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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: What about DVD playback?
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14 A: Read files 'DVD' and 'DVD-FAQ'.
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16 Q: SDL output doesn't work or compile. Problem is ....
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17 A: It is tested with SDL v1.2.0 (probably runs on 1.1.7+ too).
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18 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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20 Q: I am still having trouble compiling with SDL support. gcc says something
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21 about "undefined reference to `SDL_EnableKeyRepeat'" What's now?
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22 A: Where did you install the SDL library? If you installed in /usr/local
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23 (the default) then edit the top level config.mak and add
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24 "-L/usr/local/lib " after "X_LIBS=" Now type make. You're done!
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26 Q: I have problem ... with the SDL driver.
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27 A: It's very experimental & buggy code, and it's UNSUPPORTED by us.
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28 Please do NOT report bugs or ask features relating to SDL.
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29 If you can improve it, send us patches!
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31 Q: It doesn't compile, and it misses uint64_t inttypes.h and similar things...
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32 A: copy DOCS/inttypes.h to MPlayer directory (cp DOCS/inttypes.h .)
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33 try again... if fail, contact me
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35 Q: I have Pentium III but ./configure doesn't detect SSE
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36 A: Only kernel versions 2.4.x supports SSE (or try latest 2.2.19 or newer)
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38 Q: -xy option doesn't work with x11 driver (-vo x11)
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39 A: x11 driver doesn't support scaling, but XF86VidMode support is now
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40 used: you must specify the -vm and the -fs switch, and you're done.
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41 Make sure you have the right Modelines in your XF86Config file, and
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42 try if the DGA driver works for you. It's much faster.
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44 Q: audio goes out of sync playing .avi file
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45 A: try with -bps or -nobps option
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46 if still bad, send me (upload to ftp) that file, I'll check.
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48 Q: what is the meaning of numbers in the status line?
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49 A: see:
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50 A: 2.1 V: 2.2 A-V: -0.167 ct: 0.042 57 41% 0% 2.6% 0
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51 - A: audio position in seconds
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52 - V: video position in seconds
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53 - A-V: audio-video difference in seconds (delay)
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54 - ct: total A-V sync correction done
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55 - frames played (counting from last seek)
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56 - video codec cpu usage in percent (for mpeg it includes video_out too!)
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57 - video_out cpu usage for avi, 0 for mpg (see above)
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58 - audio codec cpu usage in percent
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59 - dropped bad frames (mpg only)
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60 Most of them are for debug purposes, and will be removed soon.
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62 Q: Why is video_out cpu usage zero (0%) for mpeg files?
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63 A: It's not zero, but it's built in into codec, so can't be measured separated.
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64 You should try to play the file using -vo null and then -vo ... and check
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65 the difference to see video_out speed...
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67 Q: OpenGL (-vo gl) output doesn't work (hangup/black window/X11 errors)
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68 A: your opengl driver doesn't support dynamic texture chanegs (glTexSubImage)
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69 it's known not to work with X 4.0.x DRI drivers and nVidia's binary shit.
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70 it's known to work with Utah-GLX and Matrox G400 card.
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71 it will not work with 3DFX cards because the 256x256 texture size limit.
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73 Q: I have G200/G400, how to compile/use mga_vid driver?
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74 A: read VIDEOCARDS, INSTALL, README
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76 Q: What's XMMP? (it's XMMS or XMPS but mispelled?)
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77 A: It's a new project, see http://frozenproductions.com for details
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79 Q: There are error messages about file not found /usr/lib/win32/....
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80 A: Download & install w32codec.zip from *our* FTP
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81 (avifile's codec package has different DLL set)
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83 Q: It wants to load l3codeca.acm, but I don't have such file.
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84 A: You should use w32codec.zip from MPlayer FTP instead of avifile's pack!
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86 Q: ...... works with avifile/aviplay while doesn't with MPlayer
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87 A: MPlayer != avifile
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88 The only common thing between these players is the Win32 DLL loader.
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89 The codecs (dll) sets, syncronization, demultiplexing etc is totaly
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90 different and shouldn't be compared.
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91 If something works with aviplay it doesn't mean that MPlayer should do
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92 it and vice versa. You should contact me, I'll fix the bug!
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94 Q: Indeo 3.x/4.x movies are viewed upside-down!!!?
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95 A: It's a known bug (really it's a bug/limitation of the DLL codec)
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97 Q: Indeo 3.x,4.x video doesn't work at 32bpp resolutions (16,24 bpp are ok)
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98 A: It's a known bug (really it's a bug/limitation of the DLL codec)
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100 Q: I've got 'MPlayer interrupted by signal 11' in module audio_setup or
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101 decode_audio.
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102 A: It's a damaged file with bad mp3 audio stream. Try it with -afm 4
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104 Q: Are there rpm/deb/... packages of MPlayer?
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105 A: You can make a .deb package for yourself, check DOCS/DEBIAN .
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106 There are .rpm packages at
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107 ftp://ftp.pld.org.pl/test/i{3,5,6}86/
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108 and/or
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109 ftp://ftp.pld.org.pl/PLD-1.0/i{3,5,6}86/PLD/RPMS/
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110 NOTE: i{3,5,6} stand for i386, i586, i686 . If you have i686 CPU, use
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111 i686, etc.
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112 NOTE: MANUAL COMPILATION _ALWAYS_ GIVES BETTER PERFORMANCE AND SPEED !
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114 Q: Are there any mailing lists on MPlayer?
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115 A: Yes! See README on how to subscribe them!
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117 Q: I've found a nasty bug when I tried to play my favourite video!!
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118 Who should I inform?
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119 A: Inform the MPlayer-users mailing list about your problem. *ALWAYS*
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120 read the README about what information we NEED to identify your problem.
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121 Use the developers addresses (specified in AUTHORS) only if you want to
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122 flame, or want to ask for a date. ;)
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124 Q: During 'make', MPlayer complains about X11 libraries. I don't understand,
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125 I DO have X installed!?
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126 A: ...but you don't have the X development package installed. Or not
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127 correctly. It's called XFree86-devel* under RedHat, and xlib6g-dev* under
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128 Debian. Also check if the /usr/X11 symlink exists (this can be a problem on
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129 Mandrake systems). It can be created with the
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130 $ ln -sf /usr/X11R6 /usr/X11
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131 command. Also check the /usr/include/X11 link :
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132 $ ln -sf /usr/X11R6/include/X11 /usr/include/X11
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133 Your distribution may differ from the Linux Filesystem Standard.
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135 Q: I have problems playing files with ... codec. Can I use'em?
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136 A: Check DOCS/CODECS, if it doesn't contain your codec, contact us.
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138 Q: What about DGA driver? I can't find it!!!
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139 A: ./configure autodetects your DGA driver. If -vo help doesn't show
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140 DGA, then there's a problem with your X installation.
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141 Try ./configure --enable-dga (and read VIDEOCARDS)
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143 Q: Ok, -vo help shows DGA driver, but it is babbling about permissions!
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144 Help me!
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145 A: It works only if running as root! It's a DGA limitation.
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146 You should become to root (su -), and try again.
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148 Another solution is making mplayer SUID root, but its NOT RECOMMENDED!
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149 'chown root /usr/local/bin/mplayer'
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150 'chmod 750 /usr/local/bin/mplayer'
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151 'chmod +s /usr/local/bin/mplayer'
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152 !!!! BUT STAY TUNED !!!!
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153 This is a *BIG* security risk! *NEVER* do this on a server or on a computer
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154 can be accessed by more people than only you because they can gain root
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155 privilegies through suid root mplayer!!!
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156 !!!! SO YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED ... !!!!
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158 Q: The fsdga driver doesn't work with my xyz.avi file. Why is that?
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159 A: Because it only works with MPEG. (yet)
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161 Q: When using Xvideo, my Voodoo 3/Banshee says:
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162 X Error of failed request: BadAccess (attempt to access private resource
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163 denied)
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164 Major opcode of failed request: 147 (MIT-SHM)
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165 Minor opcode of failed request: 1 (X_ShmAttach)
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166 Serial number of failed request: 26
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167 Current serial number in output stream:27
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168 A: Your driver is old, update it.
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170 Q: When using Xvideo, I can't play DivX avis with my Voodoo 3/Banshee !
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171 It says:
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172 ...
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173 Xvideo image format: 0x32315659 (YV12) planar
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174 Xvideo image format: 0x30323449 (I420) planar
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175 ...
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176 A: Your driver is old, update it. The new driver also supports YUY2 required
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177 for DivX.
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179 Q: I've downloaded an ASF with asfrecorder, but MPlayer can't play it !
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180 A: asfrecorder, and the ASF format itself is a big crap.
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181 Do not contact us, go to hell.
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183 Q: Umm, what is "IdegCounter" ?
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184 A: A mixture of a hungarian and an english word. In english, "Ideg" means
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185 "nerve", and is pronounced as something like "ydaegh" . It was first used
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186 to measure the nervousness of A'rpi, after some (umm) "mystic" disappearance
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187 of CVS code ;)
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189 Q: I can't compile SVGAlib.. I'm using 2.3/2.4 kernel.
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190 A: You have to edit SVGAlib's Makefile.cfg and comment "BACKGROUND = y" out.
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192 Q: LIRC doesn't work, because ...
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193 A: Are you sure you use "mplayer_lirc" instead of "mplayer" ?
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