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1 Yes, this is the MPlayer FAQ.
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2 =============================
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4 About:
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5 ~~~~~~
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6 Many people asked same questions so I decided to write this stuff.
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7 I know that people will never read this but at least i try to
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8 pull down number of these mails.
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9 And from now i can say that "read the fuckin' FAQ!" :-)
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11 Let's ask!
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12 ~~~~~~~~~~
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13 Q: SDL output doesn't work or compile. Problem is ....
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14 A: It works only with SDL v1.1.7 (and maybe newer)
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15 It does NOT work with 1.1.6, 1.1.5 1.1.4 1.1.3 1.0.4 etc, don't ask.
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17 Q: I am still having trouble compiling with SDL support. gcc says something
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18 about "undefined reference to `SDL_EnableKeyRepeat'" What's now?
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19 A: Where did you install the SDL library? If you installed in /usr/local
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20 (the default) then edit the top level config.mak and add
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21 "-L/usr/local/lib " after "X_LIBS=" Now type make. You're done!
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23 Q: I have problem ... with the SDL driver.
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24 A: It's very experimental & buggy code, and it's UNSUPPORTED by us.
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25 Please do NOT report bugs or ask features relating to SDL.
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26 But you can improve it, and send us patches!
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28 Q: It doesn't compile, and it misses uint64_t inttypes.h and similar things...
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29 A: copy DOCS/inttypes.h to MPlayer directory (cp DOCS/inttypes.h .)
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30 try again... if fail, contact me
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32 Q: I have Pentium III but ./configure doesn't detect SSE
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33 A: Only kernel versions 2.4.x supports SSE (or try latest 2.2.19 or newer)
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35 Q: fullscreen option (-fs) and/or -xy doesn't work with x11 driver (-vo x11)
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36 A: x11 driver doesn't support scaling, and it can't change screen resolution.
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37 Yes, I know that it should be but I have no time to write software
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38 scaling routines and experiencing with XVidMode extension...
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39 You can do it yourself, just press ALT,CTRL,- or ALT,CTRL,+ simultaneously,
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40 see X-server docs for details.
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42 Q: audio goes out of sync playing .avi file
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43 A: try with -bps or -nobps option
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44 if still bad, send me (upload to ftp) that file, I'll check.
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46 Q: what is the meaning of numbers in the status line?
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47 A: see:
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48 A: 2.1 V: 2.2 A-V: -0.167 ct: 0.042 57 41% 0% 2.6% 0
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49 - A: audio position in seconds
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50 - V: video position in seconds
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51 - A-V: audio-video difference in seconds (delay)
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52 - ct: total A-V sync correction done
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53 - frames played (counting from last seek)
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54 - video codec cpu usage in percent (for mpeg it includes video_out too!)
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55 - video_out cpu usage for avi, 0 for mpg (see above)
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56 - audio codec cpu usage in percent
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57 - dropped bad frames (mpg only)
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58 Most of them are for debug purposes, and will be removed soon.
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60 Q: Why is video_out cpu usage zero (0%) for mpeg files?
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61 A: It's not zero, but it's built in into codec, so can't be measured separated.
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62 You should try to play the file using -vo null and then -vo ... and check
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63 the difference to see video_out speed...
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65 Q: OpenGL (-vo gl) output doesn't work (hangup/black window/X11 errors)
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66 A: your opengl driver doesn't support dynamic texture chanegs (glTexSubImage)
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67 it's known not to work with X 4.0.x DRI drivers and nVidia's binary shit.
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68 it's known to work with Utah-GLX and Matrox G400 card.
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69 it will not work with 3DFX cards because the 256x256 texture size limit.
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71 Q: I have G200/G400, how to compile/use mga_vid driver?
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72 A: read INSTALL and README...
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74 Q: What's XMMP? (it's XMMS or XMPS but mispelled?)
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75 A: It's a new project, see http://frozenproductions.com for details
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77 Q: There are error messages about file not found /usr/lib/win32/....
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78 A: Download & install w32codec.zip from *our* FTP
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79 (avifile's codec package has different DLL set)
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81 Q: It wants to load l3codeca.acm, but I don't have such file.
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82 A: You should use w32codec.zip from MPlayer FTP instead of avifile's pack!
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84 Q: ...... works with avifile/aviplay while doesn't with MPlayer
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85 A: MPlayer != avifile
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86 The only common thing between these players is the Win32 DLL loader.
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87 The codecs (dll) sets, syncronization, demultiplexing etc is totaly
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88 different and shouldn't be compared.
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89 If something works with aviplay it doesn't mean that MPlayer should do
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90 it and vice versa. You should contact me, I'll fix the bug!
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92 Q: Indeo 3.x/4.x movies are viewed upside-down!!!?
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93 A: It's a known bug (really it's a bug/limitation of the DLL codec)
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95 Q: Indeo 3.x,4.x video doesn't work at 32bpp resolutions (16,24 bpp are ok)
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96 A: It's a known bug (really it's a bug/limitation of the DLL codec)
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98 Q: I've got 'MPlayer interrupted by signal 11' in module audio_setup or
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99 decode_audio.
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100 A: It's a damaged file with bad mp3 audio stream. Try it with -afm 4
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102 Q: It aborts with signal 11 playing a file with IMA-ADPCM audio.
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103 A: This codec isn't yet supported!
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105 Q: Are there rpm/deb/... packages of MPlayer?
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106 A: Not yet. However, you can make a .deb package for yourself, check
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107 DOCS/DEBIAN
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109 Q: Are there any mailing lists on MPlayer?
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110 A: Yes! See README on how to subscribe them!
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112 Q: I've found a nasty bug when I tried to play my favourite video!!
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113 Who should I inform?
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114 A: Inform the MPlayer-users mailing list about your problem. *ALWAYS*
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115 read the README about what information we NEED to identify your problem.
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116 Use the developers addresses (specified in AUTHORS) only if you want to
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117 flame, or want to ask for a date. ;)
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119 Q: During 'make', MPlayer complains about X11 libraries. I don't understand,
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120 I DO have X installed!?
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121 A: ...but you don't have the X development package installed. It's called
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122 XFree86-devel* under RedHat, and xlib6g-dev* under Debian.
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123 Also check if the /usr/X11 symlink exists (this can be a problem on
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124 Mandrake systems). It can be created with the 'ln -sf /usr/X11R6 /usr/X11'
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125 command. Your distribution may differ from the Linux Filesystem Standard.
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127 Q: I have problems playing files with ... codec. Can I use'em?
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128 A: Check DOCS/TODO , if it doesn't contain your codec, contact us.
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130 Q: What about DGA driver? I can't find it!!!
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131 A: You have to run ./configure --enable-dga and then recompile.
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132 It will be autodetected in the near future.
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134 Q: Ok, -vo help shows DGA driver, but it is babbling about permissions!
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135 Help me!
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136 A: Make the mplayer binary SUID root. Become root and type the following:
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137 'chown root /usr/local/bin/mplayer'
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138 'chmod 750 /usr/local/bin/mplayer'
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139 'chmod +s /usr/local/bin/mplayer'
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140 Now it works as a simple user, too.
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142 Q: The fsdga driver doesn't work with my xyz.avi file. Why is that?
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143 A: Because it only works with MPEG. (yet)