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7 <A NAME=5>5. FAQ section
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10 <A NAME=5.1>5.1. Compilation
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11
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12 <B>Q: What's the problem with gcc 2.96 ?
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13 </B>A: gcc 2.96 is RedHat's UNOFFICIAL (it can be found only on RedHat sites, or
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14 RedHat distributions) and BUGGY gcc release. gcc 2.96 is TOTALLY
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15 unsupported by <B>MPlayer</B>, because it simply SKIPS MMX codes, it just does
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16 not compile it. Important: this is NOT an <B>MPlayer</B>-specific problem,
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17 numerous other projects (DRI, avifile, etc..) have problems with this shit
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18 too.
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19 ** DO NOT USE gcc 2.96 !!! **
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20
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21 <B>Q: Great, I have gcc 3.0.1 from RedHat/Mandrake, then I'm fine--!
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22 </B>A: No :) Their gcc 3.0.1 was compiled with gcc 2.96, so they are
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23 buggy shit too.
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24
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25 <B>Q: Now then. What should I use?
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26 </B>A: Any of gcc 2.95 series.
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27
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28 <B>Q: SDL output doesn't work or compile. Problem is ....
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29 </B>A: It is tested with newest SDL (probably runs on 1.1.7+).
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30 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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31
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32 <B>Q: I am still having trouble compiling with SDL support. gcc says something
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33 about "undefined reference to `SDL_EnableKeyRepeat'" What's now?
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34 </B>A: Where did you install the SDL library? If you installed in /usr/local
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35 (the default) then edit the top level config.mak and add
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36 "-L/usr/local/lib " after "X_LIBS=" Now type make. You're done!
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37
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38 <B>Q: It doesn't compile, and it misses uint64_t inttypes.h and similar things...
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39 </B>A: copy DOCS/inttypes.h to <B>MPlayer</B> directory (cp DOCS/inttypes.h .)
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40 try again... if fail, contact us
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41
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42 <B>Q: I have Pentium III but ./configure doesn't detect SSE
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43 </B>A: Only kernel versions 2.4.x supports SSE (or try latest 2.2.19 or newer, but
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44 be prepared for problems)
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45
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46 <B>Q: I have G200/G400, how to compile/use mga_vid driver?
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47 </B>A: Read all this documentation.
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48
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49 <B>Q: Are there rpm/deb/... packages of <B>MPlayer</B>?
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50 </B>A: You can make a .deb package for yourself, check section <A HREF="documentation.html#6.1">6.1</A> .
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51 It's _STRONGLY_ discouraged to use precompiled packages
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52 of <B>MPlayer</B>, since it (currently) _highly_ depends on compile-time
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53 options and optimizations!
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54 Precompiled packages are COMPLETELY unsupported by the <B>MPlayer</B> team!
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55
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56 <B>Q: During 'make', <B>MPlayer</B> complains about X11 libraries. I don't understand,
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57 I DO have X installed!?
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58 </B>A: ...but you don't have the X development package installed. Or not
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59 correctly. It's called XFree86-devel* under RedHat, and xlib6g-dev* under
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60 Debian. Also check if the /usr/X11 symlink exists (this can be a problem on
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61 Mandrake systems). It can be created with the
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62 $ ln -sf /usr/X11R6 /usr/X11
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63 command. Also check the /usr/include/X11 link :
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64 $ ln -sf /usr/X11R6/include/X11 /usr/include/X11
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65 Your distribution may differ from the Linux Filesystem Standard.
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66
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67 <B>Q: What about DGA driver? I can't find it!!!
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68 </B>A: ./configure autodetects your DGA driver. If -vo help doesn't show
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69 DGA, then there's a problem with your X installation.
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70 Try ./configure --enable-dga (and read VIDEOCARDS)
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71 Alternatively, try SDL's DGA driver with '-vo sdl:dga' options.
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72
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73 <B>Q: I can't compile SVGAlib.. I'm using 2.3/2.4 kernel.
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74 </B>A: You have to edit SVGAlib's Makefile.cfg and comment "BACKGROUND = y" out.
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75
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76 <B>Q: I compiled <B>MPlayer</B> with libcss/libdivxdecore support, but when
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77 I try to start it, it says :
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78 > error while loading shared libraries: libcss.so.0: cannot load
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79 > shared object file: No such file or directory
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80 I checked up on the file and it IS there in /usr/local/lib.
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81 </B>A: What are you doing on Linux? Can't you install a library? Why do
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82 we get these questions? It's not <B>MPlayer</B> specific at all! Add
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83 /usr/local/lib to <B>/etc/ld.so.conf</B> and run <B>ldconfig</B> .
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84 Or install it to /usr/lib , because if you can't solve the /usr/local
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85 problem, you are careless enough to do such things.
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86
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87 <B>Q: I have gcc 3.0 . I have to compile mplayer with --disable-dshow,
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88 else it prints
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89
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90 /usr/local/objdir/gcc-3.0/lib//libstdc++.so.3: undefined symbol: __dso_handle
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91
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92 </B>A: All you have to do is create a symbolic link from libstdc++.so to
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93 libstdc++.so.3
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94
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95
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96 <A NAME=5.2>5.2. General questions
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97
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98 <B>Q: What about DVD playback?
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99 </B>A: Read files 'DVD' and 'DVD-FAQ'.
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100
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101 <B>Q: -xy option doesn't work with x11 driver (-vo x11)
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102 </B>A: x11 driver doesn't support scaling, but XF86VidMode support is now
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103 used: you must specify the -vm and the -fs switch, and you're done.
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104 Make sure you have the right Modelines in your XF86Config file, and
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105 try if the DGA driver (and SDL's DGA driver, see VIDEOCARDS) works for you.
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106 It's much faster. If SDL's DGA works too, use that, it'll be EVEN
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107 faster!
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108
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109 <B>Q: what is the meaning of numbers in the status line?
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110 </B>A: see:
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111 </B>A: 2.1 V: 2.2 A-V: -0.167 ct: 0.042 57 41% 0% 2.6% 0
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112 - </B>A: audio position in seconds
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113 - V: video position in seconds
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114 - A-V: audio-video difference in seconds (delay)
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115 - ct: total A-V sync correction done
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116 - frames played (counting from last seek)
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117 - video codec cpu usage in percent (for mpeg it includes video_out too!)
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118 - video_out cpu usage for avi, 0 for mpg (see above)
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119 - audio codec cpu usage in percent
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120 - frames needed to drop to maintain A-V sync
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121 Most of them are for debug purposes, and will be removed soon.
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122
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123 <B>Q: Why is video_out cpu usage zero (0%) for mpeg files?
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124 </B>A: It's not zero, but it's built in into codec, so can't be measured separated.
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125 You should try to play the file using -vo null and then -vo ... and check
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126 the difference to see video_out speed...
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127
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128 <B>Q: What's XMMP? (is it XMMS or XMPS but mispelled?)
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129 </B>A: It's a new project, see http://frozenproductions.com for details
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130
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131 <B>Q: There are error messages about file not found /usr/lib/win32/....
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132 </B>A: Download & install w32codec.zip from *our* FTP
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133 (avifile's codec package has different DLL set)
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134
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135 <B>Q: Are there any mailing lists on <B>MPlayer</B>?
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136 </B>A: Yes! See README on how to subscribe them!
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137
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138 <B>Q: I've found a nasty bug when I tried to play my favourite video!!
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139 Who should I inform?
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140 </B>A: See Appendix <A HREF="bugreports.html">C</A> .
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141
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142 <B>Q: I have problems playing files with ... codec. Can I use'em?
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143 </B>A: Check http://mplayer.sourceforge.net/DOCS/codecs.html,
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144 if it doesn't contain your codec, read
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145 http://mplayer.sourceforge.net/DOCS/CODECS, and contact us.
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146
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147 <B>Q: Umm, what is "IdegCounter" ?
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148 </B>A: A mixture of a hungarian and an english word. In english, "Ideg" means
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149 "nerve", and is pronounced as something like "ydaegh" . It was first used
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150 to measure the nervousness of A'rpi, after some (umm) "mystic" disappearance
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151 of CVS code ;)
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152
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153 <B>Q: LIRC doesn't work, because ...
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154 </B>A: Are you sure you use "mplayer_lirc" instead of "mplayer" ?
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155
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156 <B>Q: Subtitles are very nice, the most beautiful I've ever seen, but they slow
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157 down the playing! I know it's unlikely...
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158 </B>A: After running ./configure , edit config.h and replace #undef FAST_OSD with
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159 #define FAST_OSD . Then recompile.
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160
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161 <B>Q: The OSD is flickering!
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162 </B>A: You use a vo driver with single buffering (x11,xv). With xv you can change
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163 the number of buffers in libvo/vo_xv.c :
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164 Increase #define NUM_BUFFERS 1
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165
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166 <B>Q: What exactly is this libavcodec?
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167 </B>A: It's from Gerard Lantau's ffmpeg package (http://ffmpeg.sourceforge.net).
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168 It has C language DivX ;-) and OpenDivX codec. Some benchmarks
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169 showed that its DivX seems to be even faster than DirectShow codec without
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170 preprocessing, and only a few percent slower than ProjectMayo's OpenDivX
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171 decoder. It uses YV12 pixel format, so old Voodoo users can use it for YUV.
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172 Also, open the possibility to play DivX on virtually every computer that
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173 has a C compiler. Kinda great stuff, isn't it?
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174
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175 <B>Q: But configure tells me "Checking for libavcodec ... no"!
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176 </B>A: You need to get libavcodec from FFmpeg's CVS. Read the instructions in
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177 the <A HREF="codecs.html#2.1.2.2">ffmpeg section</A> .
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178
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179
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180 <A NAME=5.3>5.3. File playing problems
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181
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182 <B>Q: ...... works with avifile/aviplay while doesn't with <B>MPlayer</B>
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183 </B>A: <B>MPlayer</B> != avifile
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184 The only common thing between these players is the Win32 DLL loader.
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185 The codecs (dll) sets, syncronization, demultiplexing etc is totaly
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186 different and shouldn't be compared.
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187 If something works with aviplay it doesn't mean that <B>MPlayer</B> should do
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188 it and vice versa.
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189
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190 <B>Q: audio goes out of sync playing .avi file
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191 </B>A: try with -bps or -nobps option
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192 if still bad, send me (upload to ftp) that file, I'll check.
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193
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194 <B>Q: Indeo 3.x/4.x movies are viewed upside-down!!!?
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195 </B>A: It's a known bug (really it's a bug/limitation of the DLL codec)
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196 Try if your vo driver supports the -flip switch.
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197
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198 <B>Q: Indeo 3.x,4.x video doesn't work at 32bpp resolutions (16,24 bpp are ok)
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199 </B>A: It's a known bug (really it's a bug/limitation of the DLL codec)
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200
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201 <B>Q: I've got '<B>MPlayer</B> interrupted by signal 11' in module audio_setup or
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202 decode_audio.
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203 </B>A: This is highly unlikely, since the mp3lib rewrite. Contact us, it may be
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204 a bug. Possibly it's a damaged file, try with -afm 4 .
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205
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206 <B>Q: <B>MPlayer</B> exits with something error when using l3codeca.acm
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207 </B>A: Check 'ldd /usr/local/bin/mplayer' output. If it contains
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208 libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x4???????)
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209 where "?" is any number then it's ok, the error is not here. If it is:
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210 libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00??????)
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211 then there is problem with your kernel/libc. Maybe you are using some
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212 security patches (for example Solar Designer's OpenWall patch) which
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213 forces loading libraries to very low addresses.
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214 Because l3codeca.acm is a non-relocatable DLL, it must be loaded to
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215 0x00400000, we can't change this. You should use non-patched kernel,
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216 or use <B>MPlayer</B>'s -afm 1 option to disable using l3codeca.acm.
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217
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218 <B>Q: My computer plays M$ DivX AVIs with resolutions ~ 640x300 and stereo mp3
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219 sound too slow. When I use -nosound switch, everything is ok (but quiet).
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220 </B>A: Those files probably have 48Khz audio, and your soundcard/driver can't play
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221 it correctly. Audio downsampling isn't implemented in <B>MPlayer</B> (yet).
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222
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223 <B>Q: <B>MPlayer</B> dies with "<B>MPlayer</B> interrupted by signal 4 in module: decode_video".
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224 </B>A: Try running <B>MPlayer</B> on the machine you compiled on. Or recompile. Don't
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225 use <B>MPlayer</B> on different CPU than it was compiled on.
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226
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227 <B>Q: I have problems with [your window manager] and fullscreen xv/xmga/sdl/x11
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228 modes..
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229 </B>A1: Use the -fsmode switch. See example.conf or manpage.
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230
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231 <B>Q: But it works with avifile !
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232 </B>A: So what?
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233
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234 <B>Q: Then avifile is better !
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235 </B>A: Then use avifile, it has nice GUI and nice C++ code :)
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236
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237 <B>Q: I got this playing mpeg files: Can't find codec for video format 0x10000001 !
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238 </B>A: You have old version of codecs.conf at ~/.mplayer/. Upgrade it from DOCS/
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239
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240 <B>Q: After starting mplayer under KDE(1/2) I just get a black screen and nothing
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241 happens, after about one minute the video starts playing.
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242 </B>A: The KDE arts sound daemon is blocking the sound device, either wait the time
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243 until video starts or you disable the arts-daemon in kontrollcenter.
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244 If you want to use arts sound, specify audio output via SDL (ao=sdl), and
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245 make sure your SDL can handle arts sound. Yet another option is to start
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246 mplayer with artsdsp.
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247
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248 <B>Q: I have an AVI that plays with grey screen with -vc odivx, and green
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249 with -vc divx4 .
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250 </B>A: It's not a DivX file, but an M$ MPEG4v3 . Update your codecs.conf.
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251
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252
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253 <A NAME=5.4>5.4. Video/audio driver problems (vo/ao)
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254
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255 <B>Q: Ok, -vo help shows DGA driver, but it is babbling about permissions!
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256 Help me!
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257 </B>A: It works only if running as root! It's a DGA limitation.
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258 You should become to root (su -), and try again.
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259
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260 Another solution is making mplayer SUID root, but its NOT RECOMMENDED!
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261
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262 chown root /usr/local/bin/mplayer
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263 chmod 750 /usr/local/bin/mplayer
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264 chmod +s /usr/local/bin/mplayer
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265
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266 !!!! BUT STAY TUNED !!!!
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267 This is a *BIG* security risk! *NEVER* do this on a server or on a computer
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268 can be accessed by more people than only you because they can gain root
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269 privilegies through suid root mplayer!!!
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270 !!!! SO YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED ... !!!!
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271
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272 <B>Q: When using Xvideo, my Voodoo 3/Banshee says:
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273 X Error of failed request: BadAccess (attempt to access private resource
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274 denied)
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275 Major opcode of failed request: 147 (MIT-SHM)
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276 Minor opcode of failed request: 1 (X_ShmAttach)
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277 Serial number of failed request: 26
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278 Current serial number in output stream:27
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279 </B>A: Your driver is old, update it. Either download (at least) DRI version 0.6
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280 from http://dri.sourceforge.net , or use the DRI cvs.
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281
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282 <B>Q: When using Xvideo, I can't play DivX avis with my Voodoo 3/Banshee !
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283 It says:
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284 ...
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285 Xvideo image format: 0x32315659 (YV12) planar
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286 Xvideo image format: 0x30323449 (I420) planar
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287 ...
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288 </B>A1: See the previous answer.
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289 A2: Since 0.18pre4 we include libavcodec from the ffmpeg package. It contains
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290 a C language DivX and OpenDivX decoder. The DivX decoder uses YV12 format
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291 for output, thus it should work for you. Compile in libavcodec support.
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292
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293 <B>Q: OpenGL (-vo gl) output doesn't work (hangup/black window/X11 errors/...)
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294 </B>A: your opengl driver doesn't support dynamic texture changes (glTexSubImage)
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295 it's known not to work with nVidia's binary shit.
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296 it's known to work with Utah-GLX/DRI and Matrox G400 card. Also with
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297 DRI and Radeon card. It won't work with DRI others than these.
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298 it will not work with 3DFX cards because the 256x256 texture size limit.
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299
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300 <B>Q: I have an nVidia TNT/TNT2 card, and I have a band with strange colours,
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301 right under the movie! Whose fault is this?
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302 </B>A: It's the nVidia X driver's. These bugs are ONLY with the TNT/TNT2 cards,
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303 and we can't do anything about it, it's not our bug.
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304
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305
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306 <A NAME=5.5>5.5. Feature requests
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307
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308 <B>Q: Is there a hint on how to watch QuickTime and RealMedia movies in MPlayer?
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309 </B>A: There's no way to do it. Therefore these formats deserve to die in flames.
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310 Theoretically you can reverse engineer Real codecs built for Linux (they
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311 are available as .so files), but in practice that's really difficult, even
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312 if you know how the compiler used by Real is making assembler code.
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313 As for QuickTime, it's possible to play some old movies and this
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314 capability will be added to mplayer soon, but newer clips are all Sorenson
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315 encoded, and that codec is built-in deep in the QT executable, there's
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316 no way to use it.
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317
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318 </PRE>
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