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65 <question><para>
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66 Great, I have gcc 3.0.1 from Red Hat/Mandrake, then I'm fine!
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67 </para></question>
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68 <answer><para>
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69 No, since there have been/are issues with these compilers as well.
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70 To check the status of current compilers' MPlayer support, see the
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71 <link linkend="install">Installation</link> section.
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72 </para></answer>
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73 </qandaentry>
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74
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75 <qandaentry>
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76 <question><para>
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77 I tried to compile MPlayer, but I got this output:
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78 <screen>
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79 In file included from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/std_cwchar.h:42,
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80 from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/fpos.h:40,
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81 from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/char_traits.h:40,
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82 from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/std_string.h:41,
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83 from /usr/include/g++-v3/string:31,
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84 from libwin32.h:36,
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85 from DS_AudioDecoder.h:4,
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86 from DS_AudioDec.cpp:5:
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87 /usr/include/wchar.h: In function Long long int wcstoq(const wchar_t*,
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88 wchar_t**, int)':
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89 /usr/include/wchar.h:514: cannot convert `const wchar_t* __restrict' to
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90 `const
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91 </screen>
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92 </para></question>
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93 <answer><para>
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94 Upgrade your glibc to the latest release. On Mandrake, use 2.2.4-8mdk.
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95 </para></answer>
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96 </qandaentry>
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97
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98 <qandaentry>
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99 <question><para>
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100 .. gcc 2.96 ... (Yes, some people are STILL flaming about gcc 2.96!)
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101 </para></question>
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102 <answer><para>
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103 Quoted from a <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/2001-October/005351.html">mail</ulink>
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104 A'rpi sent to the <ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/">mplayer-users</ulink>
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105 list (the word 'ideg' is described below):
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106 <blockquote>
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107 <para>
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108 And we have idegs. And our idegcounter overflowed again and again.
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109 </para>
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110 <para>
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111 Unfortunately MPlayer is out of our control. It's used by lamers, Linux
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112 users who can't even use Windows, and never tried to compile a kernel. They
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113 installed (with default options) Mandrake or Red Hat or SuSE, and without
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114 RTFM'ing they send messages saying 'it doesn't work! help me! please! i'm
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115 new to Linux! help! oh! help me!'. We can't stop them, but at least we try
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116 to force them to RTFM and to read the messages of ./configure and MPlayer.
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117 </para>
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118 <para>
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119 And you clever guys come and flame us with gcc 2.96 and binary packages.
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120 Instead of helping users or making patches to help solve problems.
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121 </para>
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122 <para>
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123 Half of our spare/free time is spent by answering silly mails here and
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124 making newer tricks and checks to configure to avoid such mails.
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125 </para>
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126 <para>
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127 And there is a balance. On the one side are you, clever guys, saying we
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128 are very bad because we don't like buggy gcc 2.96, and on the other side
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129 there are the 'new to Linux' guys who are showing us gcc 2.96 is buggy.
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130 </para>
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131 <para>
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132 Conclusion: We can't be good. Half the people will always say we are bad.
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133 </para>
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134 <para>
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135 Maybe we should close the project, make it closed source, commercial, and
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136 provide install support for it. then we could leave current work, so development
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137 could go faster, and we could earn lots of money with it and buy a big house,
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138 etc etc. Do you really want it? It seems.
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139 </para>
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140 </blockquote>
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141 </para></answer>
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142 </qandaentry>
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143
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144 <qandaentry>
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145 <question><para>
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146 SDL output doesn't work or compile. The problem is ...
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147 </para></question>
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148 <answer><para>
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149 It was tested to work with SDL 1.2.x and may run on SDL 1.1.7+. It does
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150 <emphasis role="bold">not</emphasis> work with any previous version. So
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151 if you choose to use such a version, you are on your own.
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152 </para></answer>
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153 </qandaentry>
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154
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155 <qandaentry>
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156 <question><para>
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157 I am still having trouble compiling with SDL support. gcc says something
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158 about "undefined reference to `SDL_EnableKeyRepeat'". What now?
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159 </para></question>
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160 <answer><para>
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161 Where did you install the SDL library? If you installed in
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162 <filename class="directory">/usr/local</filename> (the default) then edit the
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163 top level <filename>config.mak</filename> and add "-L/usr/local/lib"
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164 after "X_LIBS=". Now type <command>make</command>. You're done!
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165 </para></answer>
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166 </qandaentry>
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167
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168 <qandaentry>
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169 <question><para>
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170 It doesn't compile, and it misses uint64_t inttypes.h and similar things ...
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171 </para></question>
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172 <answer><para>
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173 Copy <filename>etc/inttypes.h</filename> to the MPlayer directory
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174 (<command>cp etc/inttypes.h .</command>) and try again ...
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175 </para></answer>
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176 </qandaentry>
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177
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178 <qandaentry>
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179 <question><para>
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180 I have Linux running on a Pentium III but <filename>./configure</filename>
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181 doesn't detect SSE ...
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182 </para></question>
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183 <answer><para>
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184 Only kernel versions 2.4.x support SSE (or try 2.2.19 or newer, but be
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185 prepared for problems).
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186 </para></answer>
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187 </qandaentry>
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188
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189 <qandaentry>
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190 <question><para>
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191 I have a G200/G400, how do I compile/use the mga_vid driver?
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192 </para></question>
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193 <answer><para>
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194 Read the <link linkend="mga_vid">mga_vid documentation</link>.
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195 </para></answer>
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196 </qandaentry>
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197
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198 <qandaentry>
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199 <question><para>
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200 Are there rpm/deb/... packages of <application>MPlayer</application>?
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201 </para></question>
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202 <answer><para>
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203 You can make a .deb package for yourself, check the
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204 <link linkend="debian">Debian packaging</link> section. There are links to
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205 official Red Hat RPM packages available on our
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206 <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/dload.html">download page</ulink>.
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207 </para></answer>
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208 </qandaentry>
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209
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210 <qandaentry>
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211 <question><para>
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212 During 'make', MPlayer complains about X11 libraries. I don't understand,
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213 I DO have X installed!?
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214 </para></question>
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215 <answer><para>
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216 ... but you don't have the X development package installed. Or not correctly.
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217 It's called <filename>XFree86-devel*</filename> under Red Hat, and
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218 <filename>xlibs-dev</filename> under Debian. Also check if the
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219 <filename class="directory">/usr/X11</filename> and
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220 <filename class="directory">/usr/include/X11</filename> symlinks exist (this
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221 can be a problem on Mandrake systems). They can be created with these commands:
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222 <screen>
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223 $ ln -sf /usr/X11R6 /usr/X11
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224 $ ln -sf /usr/X11R6/include/X11 /usr/include/X11
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225 </screen>
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226 Your distribution may differ from the
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227 <ulink url="http://www.pathname.com/fhs/">Filesystem Hierarchy Standard</ulink>.
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228 </para></answer>
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229 </qandaentry>
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230
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231 <qandaentry>
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232 <question><para>
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233 I can't compile SVGAlib. I'm using kernel 2.3/2.4 ...
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234 </para></question>
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235 <answer><para>
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236 You have to edit SVGAlib's <filename>Makefile.cfg</filename> and comment
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237 <systemitem>BACKGROUND = y</systemitem> out.
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238 </para></answer>
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239 </qandaentry>
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240
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241 <qandaentry>
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242 <question><para>
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243 I compiled MPlayer with libdvdcss/libdivxdecore support, but when I try to start it, it says:
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244 <screen>
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245 error while loading shared libraries: lib*.so.0: cannot load shared object file: No such file or directory
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246 </screen>
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247 I checked up on the file and it IS there in <filename class="directory">/usr/local/lib</filename> ...
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248 </para></question>
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249 <answer><para>
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250 Add <filename class="directory">/usr/local/lib</filename> to <filename>/etc/ld.so.conf</filename>
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251 and run <command>ldconfig</command>.
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252 </para></answer>
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253 </qandaentry>
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254
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255 <qandaentry>
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256 <question><para>
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257 Hmm, strange. When loading the <filename>mga_vid.o</filename> kernel module, I
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258 found this in the logs:
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259 <programlisting>
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260 Warning: loading mga_vid.o will taint the kernel: no license
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261 </programlisting>
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262 </para></question>
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263 <answer><para>
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264 The latest kernel modutils require a flag indicating the license (mainly to avoid
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265 kernel hackers debugging closed source drivers). Upgrade your kernel, modutils
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266 and <application>MPlayer</application>.
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267 </para></answer>
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268 </qandaentry>
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269
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270 <qandaentry>
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271 <question><para>
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272 When compiling <application>MEncoder</application>, it segfaults at linking!
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273 </para></question>
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274 <answer><para>
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275 This is a linker problem. Upgrading binutils should help (2.11.92.*
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276 or newer should be good). Since it is not our fault, please do
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277 <emphasis role="bold">not</emphasis> report!
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278 </para></answer>
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279 </qandaentry>
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280
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281 <qandaentry>
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282 <question><para>
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283 MPlayer dies with segmentation fault upon pthread check!
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284 </para></question>
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285 <answer><para>
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286 <command>chmod 644 /usr/lib/libc.so</command>
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287 </para></answer>
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288 </qandaentry>
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289
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290 <qandaentry>
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291 <question><para>
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292 I'd like to compile <application>MPlayer</application> on Minix!
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293 </para></question>
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294 <answer><para>
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295 Me too. :)
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296 </para></answer>
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297 </qandaentry>
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298
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299 </qandadiv>
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300
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301 <qandadiv id="faq-general">
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302 <title>General questions</title>
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303 <qandaentry>
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304 <question><para>
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305 How do I create a proper patch for <application>MPlayer</application>?
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307 <answer><para>
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308 We made a <ulink url="../../tech/patches.txt">short document</ulink>
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309 describing all the necessary details. Please follow the instructions.
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310 </para></answer>
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311 </qandaentry>
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312
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313 <qandaentry>
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314 <question><para>
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315 How can I support <application>MPlayer</application> development?
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317 <answer><para>
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318 We are more than happy to accept your hardware and software
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319 <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/donations.html">donations</ulink>.
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320 They help us in continuously improving MPlayer.
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321 </para></answer>
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322 </qandaentry>
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323
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324 <qandaentry>
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325 <question><para>
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326 How can I become an <application>MPlayer</application> developer?
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328 <answer><para>
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329 We always welcome coders and documenters. Read the
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330 <ulink url="../../tech/">technical documentation</ulink>
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331 to get a first grasp. Then you should subscribe to the
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332 <ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-dev-eng">mplayer-dev-eng</ulink>
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333 mailing list and start coding.
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334 </para></answer>
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335 </qandaentry>
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336
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337 <qandaentry>
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338 <question><para>
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339 Can I run multiple instances of <application>MPlayer</application>?
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341 <answer><para>
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342 Yes. Some video out drivers like xv, dga or (x)mga are exclusive, some are
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343 exclusive in combination with certain graphics boards and drivers. You will
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344 not be able to run more than one instance of MPlayer with one of those video
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345 out drivers. To a lesser degree this also applies to audio drivers. Not all
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346 allow playback of multiple streams on the same device.
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347 </para></answer>
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348 </qandaentry>
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349
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350 <qandaentry>
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351 <question><para>
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352 There is a timer in the upper left corner. How can I get rid of it?
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353 </para></question>
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354 <answer><para>
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355 Press <keycap>o</keycap> and try the <option>-osdlevel</option> option.
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356 </para></answer>
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357 </qandaentry>
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358
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359 <qandaentry>
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360 <question><para>
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361 The <option>-xy</option> or <option>-fs</option> option doesn't work with
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362 the x11 driver (<option>-vo x11</option>) ...
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363 </para></question>
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364 <answer><para>
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365 It does, but you have to explicitly specify software scaling (very slow) with the
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366 <option>-zoom</option> option. You better use XF86VidMode support: You must
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367 specify the <option>-vm</option> and the <option>-fs</option> option, and you're
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368 done. Make sure you have the right modelines in your <filename>XF86Config</filename>
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369 file, and try to make the <link linkend="dga">DGA driver</link> and
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370 <link linkend="sdl">SDL's DGA driver</link> work for you. It's much
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371 faster. If SDL's DGA works, use that, it'll be even faster.
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372 </para></answer>
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373 </qandaentry>
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374
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375 <qandaentry>
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376 <question><para>
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377 What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line?
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378 </para></question>
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379 <answer><para>
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380 Example:
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381 <screen>A: 2.1 V: 2.2 A-V: -0.167 ct: 0.042 57/57 41% 0% 2.6% 0 4 49%</screen>
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382 <itemizedlist>
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383 <listitem><para>A: audio position in seconds</para></listitem>
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385 <listitem><para>A-V: audio-video difference in seconds (delay)</para></listitem>
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386 <listitem><para>ct: total A-V sync correction done</para></listitem>
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387 <listitem><para>frames played (counting from last seek)</para></listitem>
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388 <listitem><para>frames decoded (counting from last seek)</para></listitem>
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389 <listitem><para>video codec cpu usage in percent (for slices and DR this includes
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390 video_out)</para></listitem>
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391 <listitem><para>video_out cpu usage</para></listitem>
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392 <listitem><para>audio codec cpu usage in percent</para></listitem>
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393 <listitem><para>frames needed to drop to maintain A-V sync</para></listitem>
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394 <listitem><para>current level of image postprocessing (when using
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395 <option>-autoq</option>)</para></listitem>
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396 <listitem><para>current cache size used (around 50% is normal)</para></listitem>
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397 </itemizedlist>
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398 Most of them are for debug purposes and will be removed at some point.
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399 </para></answer>
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400 </qandaentry>
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401
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402 <qandaentry>
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403 <question><para>
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404 What if I don't want them to appear?
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405 </para></question>
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406 <answer><para>
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407 Use the <option>-quiet</option> option and read the man page.
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408 </para></answer>
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409 </qandaentry>
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410
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411 <qandaentry>
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412 <question><para>
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413 Why is video_out cpu usage zero (0%) for some files?
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414 </para></question>
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415 <answer><para>
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416 It's not zero, but it's called from the codec and thus cannot be measured
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417 separately. You should try to play the file using <option>-vo null</option> and
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418 then <option>-vo ...</option> and check the difference to see the video_out speed.
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419 </para></answer>
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420 <answer><para>
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421 You are using Direct Rendering, where the codec renders to the video memory
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422 itself. In this case, the decoding percentage contains the display percentage, too.
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423 </para></answer>
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424 </qandaentry>
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425
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426 <qandaentry>
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427 <question><para>
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428 There are error messages about file not found <filename>/usr/lib/win32/</filename> ...
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429 </para></question>
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430 <answer><para>
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431 Download the Win32 codecs from our
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432 <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/">codecs page</ulink>
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433 (avifile's codec package has a different DLL set) and install it.
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434 </para></answer>
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435 </qandaentry>
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436
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437 <qandaentry>
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438 <question><para>
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441 <answer><para>
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442 Yes. See the bottom of the info page on
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443 <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/info.html">our homepage</ulink>
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444 to subscribe.
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445 </para></answer>
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446 </qandaentry>
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447
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448 <qandaentry>
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449 <question><para>
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450 I've found a nasty bug when I tried to play my favorite video! Who should I inform?
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451 </para></question>
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452 <answer><para>
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453 Please read the
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456 </para></answer>
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457 </qandaentry>
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458
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459 <qandaentry>
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460 <question><para>
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461 I have problems playing files with the ... codec. Can I use them?
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462 </para></question>
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463 <answer><para>
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464 Check the <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/codecs-status.html">codec status</ulink>,
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465 if it doesn't contain your codec, read the <link linkend="codecs">codec documentation</link>,
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466 especially the <link linkend="win32-codecs">codec importing HOWTO</link> and contact us.
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467 </para></answer>
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468 </qandaentry>
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469
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470 <qandaentry>
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471 <question><para>
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472 Umm, what is "IdegCounter"?
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473 </para></question>
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474 <answer><para>
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475 A combination of a Hungarian and an English word. "Ideg" in Hungarian
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476 means the same as "nerve" in English, and is pronounced as something like
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477 quot;ydaegh". It was first used to measure the nervousness of A'rpi, after
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478 some (umm) "mysterious" disappearance of CVS code ;)
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479 </para></answer>
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480 </qandaentry>
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481
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482 <qandaentry>
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483 <question><para>
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486 <answer><para>
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487 "Fasz" is a Hungarian word you don't want to know, the others are
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488 connected to the perverted minds of the MPlayer developers.
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489 </para></answer>
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490 </qandaentry>
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491
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492 <qandaentry>
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493 <question><para>
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494 LIRC doesn't work, because ...
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495 </para></question>
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496 <answer><para>
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497 Are you sure you are using <command>mplayer</command> instead of
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498 <command>mplayer_lirc</command>? Note that it was <command>mplayer_lirc</command>
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499 for a long time, including the 0.60 release, but it was recently changed back to
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500 <command>mplayer</command>.
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501 </para></answer>
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502 </qandaentry>
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503
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504 <qandaentry>
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505 <question><para>
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506 Subtitles are very nice, the most beautiful I've ever seen, but they
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507 slow down playing! I know it's unlikely ...
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508 </para></question>
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509 <answer><para>
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510 After running <filename>./configure</filename>, edit <filename>config.h</filename>
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511 and replace <systemitem>#undef FAST_OSD</systemitem> with
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512 <systemitem>#define FAST_OSD</systemitem>. Then recompile.
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513 </para></answer>
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514 </qandaentry>
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515
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516 <qandaentry>
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517 <question><para>
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518 The onscreen display (OSD) is flickering!
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519 </para></question>
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520 <answer><para>
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521 You use a vo driver with single buffering (x11,xv). With xv, use the
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524 </qandaentry>
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525
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526 <qandaentry>
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527 <question><para>
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528 What exactly is this libavcodec thing?
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529 </para></question>
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530 <answer><para>
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533 </qandaentry>
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534
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535 <qandaentry>
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536 <question><para>
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537 But configure tells me "Checking for libavcodec ... no"!
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538 </para></question>
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539 <answer><para>
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540 You need to get libavcodec from FFmpeg's CVS. Read the instructions in the
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541 <link linkend="ffmpeg">libavcodec section</link>.
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542 </para></answer>
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543 </qandaentry>
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544
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545 <qandaentry>
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546 <question><para>
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549 <answer><para>
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550 This shouldn't happen anymore, if it still does use the <option>-fstype</option>
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551 layer option and report it to the <ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/">mplayer-users</ulink>
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552 mailing list.
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553 </para></answer>
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554 </qandaentry>
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555
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556 <qandaentry>
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557 <question><para>
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559 access any menu items!
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560 </para></question>
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561 <answer><para>
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562 Are you using FVWM? Try the following:
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563 <orderedlist>
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564 <listitem><para>Start -> Settings -> Configuration -> Base Configuration</para></listitem>
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565 <listitem><para>Set "Use Applications position hints" to "Yes"</para></listitem>
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566 </orderedlist>
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567 </para></answer>
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568 </qandaentry>
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569
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570 <qandaentry>
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571 <question><para>
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573 </para></question>
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574 <answer><para>
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575 Use:
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576 <screen>mplayer <replaceable>options</replaceable> <replaceable>filename</replaceable> < /dev/null &</screen>
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577 </para></answer>
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578 </qandaentry>
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579 </qandadiv>
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580
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581 <qandadiv id="faq-playback">
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582 <title>Playback problems</title>
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583 <qandaentry>
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584 <question><para>
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585 I can play certain AVIs but I get no sound and this kind of error:
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586 <screen>
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587 Detected audio codec: [divx] afm:4 (DivX audio (WMA))
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588 Requested audio codec family [divx] (afm=4) not available (enable it at
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589 compile time!)
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590 </screen>
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591 </para></question>
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592 <answer><para>
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594 Install the Win32 codec package as described in the <filename>README</filename>
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595 or in the <link linkend="install">Installation</link> section.
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597 </qandaentry>
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598 <qandaentry>
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599 <question><para>
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601 <application>MPlayer</application>.
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603 <answer><para>
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605 The only common thing between these players is the Win32 DLL loader. The codecs
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606 (DLL) set, synchronization, demultiplexing etc is totally different and shouldn't
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607 be compared. If something works with <application>aviplay</application> it doesn't
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608 mean that <application>MPlayer</application> will work and vice versa.
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610 </qandaentry>
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611 <qandaentry>
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612 <question><para>
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613 Audio goes out of sync playing an AVI file.
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614 </para></question>
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615 <answer><para>
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616 Try the <option>-bps</option> or <option>-nobps</option> option. If it does not
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617 improve, read <link linkend="bugreports">this</link> and upload the file to FTP.
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618 </para></answer>
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619 </qandaentry>
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620 <qandaentry>
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621 <question><para>
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622 <application>MPlayer</application> exits with some error when using <filename>l3codeca.acm</filename>.
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623 </para></question>
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624 <answer><para>
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625 Check <command>ldd /usr/local/bin/mplayer</command> output. If it contains
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626 <screen>libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x4???????)</screen>
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627 where "?" is any number then it's OK, the error is not here. If it is:
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628 <screen>libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00??????)</screen>
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629 then there is a problem with your kernel/libc. Maybe you are using some security
|
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630 patches (for example Solar Designer's OpenWall patch) which forces loading
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631 libraries to very low addresses. Because <filename>l3codeca.acm</filename> is a
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632 non-relocatable DLL, it must be loaded to <literal>0x00400000</literal>, we can't
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633 change this. You should use a non-patched kernel, or use MPlayer's
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634 <option>-afm 1</option> option to disable using <filename>l3codeca.acm</filename>.
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635 </para></answer>
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636 </qandaentry>
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637 <qandaentry>
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638 <question><para>
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639 My computer plays MS DivX AVIs with resolutions ~ 640x300 and stereo mp3 sound
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640 too slow. When I use <option>-nosound</option> option, everything is OK (but quiet).
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641 </para></question>
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642 <answer><para>
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643 Your machine is too slow or your soundcard driver is broken. Consult the
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644 documentation to see if you can improve performance.
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645 </para></answer>
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646 </qandaentry>
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647 <qandaentry>
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648 <question><para>
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649 <application>MPlayer</application> dies with "MPlayer interrupted by
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650 signal 4 in module: decode_video".
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651 </para></question>
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652 <answer><para>
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653 Try running MPlayer on the machine you compiled on. Or recompile with runtime
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654 CPU detection (<command>./configure --enable-runtime-cpudetection</command>).
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655 Don't use MPlayer on a CPU different from the one it was compiled on, without
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656 using the feature mentioned just now.
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657 </para></answer>
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658 </qandaentry>
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659 <qandaentry>
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660 <question><para>
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661 I have problems with [your window manager] and fullscreen xv/xmga/sdl/x11 modes ...
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662 </para></question>
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663 <answer><para>
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664 Read the <link linkend="bugreports">bug reporting guidelines</link> and send us
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665 a proper bug report.
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666 </para></answer>
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667 </qandaentry>
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668 <qandaentry>
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669 <question><para>
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670 I got this playing MPEG files: Can't find codec for video format 0x10000001!
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671 </para></question>
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672 <answer><para>
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673 You have an old version of <filename>codecs.conf</filename> at
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674 <filename class="directory">~/.mplayer/</filename>. Upgrade it from
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675 <filename class="directory">/etc/</filename>.
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676 <emphasis role="bold">OR</emphasis> you have the <option>vc=</option> option or
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677 something similar in your config file(s).
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678 </para></answer>
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679 </qandaentry>
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680 <qandaentry>
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681 <question><para>
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682 When starting <application>MPlayer</application> under KDE I just get a black
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683 screen and nothing happens. After about one minute the video starts playing.
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684 </para></question>
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685 <answer><para>
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686 The KDE arts sound daemon is blocking the sound device. Either wait until the
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687 video starts or disable the arts-daemon in kontrol center. If you want to use
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688 arts sound, specify audio output via our native arts audio driver
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689 (<option>-ao arts</option>). If it fails or isn't compiled in, try SDL
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690 (<option>-ao sdl</option>) and make sure your SDL can handle arts sound. Yet
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693 </qandaentry>
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694 <qandaentry>
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695 <question><para>
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696 I have an AVI that produces a gray screen when played with <option>-vc odivx</option>
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697 and a green one with <option>-vc divx4</option>.
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698 </para></question>
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699 <answer><para>
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700 It's not a DivX file, but an MS MPEG4v3. Update your <filename>codecs.conf</filename>.
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701 </para></answer>
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702 </qandaentry>
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703 <qandaentry>
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704 <question><para>
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705 When I play this movie I get video-audio desync and/or <application>MPlayer</application>
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706 crashes with the following message:
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707 <screen>DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer!</screen>
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708 </para></question>
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|
709 <answer><para>
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|
710 This can have multiple reasons.
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711 <itemizedlist>
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712 <listitem><para>
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713 Your CPU <emphasis role="bold">and/or</emphasis> video card <emphasis role="bold">and/or</emphasis>
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714 bus is too slow. MPlayer displays a message if this is the case (and the
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715 dropped frames counter goes up fast).
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716 </para></listitem>
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717 <listitem><para>
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718 If it is an AVI, maybe it has bad interleaving. Try the <option>-ni</option> option.
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|
|
719 </para></listitem>
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|
720 <listitem><para>
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|
721 Your sound driver is buggy, or you use ALSA 0.5 with <option>-ao oss</option>.
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|
|
722 See the <link linkend="audio-dev">sound card section</link>.
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|
723 </para></listitem>
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|
724 <listitem><para>
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|
725 The AVI has a bad header, try the <option>-nobps</option> option, and/or <option>-mc 0</option>.
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726 </para></listitem>
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727 </itemizedlist>
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728 </para></answer>
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729 </qandaentry>
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730 <qandaentry>
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|
731 <question><para>
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|
732 I have an MJPEG file which works with other players but displays only a black image in
|
|
|
733 <application>MPlayer</application>
|
|
|
734 </para></question>
|
|
|
735 <answer><para>
|
|
|
736 Disable the Windows DLL in <filename>codecs.conf</filename>, or use the
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|
|
737 <option>-vc ffmjpeg</option> option (compile MPlayer with libavcodec for this to work).
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|
|
738 </para></answer>
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|
739 </qandaentry>
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740 <qandaentry>
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741 <question><para>
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|
742 When I try to grab from my tuner, it works, but colors are strange. It's OK with other
|
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|
743 applications.
|
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|
744 </para></question>
|
|
|
745 <answer><para>
|
|
|
746 Your card probably misreports its colorspace capacity. Try with YUY2 instead of
|
|
|
747 default YV12 (see the <link linkend="tv-input">TV input documentation</link>).
|
|
|
748 </para></answer>
|
|
|
749 </qandaentry>
|
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|
750 <qandaentry>
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|
751 <question><para>
|
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|
752 When I start playing, I get this message but everything seems fine:
|
|
|
753 <screen>Linux RTC init: ioctl (rtc_pie_on): Permission denied</screen>
|
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|
754 </para></question>
|
|
|
755 <answer><para>
|
|
|
756 You need root privileges or a specially set up kernel to use the new timing
|
|
|
757 code. For details see the <link linkend="rtc">RTC section</link> of the documentation.
|
|
|
758 </para></answer>
|
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|
759 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
760 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
761 <question><para>
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|
762 I have A/V sync problems. Some of my AVIs play fine, but some play with double speed!
|
|
|
763 </para></question>
|
|
|
764 <answer><para>
|
|
|
765 You have a buggy sound card/driver. Most likely it's fixed at 44100Hz, and you
|
|
|
766 try to play a file which has 22050Hz audio. Try the resample audio plugin.
|
|
|
767 </para></answer>
|
|
|
768 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
769 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
770 <question><para>
|
|
|
771 All the WMV (or other..) files I play create a green/gray window and there is
|
|
|
772 only sound! <application>MPlayer</application> prints:
|
|
|
773 <screen>Detected video codec: [null] drv:0 (NULL codec (no decoding))</screen>
|
|
|
774 </para></question>
|
|
|
775 <answer><para>
|
|
|
776 Update your <filename>codecs.conf</filename>.
|
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|
777 </para></answer>
|
|
|
778 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
779 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
780 <question><para>
|
|
|
781 I get very strange percentage values (way too big) while playing files on my notebook.
|
|
|
782 </para></question>
|
|
|
783 <answer><para>
|
|
|
784 It's an effect of the power management / power saving system of your notebook
|
|
10042
|
785 (BIOS, not kernel). Plug the external power connector in
|
|
|
786 <emphasis role="bold">before</emphasis> you power on your notebook. You can also
|
|
|
787 try whether <ulink url="http://www.brodo.de/cpufreq/">cpufreq</ulink>
|
|
|
788 (a SpeedStep interface for Linux) helps you.
|
|
9675
|
789 </para></answer>
|
|
|
790 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
791 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
792 <question><para>
|
|
|
793 The audio/video gets totally out of sync when I run <application>MPlayer</application>
|
|
|
794 as root on my notebook. It works normal when i run it as a user.
|
|
|
795 </para></question>
|
|
|
796 <answer><para>
|
|
|
797 This is again a power management effect (see above). Plug the external power
|
|
|
798 connector in <emphasis role="bold">before</emphasis> you power on your notebook
|
|
|
799 or use the <option>-nortc</option> option.
|
|
|
800 </para></answer>
|
|
|
801 </qandaentry>
|
|
9722
|
802 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
803 <question><para>
|
|
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|
804 While playing a movie it suddenly gets jerky and I get the following message:
|
|
9722
|
805 <screen>Badly interleaved AVI file detected - switching to -ni mode...</screen>
|
|
|
806 </para></question>
|
|
|
807 <answer><para>
|
|
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|
808 Badly interleaved files and <option>-cache</option> don't work well together.
|
|
9722
|
809 Try <option>-nocache</option>.
|
|
|
810 </para></answer>
|
|
|
811 </qandaentry>
|
|
9675
|
812 </qandadiv>
|
|
|
813
|
|
|
814 <qandadiv id="faq-driver">
|
|
|
815 <title>Video/audio driver problems (vo/ao)</title>
|
|
|
816 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
817 <question><para>
|
|
|
818 I have no sound when playing a video and get error messages similar to this one:
|
|
|
819 <screen>
|
|
|
820 AO: [oss] 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)
|
|
|
821 audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy
|
|
|
822 couldn't open/init audio device -> NOSOUND
|
|
|
823 Audio: no sound!!!
|
|
|
824 Start playing...
|
|
|
825 </screen>
|
|
|
826 </para></question>
|
|
|
827 <answer><para>
|
|
|
828 Are you running KDE or GNOME with the ARTS or ESD sound daemon? Try disabling
|
|
|
829 the sound daemon or use the <option>-ao arts</option> or <option>-ao esd</option>
|
|
|
830 option to make MPlayer use ARTS or ESD.
|
|
|
831 </para></answer>
|
|
|
832 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
833 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
834 <question><para>
|
|
|
835 What about the DGA driver? I can't find it!
|
|
|
836 </para></question>
|
|
|
837 <answer><para>
|
|
|
838 <filename>./configure</filename> autodetects your DGA driver. If <option>-vo help</option>
|
|
|
839 doesn't show DGA, then there's a problem with your X installation. Try
|
|
|
840 <command>./configure --enable-dga</command> and read the
|
|
|
841 <link linkend="dga">documentation</link>. Alternatively, try SDL's DGA driver
|
|
|
842 with the <option>-vo sdl:dga</option> option.
|
|
|
843 </para></answer>
|
|
|
844 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
845 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
846 <question><para>
|
|
|
847 OK, <option>-vo help</option> shows DGA driver, but it complains about permissions.
|
|
|
848 Help me!
|
|
|
849 </para></question>
|
|
|
850 <answer><para>
|
|
|
851 It works only if running as root! It's a DGA limitation. You should become root
|
|
|
852 (<command>su -</command>), and try again. Another solution is making MPlayer SUID
|
|
|
853 root, but it's not recommended!
|
|
|
854 <screen>
|
|
|
855 chown root /usr/local/bin/mplayer
|
|
|
856 chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/mplayer
|
|
|
857 chmod +s /usr/local/bin/mplayer
|
|
|
858 </screen>
|
|
|
859 <warning><para>
|
|
|
860 This is a <emphasis role="bold">big</emphasis> security risk! <emphasis role="bold">Never</emphasis>
|
|
|
861 do this on a server or on a computer that you do not control completely because
|
|
|
862 other users can gain root privileges through SUID root MPlayer.
|
|
|
863 <emphasis role="bold">You have been warned</emphasis>.
|
|
|
864 </para></warning>
|
|
|
865 </para></answer>
|
|
|
866 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
867 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
868 <question><para>
|
|
|
869 When using Xvideo, my Voodoo 3/Banshee says:
|
|
|
870 <screen>
|
|
|
871 X Error of failed request: BadAccess (attempt to access private resource denied)
|
|
|
872 Major opcode of failed request: 147 (MIT-SHM)
|
|
|
873 Minor opcode of failed request: 1 (X_ShmAttach)
|
|
|
874 Serial number of failed request: 26
|
|
|
875 Current serial number in output stream:27
|
|
|
876 </screen>
|
|
|
877 </para></question>
|
|
|
878 <answer><para>
|
|
|
879 The "tdfx" driver in XFree86 4.0.2/4.0.3 had this bug. This was
|
|
|
880 solved by <ulink url="http://www.xfree86.org/cvs/changes_4_1.html">bugfix #621
|
|
|
881 of the XFree86 4.1.0 CVS log</ulink>. So upgrade to XFree86 4.1.0 or later.
|
|
|
882 Alternatively, either download (at least) DRI version 0.6 from the
|
|
|
883 <ulink url="http://dri.sourceforge.net">DRI homepage</ulink>, or use CVS DRI.
|
|
|
884 </para></answer>
|
|
|
885 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
886 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
887 <question><para>
|
|
|
888 OpenGL (<option>-vo gl</option>) output doesn't work (hang/black window/X11
|
|
|
889 errors/...).
|
|
|
890 </para></question>
|
|
|
891 <answer><para>
|
|
|
892 Your OpenGL driver doesn't support dynamic texture changes (glTexSubImage).
|
|
|
893 It's known not to work with nVidia's binary mess. It's known to work with
|
|
|
894 Utah-GLX/DRI and Matrox G400 cards. Also with DRI and Radeon cards. It won't
|
|
|
895 work with DRI and other cards. it will not work with 3DFX cards because of
|
|
|
896 the 256x256 texture size limit.
|
|
|
897 </para></answer>
|
|
|
898 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
899 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
900 <question><para>
|
|
|
901 I have an nVidia TNT/TNT2 card, and I have a band with strange colors, right
|
|
|
902 under the movie! Whose fault is this?
|
|
|
903 </para></question>
|
|
|
904 <answer><para>
|
|
|
905 This is a bug of nVidia's binary X driver. These bugs appear ONLY with the
|
|
|
906 TNT/TNT2 cards, and we can't do anything about it. To fix the problem, upgrade
|
|
|
907 to the latest nVidia binary driver version. If still bad, complain to nVidia!
|
|
|
908 </para></answer>
|
|
|
909 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
910 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
911 <question><para>
|
|
|
912 I have an nVidia XYZ card, and when I click on the GUI's display window to
|
|
|
913 toggle displaying the GUI panel, a black square appears where I clicked. I have
|
|
|
914 the newest driver.
|
|
|
915 </para></question>
|
|
|
916 <answer><para>
|
|
|
917 Yes, nVidia corrected a previous bug (above), and introduced a new one.
|
|
|
918 Let's congratulate them. UPDATE: According to <link linkend="nvidia">nVidia</link>,
|
|
|
919 this has already been fixed.
|
|
|
920 </para></answer>
|
|
|
921 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
922 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
923 <question><para>
|
|
|
924 When I use the GUI with SDL video output, a second video window is created.
|
|
|
925 </para></question>
|
|
|
926 <answer><para>
|
|
|
927 Known, don't use SDL for the GUI yet.
|
|
|
928 </para></answer>
|
|
|
929 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
930 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
931 <question><para>
|
|
|
932 Oh the world is cruel ...! SDL has only <systemitem>x11</systemitem> target,
|
|
|
933 but not <systemitem>xv</systemitem>!
|
|
|
934 </para></question>
|
|
|
935 <answer><para>
|
|
|
936 Try that <systemitem>x11</systemitem> target again. Now try <option>-vo x11
|
|
|
937 -fs -zoom</option>. See the difference? No?! OK, here comes the enlightenment:
|
|
|
938 SDL's <systemitem>x11</systemitem> target uses xv when available, you don't have
|
|
|
939 to worry about it ... Note: you can force/disable Xv via SDL using
|
|
|
940 <option>-forcexv</option> and <option>-noxv</option>
|
|
|
941 </para></answer>
|
|
|
942 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
943 </qandadiv>
|
|
|
944
|
|
|
945 <qandadiv id="faq-dvd">
|
|
|
946 <title>DVD playback</title>
|
|
|
947 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
948 <question><para>
|
|
|
949 What about DVD navigation?
|
|
|
950 </para></question>
|
|
|
951 <answer><para>
|
|
|
952 Support for dvdnav in <application>MPlayer</application> is currently broken,
|
|
|
953 normal playback does work, though. If you want to have fancy menus, you will
|
|
|
954 have to use another player like <application>Xine</application> or
|
|
|
955 <application>Ogle</application>. If you care about DVD navigation, send a
|
|
|
956 <ulink url="../../tech/patches.txt">patch</ulink>.
|
|
|
957 </para></answer>
|
|
|
958 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
959 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
960 <question><para>
|
|
|
961 While playing a DVD, I encountered this error:
|
|
|
962 <screen>mplayer: ifo_read.c:1143: ifoRead_C_ADT_internal: Assertion nfo_length / sizeof(cell_adr_t) >= c_adt->nr_of_vobs' failed.</screen>
|
|
|
963 </para></question>
|
|
|
964 <answer><para>
|
|
|
965 This is a known libdvdread 0.9.1/0.9.2 bug. Use <emphasis role="bold">libmpdvdkit2</emphasis>,
|
|
|
966 which is present in <application>MPlayer</application> source, and used by default.
|
|
|
967 </para></answer>
|
|
|
968 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
969 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
970 <question><para>
|
|
10042
|
971 Can I compile libdvdread and libdvdcss on my sweet SPARC under Solaris?
|
|
|
972 </para></question>
|
|
|
973 <answer><para>
|
|
|
974 Who knows ... It's said to work, so please test it and send feedback. Refer to
|
|
|
975 the documentation of libdvdread and its homepage as well. We're not the authors
|
|
|
976 of libdvdread. Use <emphasis role="bold">libmpdvdkit2</emphasis>, which is present
|
|
|
977 in <application>MPlayer</application> source, and used by default.
|
|
|
978 </para></answer>
|
|
|
979 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
980 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
981 <question><para>
|
|
9675
|
982 What about subtitles? Can MPlayer display them?
|
|
|
983 </para></question>
|
|
|
984 <answer><para>
|
|
|
985 Yes. See the <link linkend="dvd">DVD chapter</link> of the documentation.
|
|
|
986 </para></answer>
|
|
|
987 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
988 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
989 <question><para>
|
|
|
990 How can I set the region code of my DVD-drive? I don't have Windows!
|
|
|
991 </para></question>
|
|
|
992 <answer><para>
|
|
10042
|
993 Use the <ulink url="http://www.linuxtv.org/download/dvd/dvd_disc_20000215.tar.gz">regionset tool</ulink>.
|
|
9675
|
994 </para></answer>
|
|
|
995 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
996 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
997 <question><para>
|
|
|
998 Do I need to be (setuid) root/setuid fibmap_mplayer to be able to play a DVD?
|
|
|
999 </para></question>
|
|
|
1000 <answer><para>
|
|
|
1001 No, only for old-style DVD support. However you must have the proper rights
|
|
|
1002 on the DVD device entry (in <filename class="directory">/dev/</filename>).
|
|
|
1003 </para></answer>
|
|
|
1004 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
1005 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
1006 <question><para>
|
|
|
1007 Where can I get libdvdread and libdvdcss packages?
|
|
|
1008 </para></question>
|
|
|
1009 <answer><para>
|
|
|
1010 You don't need to. Use <emphasis role="bold">libmpdvdkit2</emphasis>, which is
|
|
|
1011 present in the MPlayer source, and used by default. You can get the mentioned
|
|
|
1012 packages from the <ulink url="http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/groups/dvd/">Ogle site</ulink>.
|
|
|
1013 </para></answer>
|
|
|
1014 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
1015 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
1016 <question><para>
|
|
|
1017 Is it possible to play/encode only selected chapters?
|
|
|
1018 </para></question>
|
|
|
1019 <answer><para>
|
|
|
1020 Yes, try the <option>-chapter</option> option.
|
|
|
1021 </para></answer>
|
|
|
1022 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
1023 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
1024 <question><para>
|
|
|
1025 My DVD playback is sluggish!
|
|
|
1026 </para></question>
|
|
|
1027 <answer><para>
|
|
|
1028 Use the <option>-cache</option> option (described in the man page) and try
|
|
|
1029 enabling DMA for the DVD drive with the <command>hdparm</command> tool (described
|
|
|
1030 in the <link linkend="drives">CD chapter</link> of the documentation).
|
|
|
1031 </para></answer>
|
|
|
1032 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
1033 </qandadiv>
|
|
|
1034
|
|
|
1035 <qandadiv id="faq-features">
|
|
|
1036 <title>Feature requests</title>
|
|
|
1037 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
1038 <question><para>
|
|
|
1039 If MPlayer is paused and I try to seek or press any key at all, MPlayer
|
|
|
1040 ceases to be paused. I would like to be able to seek in the paused movie.
|
|
|
1041 </para></question>
|
|
|
1042 <answer><para>
|
|
|
1043 This is very tricky to implement without losing A/V synchronization.
|
|
|
1044 All attempts have failed so far, but patches are welcome.
|
|
|
1045 </para></answer>
|
|
|
1046 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
1047 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
1048 <question><para>
|
|
|
1049 I'd like to seek +/- 1 frames instead of 10 seconds.
|
|
|
1050 </para></question>
|
|
|
1051 <answer><para>
|
|
|
1052 This won't be done. It was, but then it messed up A/V sync.
|
|
|
1053 Feel free to implement it, and send a patch. Don't ask for it.
|
|
|
1054 </para></answer>
|
|
|
1055 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
1056 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
1057 <question><para>
|
|
|
1058 Where is the Windows version?
|
|
|
1059 </para></question>
|
|
|
1060 <answer><para>
|
|
|
1061 It's not released, and won't be. Look around the Windows scene (open source
|
|
|
1062 ASF parsers, open source ASF encoders, etc) and you'll know why. We don't want
|
|
|
1063 to go to jail. BTW you can compile it yourself, under <link linkend="cygwin">Cygwin</link>.
|
|
|
1064 </para></answer>
|
|
|
1065 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
1066 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
1067 <question><para>
|
|
|
1068 How can I make MPlayer remember the options I use for this particular file?
|
|
|
1069 </para></question>
|
|
|
1070 <answer><para>
|
|
|
1071 Create a file named <filename>movie.avi.conf</filename> with the file-specific
|
|
|
1072 options in it and put it in <filename class="directory">~/.mplayer</filename> or
|
|
|
1073 in the same directory as the file.
|
|
|
1074 </para></answer>
|
|
|
1075 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
1076 </qandadiv>
|
|
|
1077
|
|
|
1078 <qandadiv id="faq-encoding">
|
|
|
1079 <title>Encoding</title>
|
|
|
1080 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
1081 <question><para>
|
|
10042
|
1082 How can I encode?
|
|
|
1083 </para></question>
|
|
|
1084 <answer><para>
|
|
|
1085 Read the <application>MEncoder</application> <link linkend="mencoder">documentation</link>
|
|
|
1086 </para></answer>
|
|
|
1087 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
1088 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
1089 <question><para>
|
|
|
1090 How can I create VCDs?
|
|
|
1091 </para></question>
|
|
|
1092 <answer><para>
|
|
|
1093 Try the <filename>mencvcd</filename> script from the <filename class="directory">TOOLS</filename>
|
|
|
1094 subdirectory. With it you can encode DVDs or other movies to VCD or SVCD format
|
|
|
1095 and even burn them directly to CD.
|
|
|
1096 </para></answer>
|
|
|
1097 </qandaentry>
|
|
|
1098 <qandaentry>
|
|
|
1099 <question><para>
|
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1100 How can I join two video files?
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1101 </para></question>
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1102 <answer><para>
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1103 This has been discussed to no end on mplayer-users. Go search the
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1104 <ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/cgi-bin/htsearch?restrict=/mplayer-users/">archives</ulink>
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1105 for a complete answer. This is a complicated topic and your mileage may vary a
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1106 lot depending on the kind of files you want to merge. MPEGs can be concatenated
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1107 into a single file with luck. For AVIs there are two tools,
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1108 <ulink url="http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/">avidemux</ulink> and
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1109 <application>avimerge</application> (part of the
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1110 <ulink url="http://www.theorie.physik.uni-goettingen.de/~ostreich/transcode/">transcode</ulink>
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1111 tool set), available that might do the job. You can also try <application>MEncoder</application>
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1112 if you have two files sharing the same dimensions and codec. Try
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1113 <screen>
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1114 cat file1 file2 > file3
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1115 mencoder -ovc copy -oac copy -o out.avi -forceidx file3.avi
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1116 </screen>
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1117 </para></answer>
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1118 </qandaentry>
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1119 <qandaentry>
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1120 <question><para>
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1121 My tuner works, I can hear the sound and watch the video with <application>MPlayer</application>,
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1122 but <application>MEncoder</application> doesn't encode audio!
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1123 </para></question>
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1124 <answer><para>
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1125 TV audio encoding for Linux is currently unimplemented, we're working
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1126 on it. At the moment it works only on BSD.
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1127 </para></answer>
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1128 </qandaentry>
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1129 <qandaentry>
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1130 <question><para>
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1131 I can't encode DVD subtitles into the AVI!
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1132 </para></question>
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1133 <answer><para>
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1134 You have to specify the <option>-sid</option> option correctly!
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1135 </para></answer>
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1136 </qandaentry>
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1137 <qandaentry>
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1138 <question><para>
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1139 <application>MEncoder</application> segfaults on startup!
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1140 </para></question>
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1141 <answer><para>
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1142 Upgrade DivX4Linux.
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1143 </para></answer>
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1144 </qandaentry>
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1145 <qandaentry>
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1146 <question><para>
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1147 How can I encode only selected chapters from a DVD?
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1148 </para></question>
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1149 <answer><para>
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1150 Use the <option>-chapter</option> option correctly, like: <option>-chapter 5-7</option>
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1151 </para></answer>
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1152 </qandaentry>
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1153 <qandaentry>
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1154 <question><para>
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1155 I'm trying to work with 2GB+ files on a VFAT file system. Does it work?
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1156 </para></question>
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1157 <answer><para>
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1158 No, VFAT doesn't support 2GB+ files.
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1159 </para></answer>
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1160 </qandaentry>
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1161 <qandaentry>
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1162 <question><para>
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1164 </para></question>
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1165 <answer><para>
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1166 Because the bitrate you encoded the audio with is too large to fit the
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1167 movie on any CD. Check if you have libmp3lame installed properly.
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1168 </para></answer>
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1169 </qandaentry>
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1170 </qandadiv>
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1171 </qandaset>
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1173 </chapter>
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