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Small note about multiple MPlayers and audio drivers.

author	diego
date	Wed, 28 Aug 2002 20:24:44 +0000
parents	3275af5787e0
children	358ac15da69a

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6386 039065ac8625 Added FAQ compilation entry, moved DGA entry to video section, fixed the diego parents: 6385 diff changeset	1 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
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4982 6cb9d9a1716d HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign gabucino parents: 4921 diff changeset	3
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6882 f3f87f6bf5cf Added a uniform title: something - MPlayer - The Movie Player for Linux. diego parents: 6782 diff changeset	5 <TITLE>FAQ - MPlayer - The Movie Player for Linux</TITLE>
6391 4e5c236ade69 small updates gabucino parents: 6386 diff changeset	6 <LINK REL="stylesheet" TYPE="text/css" HREF="default.css">
6407 2b61d16017da Background now uses CSS, added charset, quoted all attributes that need diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	7 <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	8 <STYLE TYPE="text/css">
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6407 2b61d16017da Background now uses CSS, added charset, quoted all attributes that need diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	15 <BODY>
1704 a2e1432f7ac3 Arial font gabucino parents: 1685 diff changeset	16
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7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 7015 diff changeset	18 <H1><A NAME="faq">5. FAQ</A></H1>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	19
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	20 <UL>
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	21 <LI><A HREF="#compilation">5.1 Compilation</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	22 <LI><A HREF="#general">5.2 General questions</A></LI>
6999 ed5b297aaa9e Link and title synched to documentation.html. diego parents: 6998 diff changeset	23 <LI><A HREF="#playback">5.3 Playback problems</A></LI>
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	24 <LI><A HREF="#driver">5.4 Video/audio driver problems (vo/ao)</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	25 <LI><A HREF="#dvd">5.5 DVD playback</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	26 <LI><A HREF="#features">5.6 Feature requests</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	27 <LI><A HREF="#encoding">5.7 Encoding</A></LI>
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	28 </UL>
54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	29
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7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 7015 diff changeset	31 <H2><A NAME="compilation">5.1 Compilation</A></H2>
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7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	33 <DL>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	34
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	35 <DT>Q: Compilation stops with an error message similar to this one:
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	36 <PRE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	37 In file included from mplayer.c:34:
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	38 mw.h: In function `mplMainDraw':
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	39 mw.h:209: Internal compiler error in print_rtl_and_abort, at flow.c:6458
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	40 Please submit a full bug report,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	41 with preprocessed source if appropriate.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	42 </PRE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	43 </DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	44 <DD>A: This is a known problem of gcc 3.0.4, upgrade to 3.1 to solve the
7076 3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly diego parents: 7063 diff changeset	45 problem. How to install gcc is described in the
3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly diego parents: 7063 diff changeset	46 <A HREF="users_against_developers.html#gcc">gcc 2.96</A> section.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	47 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	48
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	49 <DT>Q: Configure ends with this text, and MPlayer won't compile!<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	50 <CODE>"Your gcc does not support even i386 for '-march' and '-mcpu'."</CODE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	51 </DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	52 <DD>A: Your gcc isn't installed correctly, check the <CODE>config.log</CODE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	53 file for details.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	54 <DD> </DD>
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7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	56 <DT>Q: What does "No such file or directory" mean?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	57 <DD>A: Probably there is no such file or directory.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	58 <DD> </DD>
6386 039065ac8625 Added FAQ compilation entry, moved DGA entry to video section, fixed the diego parents: 6385 diff changeset	59
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	60 <DT>Q: What's the problem with gcc 2.96?</DT>
6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	61 <DD>A: <B>We strongly discourage the use of gcc 2.96!</B><BR>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	62 Read <A HREF="users_against_developers.html#gcc">this</A> document for
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	63 details about why Red Hat released gcc 2.96 and what the problems are all
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	64 about. If you still really really want to use it, be sure to get the latest
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	65 release and give the <CODE>--disable-gcc-checking</CODE> option to
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	66 configure. Remember that you are on your own from this point. Do <B>not</B>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	67 report bugs, do <B>not</B> ask for help on the mailing lists. We will
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	68 <B>not</B> provide any support in case you run into problems.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	69 <DD> </DD>
3290 3928aef86033 stuff I don't remember gabucino parents: 3223 diff changeset	70
6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	71 <DT>Q: Great, I have gcc 3.0.1 from Red Hat/Mandrake, then I'm fine!</DT>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	72 <DD>A: No, since there have been/are issues with these compilers as well.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	73 To check the status of current compilers' MPlayer support, see the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	74 <A HREF="documentation.html#installation">Installation</A> section.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	75 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	77 <DT>Q: I tried to compile MPlayer, but I got this output:
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	78 <PRE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	79 In file included from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/std_cwchar.h:42,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	80 from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/fpos.h:40,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	81 from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/char_traits.h:40,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	82 from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/std_string.h:41,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	83 from /usr/include/g++-v3/string:31,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	84 from libwin32.h:36,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	85 from DS_AudioDecoder.h:4,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	86 from DS_AudioDec.cpp:5:
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	87 /usr/include/wchar.h: In function Long long int wcstoq(const wchar_t*,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	88 wchar_t**, int)':
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	89 /usr/include/wchar.h:514: cannot convert `const wchar_t* __restrict' to
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	90 `const
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	91 </PRE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	92 </DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	93 <DD>A: Upgrade your glibc to the latest release. On Mandrake, use 2.2.4-8mdk.</DD>
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6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	96 <DT>Q: ... gcc 2.96 ... (Yes, some people are STILL flaming about gcc 2.96!)</DT>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	97 <DD>A: Quoted from a
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	98 <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/2001-October/005351.html">mail</A>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	99 A'rpi sent to the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	100 <A HREF="http://mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/">mplayer-users</A>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	101 list (the word 'ideg' is described below):
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	102 <BLOCKQUOTE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	103 <P>And we have idegs. And our idegcounter overflowed again and again.</P>
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7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	105 <P>Unfortunately MPlayer is out of our control. It's used by lamers, Linux
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	106 users who can't even use Windows, and never tried to compile a kernel. They
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	107 installed (with default options) Mandrake or Red Hat or SuSE, and without
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	108 RTFM'ing they send messages saying 'it doesn't work! help me! please! i'm
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	109 new to Linux! help! oh! help me!'. We can't stop them, but at least we try
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	110 to force them to RTFM and to read the messages of ./configure and MPlayer.</P>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	111
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	112 <P>And you clever guys come and flame us with gcc 2.96 and binary packages.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	113 Instead of helping users or making patches to help solve problems.</P>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	114
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	115 <P>Half of our spare/free time is spent by answering silly mails here and
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	116 making newer tricks and checks to configure to avoid such mails.</P>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	117
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	118 <P>And there is a balance. On the one side are you, clever guys, saying we
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	119 are very bad because we don't like buggy gcc 2.96, and on the other side
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	120 there are the 'new to Linux' guys who are showing us gcc 2.96 is buggy.</P>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	121
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	122 <P>Conclusion: We can't be good. Half the people will always say we are bad.</P>
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7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	124 <P>Maybe we should close the project, make it closed source, commercial, and
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	125 provide install support for it. then we could leave current work, so
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	126 development could go faster, and we could earn lots of money with it and buy
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	127 a big house, etc etc. Do you really want it? It seems.</P>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	128 </BLOCKQUOTE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	129 </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	130 <DD> </DD>
2092 7ef08e76e77a gcc warnings fixed/added (sigh, a new one always comes out:) gabucino parents: 2091 diff changeset	131
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	132 <DT>Q: SDL output doesn't work or compile. The problem is ...</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	133 <DD>A: It was tested to work with SDL 1.2.x and may run on SDL 1.1.7+.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	134 It does <B>not</B> work with any previous version. So if you choose to use
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	135 such a version, you are on your own.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	136 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	138 <DT>Q: I am still having trouble compiling with SDL support. gcc says
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	139 something about "undefined reference to `SDL_EnableKeyRepeat'". What
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	140 now?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	141 <DD>A: Where did you install the SDL library? If you installed in /usr/local
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	142 (the default) then edit the top level config.mak and add
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	143 "-L/usr/local/lib" after "X_LIBS=". Now type make. You're done!</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	144 <DD> </DD>
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7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	146 <DT>Q: It doesn't compile, and it misses uint64_t inttypes.h and similar
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	147 things ...</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	148 <DD>A: Copy etc/inttypes.h to the <B>MPlayer</B> directory
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	149 (<CODE>cp etc/inttypes.h .</CODE>) and try again ...</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	150 <DD> </DD>
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7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	152 <DT>Q: I have Linux running on a Pentium III but <CODE>./configure</CODE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	153 doesn't detect SSE ...</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	154 <DD>A: Only kernel versions 2.4.x support SSE (or try 2.2.19 or newer, but
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	155 be prepared for problems).</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	156 <DD> </DD>
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7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	158 <DT>Q: I have a G200/G400, how do I compile/use the mga_vid driver?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	159 <DD>A: Read the <A HREF="video.html#mga_vid">mga_vid documentation</A>.</DD>
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2137 d756279ea665 I liked this mail very much gabucino parents: 2117 diff changeset	161
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	162 <DT>Q: Are there rpm/deb/... packages of <B>MPlayer</B>?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	163 <DD>A: You can make a .deb package for yourself, check the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	164 <A HREF="documentation.html#debian">Debian packaging</A> section.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	165 There are links to official Red Hat RPM packages available on our
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	166 <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/dload.html">download page</A>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	167 <DD> </DD>
2137 d756279ea665 I liked this mail very much gabucino parents: 2117 diff changeset	168
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	169 <DT>Q: During 'make', MPlayer complains about X11 libraries. I don't
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	170 understand, I DO have X installed!?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	171 <DD>A: ... but you don't have the X development package installed. Or not
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	172 correctly. It's called XFree86-devel* under Red Hat, and xlibs-dev under
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	173 Debian. Also check if the <CODE>/usr/X11</CODE> and <CODE>/usr/include/X11</CODE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	174 symlinks exist (this can be a problem on Mandrake systems). They can be
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	175 created with these commands:<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	176     <CODE>$ ln -sf /usr/X11R6 /usr/X11</CODE><BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	177     <CODE>$ ln -sf /usr/X11R6/include/X11 /usr/include/X11</CODE><BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	178 Your distribution may differ from the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	179 <A HREF="http://www.pathname.com/fhs/">Filesystem Hierarchy Standard</A>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	180 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	182 <DT>Q: I can't compile SVGAlib. I'm using kernel 2.3/2.4 ...</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	183 <DD>A: You have to edit SVGAlib's Makefile.cfg and comment
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	184 <CODE>BACKGROUND = y</CODE> out.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	185 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	187 <DT>Q: I compiled MPlayer with libdvdcss/libdivxdecore support, but when
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	188 I try to start it, it says:<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	189 <CODE>> error while loading shared libraries: lib*.so.0: cannot load
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	190 shared object file: No such file or directory</CODE><BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	191 I checked up on the file and it IS there in <CODE>/usr/local/lib</CODE> ...</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	192 <DD>A: Add <CODE>/usr/local/lib</CODE> to <CODE>/etc/ld.so.conf</CODE> and run
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	193 <CODE>ldconfig</CODE>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	194 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	196 <DT>Q: Hmm, strange. When loading the mga_vid.o kernel module, I found this in
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	197 the logs:<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	198 <CODE>Warning: loading mga_vid.o will taint the kernel: no license</CODE></DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	199 <DD>A: The latest kernel modutils require a flag indicating the license
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	200 (mainly to avoid kernel hackers debugging closed source drivers).
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	201 Upgrade your kernel, modutils and <B>MPlayer</B>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	202 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	203
6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	204 <DT>Q: When compiling <B>MEncoder</B>, it segfaults at linking!</DT>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	205 <DD>A: This is a linker problem. Upgrading binutils should help (2.11.92.*
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	206 or newer should be good). Since it is not our fault, please do <B>not</B>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	207 report!</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	208 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	209
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	210 <DT>Q: MPlayer dies with segmentation fault upon pthread check!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	211 <DD>A: chmod 644 /usr/lib/libc.so</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	212 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	213
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	214 <DT>Q: I'd like to compile <B>MPlayer</B> on Minix!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	215 <DD>A: Me too. :)</DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	217 </DL>
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7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	219
7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 7015 diff changeset	220 <H2><A NAME="general">5.2 General questions</A></H2>
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7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	222 <DL>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	223
7063 dc130296ce8b How to run multiple instances of MPlayer. diego parents: 7047 diff changeset	224 <DT>Q: Can I run multiple instances of <B>MPlayer</B>?</DT>
dc130296ce8b How to run multiple instances of MPlayer. diego parents: 7047 diff changeset	225 <DD>A: Yes. Some video out drivers like xv, dga or (x)mga are exclusive,
dc130296ce8b How to run multiple instances of MPlayer. diego parents: 7047 diff changeset	226 though, so you will not be able to run more than one instance of
7119 eec702b048b0 Small note about multiple MPlayers and audio drivers. diego parents: 7076 diff changeset	227 <B>MPlayer</B> running such a video out driver. To a lesser degree this
eec702b048b0 Small note about multiple MPlayers and audio drivers. diego parents: 7076 diff changeset	228 also applies to audio drivers. Not all allow playback of multiple streams
eec702b048b0 Small note about multiple MPlayers and audio drivers. diego parents: 7076 diff changeset	229 on the same device.</DD>
7063 dc130296ce8b How to run multiple instances of MPlayer. diego parents: 7047 diff changeset	230 <DD> </DD>
dc130296ce8b How to run multiple instances of MPlayer. diego parents: 7047 diff changeset	231
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	232 <DT>Q: There is a timer in the upper left corner. How can I get rid of it?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	233 <DD>A: Press <CODE>o</CODE> and try the <CODE>-osdlevel</CODE> option.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	234 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	236 <DT>Q: The <CODE>-xy</CODE> or <CODE>-fs</CODE> option doesn't work with the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	237 x11 driver (<CODE>-vo x11</CODE>) ...</DT>
7015 72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	238 <DD>A: It does, but you have to explicitly specify software scaling (very
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	239 slow) with the <CODE>-zoom</CODE> option. You better use XF86VidMode
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	240 support: You must specify the <CODE>-vm</CODE> and the <CODE>-fs</CODE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	241 switch, and you're done. Make sure you have the right modelines in your
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	242 XF86Config file, and try to make the <A HREF="video.html#dga">DGA driver</A>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	243 and <A HREF="video.html#sdl">SDL's DGA driver</A> work for you.
7015 72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	244 It's much faster. If SDL's DGA works, use that, it'll be even faster.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	245 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	247 <DT>Q: What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	248 <DD>A: Example:
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	249 <CODE>A: 2.1 V: 2.2 A-V: -0.167 ct: 0.042 57/57 41% 0% 2.6% 0 4 49%</CODE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	250 <UL>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	251 <LI>A: audio position in seconds</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	252 <LI>V: video position in seconds</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	253 <LI>A-V: audio-video difference in seconds (delay)</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	254 <LI>ct: total A-V sync correction done</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	255 <LI>frames played (counting from last seek)</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	256 <LI>frames decoded (counting from last seek)</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	257 <LI>video codec cpu usage in percent (for slices and DR this includes
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	258 video_out)</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	259 <LI>video_out cpu usage</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	260 <LI>audio codec cpu usage in percent</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	261 <LI>frames needed to drop to maintain A-V sync</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	262 <LI>current level of image postprocessing (when using <CODE>-autoq</CODE>)</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	263 <LI>current cache size used (around 50% is normal)</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	264 </UL>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	265 Most of them are for debug purposes and will be removed at some point.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	266 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	268 <DT>Q: What if I don't want them to appear?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	269 <DD>A: Use the <CODE>-quiet</CODE> option and read the man page.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	270 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	272 <DT>Q: Why is video_out cpu usage zero (0%) for some files?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	273 <DD>A1: It's not zero, but it's called from the codec and thus cannot be
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	274 measured separately. You should try to play the file using
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	275 <CODE>-vo null</CODE> and then <CODE>-vo ...</CODE> and check the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	276 difference to see the video_out speed.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	277 <DD>A2: You are using Direct Rendering,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	278 where the codec renders to the video memory itself. In this case, the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	279 decoding percentage contains the display percentage, too.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	280 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	282 <DT>Q: There are error messages about file not found
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	283 <CODE>/usr/lib/win32/</CODE> ...</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	284 <DD>A: Download the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	285 <A HREF="ftp://ftp.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/w32codec-0.90.tar.bz2">Win32 codecs</A>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	286 from <B>our</B> FTP site (avifile's codec package has a different DLL set)
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	287 and install it.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	288 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	289
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	290 <DT>Q: Are there any mailing lists on MPlayer?</DT>
6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	291 <DD>A: Yes. See the bottom of the info page on
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	292 <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/info.html">our homepage</A> to
6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	293 subscribe.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	294 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	295
6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	296 <DT>Q: I've found a nasty bug when I tried to play my favorite video!
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	297 Who should I inform?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	298 <DD>A: Please read the <A HREF="bugreports.html">bug reporting guidelines</A>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	299 and follow the instructions.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	300 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	302 <DT>Q: I have problems playing files with the ... codec. Can I use them?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	303 <DD>A: Check the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	304 <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/codecs-status.html">codec status</A>,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	305 if it doesn't contain your codec, read the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	306 <A HREF="codecs.html">codec documentation</A>, especially the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	307 <A HREF="codecs.html#importing">codec importing HOWTO</A> and contact us.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	308 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	309
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	310 <DT>Q: Umm, what is "IdegCounter"?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	311 <DD>A: A combination of a Hungarian and an English word. "Ideg" in Hungarian
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	312 means the same as "nerve" in English, and is pronounced as something like
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	313 "ydaegh". It was first used to measure the nervousness of A'rpi, after some
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	314 (umm) "mysterious" disappearance of CVS code ;)</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	315 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	316
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	317 <DT>Q: And what is "Faszom(C)ounter"?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	318 <DD>A: "Fasz" is a Hungarian word you don't want to know, the others are
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	319 connected to the perverted minds of the MPlayer developers.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	320 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	322 <DT>Q: LIRC doesn't work, because ...</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	323 <DD>A: Are you sure you are using <CODE>mplayer</CODE> instead of
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	324 <CODE>mplayer_lirc</CODE>? Note that it was <CODE>mplayer_lirc</CODE> for a
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	325 long time, including the 0.60 release, but it was recently changed back to
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	326 <CODE>mplayer</CODE>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	327 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	328
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	329 <DT>Q: Subtitles are very nice, the most beautiful I've ever seen, but they
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	330 slow down playing! I know it's unlikely ...</DT>
6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	331 <DD>A: After running <CODE>./configure</CODE>, edit <CODE>config.h</CODE> and
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	332 replace <CODE>#undef FAST_OSD</CODE> with <CODE>#define FAST_OSD</CODE>.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	333 Then recompile.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	334 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	335
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	336 <DT>Q: The onscreen display (OSD) is flickering!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	337 <DD>A: You use a vo driver with single buffering (x11,xv). With xv,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	338 use the <CODE>-double</CODE> option. Also try <CODE>-vop expand</CODE></DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	339 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	340
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	341 <DT>Q: What exactly is this libavcodec thing?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	342 <DD>A: See the <A HREF="codecs.html#libavcodec">libavcodec section</A>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	343 <DD> </DD>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	344
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	345 <DT>Q: But configure tells me "Checking for libavcodec ... no"!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	346 <DD>A: You need to get libavcodec from FFmpeg's CVS. Read the instructions in
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	347 the <A HREF="codecs.html#libavcodec">libavcodec section</A>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	348 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	349
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	350 <DT>Q: Icewm's taskbar keeps covering the movie in fullscreen mode!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	351 <DD>A: This shouldn't happen anymore, if it still does use the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	352 <CODE>-icelayer</CODE> option and report it to the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	353 <A HREF="http://mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/">mplayer-users</A>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	354 mailing list.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	355 <DD> </DD>
2771 b2b3926a5e46 "boycott cvs" MPlayer T-shirts available from your local MPlayer distributor gabucino parents: 2606 diff changeset	356
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	357 <DT>Q: I can't access the GUI menu. I press right click, but I can't access
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	358 any menu items!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	359 <DD>A: Are you using FVWM? Try the following:<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	360 Start -> Settings -> Configuration -> Base Configuration<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	361 Set "Use Applications position hints" to "Yes".</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	362 <DD> </DD>
2772 499d08e86341 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2771 diff changeset	363
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	364 <DT>Q: How can I run MPlayer in the background?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	365 <DD>A: Use: <CODE>mplayer <options> <filename> < /dev/null &</CODE></DD>
6639 f94a40d3b19a hmm, just found a nice thing with my new LFS.. gabucino parents: 6617 diff changeset	366
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	367 </DL>
3053 153fc4f5464f ehh too much gabucino parents: 3030 diff changeset	368
2771 b2b3926a5e46 "boycott cvs" MPlayer T-shirts available from your local MPlayer distributor gabucino parents: 2606 diff changeset	369
7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 7015 diff changeset	370 <H2><A NAME="playback">5.3 Playback problems</A></H2>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	371
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	372 <DL>
6782 be9ab9dcd653 Advertise mencvcd, the woes of seeking in a paused movie and to OSD or not diego parents: 6777 diff changeset	373
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	374 <DT>Q: I can play certain AVIs but I get no sound and this kind of error:
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	375 <PRE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	376 Detected audio codec: [divx] afm:4 (DivX audio (WMA))
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	377 Requested audio codec family [divx] (afm=4) not available (enable it at
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	378 compile time!)
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	379 </PRE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	380 </DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	381 <DD>A: Probably the audio uses a codec not natively supported by
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	382 <B>MPlayer</B>. Install the Win32 codec package as described in the README
7076 3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly diego parents: 7063 diff changeset	383 or in the <A HREF="documentation.html#installation">Installation</A> section.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	384 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	385
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	386 <DT>Q: ... works with avifile/aviplay but doesn't with MPlayer.</DT>
6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	387 <DD>A: <B>MPlayer</B> is not avifile.
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	388 The only common thing between these players is the Win32 DLL loader.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	389 The codecs (DLL) set, synchronization, demultiplexing etc is totally
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	390 different and shouldn't be compared.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	391 If something works with aviplay it doesn't mean that <B>MPlayer</B> will
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	392 work and vice versa.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	393 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	394
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	395 <DT>Q: Audio goes out of sync playing an AVI file.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	396 <DD>A: Try the <CODE>-bps</CODE> or <CODE>-nobps</CODE> option. If it does not
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	397 improve, read <A HREF="bugreports.html">this</A> and upload the file to FTP.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	398 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	399
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	400 <DT>Q: MPlayer exits with some error when using l3codeca.acm.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	401 <DD>A: Check <CODE>ldd /usr/local/bin/mplayer</CODE> output. If it contains<BR>
7076 3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly diego parents: 7063 diff changeset	402     <CODE>libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x4???????)</CODE><BR>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	403 where "?" is any number then it's OK, the error is not here. If it is:<BR>
7076 3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly diego parents: 7063 diff changeset	404     <CODE>libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00??????)</CODE><BR>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	405 then there is a problem with your kernel/libc. Maybe you are using some
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	406 security patches (for example Solar Designer's OpenWall patch) which
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	407 forces loading libraries to very low addresses.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	408 Because l3codeca.acm is a non-relocatable DLL, it must be loaded to
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	409 0x00400000, we can't change this. You should use a non-patched kernel,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	410 or use <B>MPlayer</B>'s <CODE>-afm 1</CODE> option to disable using
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	411 l3codeca.acm.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	412 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	413
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	414 <DT>Q: My computer plays M$ DivX AVIs with resolutions ~ 640x300 and stereo
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	415 mp3 sound too slow. When I use -nosound switch, everything is OK (but
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	416 quiet).</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	417 <DD>A: Your machine is too slow or your soundcard driver is broken. Consult
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	418 the documentation to see if you can improve performance.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	419 <DD> </DD>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	420
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	421 <DT>Q: MPlayer dies with "MPlayer interrupted by signal 4 in module:
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	422 decode_video".</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	423 <DD>A: Try running <B>MPlayer</B> on the machine you compiled on. Or recompile
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	424 with runtime CPU detection
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	425 (<CODE>./configure --enable-runtime-cpudetection</CODE>). Don't
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	426 use <B>MPlayer</B> on a CPU different from the one it was compiled on,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	427 without using the feature mentioned just now.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	428 <DD> </DD>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	429
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	430 <DT>Q: I have problems with [your window manager] and fullscreen
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	431 xv/xmga/sdl/x11 modes ...</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	432 <DD>A: Read the <A HREF="bugreports.html">bug reporting guidelines</A> and
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	433 send us a proper bug report.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	434 <DD> </DD>
2240 5d476d03e2b3 ide vmi nagy hulyeseget akartam irni de elfelejtettem gabucino parents: 2153 diff changeset	435
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	436 <DT>Q: I got this playing MPEG files: Can't find codec for video format
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	437 0x10000001!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	438 <DD>A: You have an old version of codecs.conf at <CODE>~/.mplayer/</CODE>.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	439 Upgrade it from <CODE>/etc/</CODE>.<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	440 <B>OR</B> you have the <CODE>vc=</CODE> option or something similar in your
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	441 config file(s).</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	442 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	443
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	444 <DT>Q: When starting MPlayer under KDE I just get a black screen and nothing
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	445 happens. After about one minute the video starts playing.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	446 <DD>A: The KDE arts sound daemon is blocking the sound device. Either wait
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	447 until the video starts or disable the arts-daemon in kontrol center. If you
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	448 want to use arts sound, specify audio output via our native arts audio
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	449 driver (<CODE>-ao arts</CODE>). If it fails or isn't compiled in, try SDL
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	450 (<CODE>-ao sdl</CODE>) and make sure your SDL can handle arts sound. Yet
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	451 another option is to start <B>MPlayer</B> with artsdsp.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	452 <DD> </DD>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	453
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	454 <DT>Q: I have an AVI that produces a gray screen when played with
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	455 <CODE>-vc odivx</CODE> and a green one with <CODE>-vc divx4</CODE>.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	456 <DD>A: It's not a DivX file, but an M$ MPEG4v3 . Update your codecs.conf.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	457 <DD> </DD>
2047 337daaf16922 added 'icewm suxx' Q/A.. don't kill me. kill arpi instead. gabucino parents: 2001 diff changeset	458
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	459 <DT>Q: When I play this movie I get video-audio desync and/or MPlayer crashes
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	460 with the following message:<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	461 <CODE>DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer!</CODE></DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	462 <DD>A: This can have multiple reasons.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	463 <UL>
7015 72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	464 <LI>Your CPU <B>and/or</B> video card <B>and/or</B> bus is too slow.
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	465 <B>MPlayer</B> displays a message if this is the case (and the dropped
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	466 frames counter goes up fast).</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	467 <LI>If it is an AVI, maybe it has bad interleaving. Try the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	468 <CODE>-ni</CODE> option.</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	469 <LI>Your sound driver is buggy, or you use ALSA 0.5 with <CODE>-ao oss</CODE>.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	470 See the <A HREF="sound.html">sound card section</A>.</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	471 <LI>The AVI has a bad header, try the <CODE>-nobps</CODE> option, and/or
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	472 <CODE>-mc 0</CODE>.</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	473 </UL></DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	474 <DD> </DD>
6777 a0414ad68a4e Added 2 entries: no sound without win32 and no sound with sound daemon. diego parents: 6672 diff changeset	475
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	476 <DT>Q: I have an MJPEG file which works with other players but displays only a
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	477 black image in MPlayer.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	478 <DD>A: Disable the Windows DLL in <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE>, or use the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	479 <CODE>-vc ffmjpeg</CODE> option (compile MPlayer with libavcodec for this
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	480 to work).</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	481 <DD> </DD>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	482
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	483 <DT>Q: When I try to grab from my tuner, it works, but colors are strange.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	484 It's OK with other applications.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	485 <DD>A: Your card probably misreports its colorspace capacity. Try with YUY2
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	486 instead of default YV12 (see the <A HREF="documentation.html#tv">TV input
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	487 documentation</A>).</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	488 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	489
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	490 <DT>Q: When I start playing, I get this message but everything seems fine:<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	491 <CODE>Linux RTC init: ioctl (rtc_pie_on): Permission denied</CODE></DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	492 <DD>A: You need root privileges or a
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	493 specially set up kernel to use the new timing code. For details see the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	494 <A HREF="documentation.html#rtc">RTC section</A> of the documentation.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	495 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	496
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	497 <DT>Q: I have A/V sync problems. Some of my AVIs play fine, but some play with
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	498 double speed!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	499 <DD>A: You have a buggy sound card/driver. Most likely it's fixed at 44100Hz,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	500 and you try to play a file which has 22050Hz audio. Try the resample audio
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	501 plugin.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	502 <DD> </DD>
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2772 diff changeset	503
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	504 <DT>Q: All the WMV (or other..) files I play create a green/gray window and
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	505 there is only sound! MPlayer prints:<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	506 <CODE>Detected video codec: [null] drv:0 (NULL codec (no decoding))</CODE></DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	507 <DD>A: Update your <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	508 <DD> </DD>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	509
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	510 <DT>Q: I get very strange percentage values (way too big) while playing files
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	511 on my notebook.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	512 <DD>A: It's an effect of the power management / power saving system of your
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	513 notebook (BIOS, not kernel). Plug the external power connector in
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	514 <B>before</B> you power on your notebook.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	515 <DD> </DD>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	516
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	517 <DT>Q: The audio/video gets totally out of sync when I run MPlayer as root on
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	518 my notebook. It works normal when i run it as a user.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	519 <DD>A: This is again a power management effect (see above). Plug the external
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	520 power connector in <B>before</B> you power on your notebook or use the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	521 <CODE>-nortc</CODE> switch.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	522
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	523 </DL>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	524
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	525
7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 7015 diff changeset	526 <H2><A NAME="driver">5.4 Video/audio driver problems (vo/ao)</A></H2>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	527
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	528 <DL>
1892 70dbd25c128c jo sok ilyen ize. gabucino parents: 1864 diff changeset	529
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	530 <DT>Q: I have no sound when playing a video and get error messages similar to
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	531 this one:
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	532 <PRE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	533 AO: [oss] 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	534 audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy
7076 3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly diego parents: 7063 diff changeset	535 couldn't open/init audio device -> NOSOUND
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	536 Audio: no sound!!!
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	537 Start playing...
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	538 </PRE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	539 </DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	540 <DD>A: Are you running KDE or GNOME with the arts or esd sound daemon? Try
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	541 disabling the sound daemon, or use the <CODE>-ao arts</CODE> switch to make
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	542 <B>MPlayer</B> use arts.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	543 <DD> </DD>
2606 a4b73dfad509 (ff)mjpeg q/a gabucino parents: 2593 diff changeset	544
6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	545 <DT>Q: What about the DGA driver? I can't find it!</DT>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	546 <DD>A: <CODE>./configure</CODE> autodetects your DGA driver. If
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	547 <CODE>-vo help</CODE> doesn't show DGA, then there's a problem with your X
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	548 installation. Try <CODE>./configure --enable-dga</CODE> and read the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	549 <A HREF="video.html#dga">documentation</A>. Alternatively, try SDL's DGA
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	550 driver with the <CODE>-vo sdl:dga</CODE> option.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	551 <DD> </DD>
3053 153fc4f5464f ehh too much gabucino parents: 3030 diff changeset	552
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	553 <DT>Q: OK, <CODE>-vo help</CODE> shows DGA driver, but it complains about
6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	554 permissions. Help me!</DT>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	555 <DD>A: It works only if running as root! It's a DGA limitation.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	556 You should become root (<CODE>su -</CODE>), and try again.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	557 Another solution is making <B>MPlayer</B> SUID root, but it's
7015 72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	558 <B>not recommended!</B><BR>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	559     <CODE>chown root /usr/local/bin/mplayer</CODE><BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	560     <CODE>chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/mplayer</CODE><BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	561     <CODE>chmod +s /usr/local/bin/mplayer</CODE><BR>
7015 72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	562 <BLOCKQUOTE>
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	563 <B>Warning: security risk</B><BR>
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	564 This is a <B>big</B> security risk! <B>Never</B> do this on a server or
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	565 on a computer that you do not control completely because other users can
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	566 gain root privileges through SUID root <B>MPlayer</B>. <B>You have been
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	567 warned.</B>
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	568 </BLOCKQUOTE>
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	569 </DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	570 <DD> </DD>
3053 153fc4f5464f ehh too much gabucino parents: 3030 diff changeset	571
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	572 <DT>Q: When using Xvideo, my Voodoo 3/Banshee says:<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	573 <CODE>X Error of failed request: BadAccess (attempt to access private
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	574 resource denied)<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	575   Major opcode of failed request: 147 (MIT-SHM)<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	576   Minor opcode of failed request: 1 (X_ShmAttach)<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	577   Serial number of failed request: 26<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	578   Current serial number in output stream:27</CODE></DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	579 <DD>A: The "tdfx" driver in XFree86 4.0.2/4.0.3 had this bug. This was solved
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	580 by <A HREF="http://www.xfree86.org/cvs/changes_4_1.html">bugfix #621 of the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	581 XFree86 4.1.0 CVS log</A>. So upgrade to XFree86 4.1.0 or later.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	582 Alternatively, either download (at least) DRI version 0.6 from the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	583 <A HREF="http://dri.sourceforge.net">DRI homepage</A>, or use CVS DRI.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	584 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	585
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	586 <DT>Q: OpenGL (<CODE>-vo gl</CODE>) output doesn't work (hang/black window/X11
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	587 errors/...).</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	588 <DD>A: Your OpenGL driver doesn't support dynamic texture changes
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	589 (glTexSubImage). It's known not to work with nVidia's binary mess.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	590 It's known to work with Utah-GLX/DRI and Matrox G400 cards. Also with
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	591 DRI and Radeon cards. It won't work with DRI and other cards.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	592 it will not work with 3DFX cards because of the 256x256 texture size limit.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	593 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	594
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	595 <DT>Q: I have an nVidia TNT/TNT2 card, and I have a band with strange colors,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	596 right under the movie! Whose fault is this?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	597 <DD>A: This is a bug of nVidia's binary X driver. These bugs appear ONLY with
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	598 the TNT/TNT2 cards, and we can't do anything about it. To fix the problem,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	599 upgrade to the latest nVidia binary driver version. If still bad, complain
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	600 to nVidia!</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	601 <DD> </DD>
6386 039065ac8625 Added FAQ compilation entry, moved DGA entry to video section, fixed the diego parents: 6385 diff changeset	602
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	603 <DT>Q: I have an nVidia XYZ card, and when I click on the GUI's display window
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	604 to toggle displaying the GUI panel, a black square appears where I clicked.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	605 I have the newest driver.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	606 <DD>A: Yes, nVidia corrected a previous bug (above), and introduced a new one.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	607 Let's congratulate them. UPDATE: According to
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	608 <A HREF="users_against_developers.html#nvidia">nVidia</A>, this has already
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	609 been fixed.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	610 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	611
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	612 <DT>Q: When I use the GUI with SDL video output, a second video window is
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	613 created.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	614 <DD>A: Known, don't use SDL for the GUI yet.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	615 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	616
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	617 <DT>Q: Oh the world is cruel ...! SDL has only <CODE>x11</CODE> target, but
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	618 not <CODE>xv</CODE>!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	619 <DD>A: Try that <CODE>x11</CODE> target again. Now try
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	620 <CODE>-vo x11 -fs -zoom</CODE>. See the difference? No?! OK, here comes the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	621 enlightenment: SDL's <CODE>x11</CODE> target uses xv when available, you
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	622 don't have to worry about it ... Note: you can force/disable Xv via SDL
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	623 using <CODE>-forcexv</CODE> and <CODE>-noxv</CODE></DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	624
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	625 </DL>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	626
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	627
7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 7015 diff changeset	628 <H2><A NAME="dvd">5.5 DVD playback</A></H2>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	629
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	630 <DL>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	631
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	632 <DT>Q: While playing a DVD, I encountered this error:<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	633 <CODE>mplayer: ifo_read.c:1143: ifoRead_C_ADT_internal: Assertion
7076 3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly diego parents: 7063 diff changeset	634 nfo_length / sizeof(cell_adr_t) >= c_adt->nr_of_vobs' failed.</CODE></DT>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	635 <DD>A: This is a known libdvdread 0.9.1/0.9.2 bug. Use <B>libmpdvdkit</B>,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	636 which is present in MPlayer source, and used by default.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	637 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	638
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	639 <DT>Q: Can I compile libdvdread and libdvdcss on my sweet SPARC under
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	640 Solaris?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	641 <DD>A: Who knows ... It's said to work, so please test it and send feedback.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	642 Refer to the documentation of libdvdread and its homepage as well. We're not
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	643 the authors of libdvdread. Use <B>libmpdvdkit</B>, which is present in
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	644 <B>MPlayer</B> source, and used by default.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	645 <DD> </DD>
2065 147e114e906b new nvidia bug gabucino parents: 2064 diff changeset	646
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	647 <DT>Q: What about subtitles? Can MPlayer display them?</DT>
6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	648 <DD>A: Yes. See the <A HREF="cd-dvd.html#dvd">DVD chapter</A> of the
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	649 documentation.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	650 <DD> </DD>
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	651
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	652 <DT>Q: How can I set the region code of my DVD-drive? I don't have
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	653 Windows!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	654 <DD>A: Use the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	655 <A HREF="http://www.linuxtv.org/download/dvd/dvd_disc_20000215.tar.gz">regionset tool</A>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	656 <DD> </DD>
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	657
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	658 <DT>Q: Do I need to be (setuid) root/setuid fibmap_mplayer to be able to play
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	659 a DVD?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	660 <DD>A: No, only for old-style DVD support. However you must have
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	661 the proper rights on the DVD device entry (in <CODE>/dev/</CODE>).</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	662 <DD> </DD>
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	663
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	664 <DT>Q: Where can I get libdvdread and libdvdcss packages?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	665 <DD>A: You don't need to. Use <B>libmpdvdkit</B>, which is present in
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	666 <B>MPlayer</B> source, and used by default. Anyway, the packages mentioned
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	667 can be get from the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	668 <A HREF="http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/groups/dvd">Ogle site</A>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	669 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	670
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	671 <DT>Q: Is it possible to play/encode only selected chapters?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	672 <DD>A: Yes, try the <CODE>-chapter</CODE> option.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	673 <DD> </DD>
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	674
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	675 <DT>Q: My DVD playback is sluggish!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	676 <DD>A: Use the <CODE>-cache</CODE> option (described in the man page)
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	677 and try enabling DMA for the DVD drive with the hdparm tool (described in
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	678 the <A HREF="cd-dvd.html#cd">CD chapter</A> of the documentation).</DD>
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	679
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	680 </DL>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	681
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	682
7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 7015 diff changeset	683 <H2><A NAME="features">5.6 Feature requests</A></H2>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	684
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	685 <DL>
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	686
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	687 <DT>Q: If <B>MPlayer</B> is paused and I try to seek or press any key at all,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	688 <B>MPlayer</B> ceases to be paused. I would like to be able to seek in the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	689 paused movie.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	690 <DD>A: This is very tricky to implement without losing A/V synchronization.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	691 All attempts have failed so far, but patches are welcome.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	692 <DD> </DD>
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	693
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	694 <DT>Q: I'd like to seek +/- 1 frames instead of 10 seconds.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	695 <DD>A: This won't be done. It was, but then it messed up A/V sync. Feel free
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	696 to implement it, and send a patch. Don't ask for it.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	697 <DD> </DD>
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	698
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	699 <DT>Q: Where is the Windows version?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	700 <DD>A: It's not released, and won't be. Look around the Windows scene (open
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	701 source ASF parsers, open source ASF encoders, etc) and you'll know why. We
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	702 don't want to go to jail. BTW you can compile it yourself, under
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	703 <A HREF="documentation.html#cygwin">Cygwin</A>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	704 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	705
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	706 </DL>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	707
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	708
7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 7015 diff changeset	709 <H2><A NAME="encoding">5.7 Encoding</A></H2>
6782 be9ab9dcd653 Advertise mencvcd, the woes of seeking in a paused movie and to OSD or not diego parents: 6777 diff changeset	710
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	711 <DL>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	712
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	713 <DT>Q: How can I encode?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	714 <DD>A: Read the <B>MEncoder</B> <A HREF="encoding.html">documentation</A>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	715 <DD> </DD>
2859 9508f2a11335 Q/A about fucky +- 1frame seeking feature req gabucino parents: 2848 diff changeset	716
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	717 <DT>Q: How can I create VCDs?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	718 <DD>A: Try the <CODE>mencvcd</CODE> script from the <CODE>TOOLS</CODE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	719 subdirectory. With it you can encode DVDs or other movies to VCD or SVCD
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	720 format and even burn them directly to CD.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	721 <DD> </DD>
3192 d84317675d4e few new Q/As gabucino parents: 3162 diff changeset	722
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	723 <DT>Q: My tuner works, I can hear the sound and watch the video with MPlayer,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	724 but MEncoder doesn't encode audio!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	725 <DD>A: TV audio encoding for Linux is currently unimplemented, we're working
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	726 on it. At the moment it works only on BSD.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	727 <DD> </DD>
6782 be9ab9dcd653 Advertise mencvcd, the woes of seeking in a paused movie and to OSD or not diego parents: 6777 diff changeset	728
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	729 <DT>Q: I can't encode DVD subtitles into the AVI!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	730 <DD>A: You have to specify the <CODE>-sid</CODE> option correctly!</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	731 <DD> </DD>
3966 6185a66a63cf * empty log message * gabucino parents: 3938 diff changeset	732
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	733 <DT>Q: MEncoder segfaults on startup!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	734 <DD>A: Upgrade DivX4Linux.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	735 <DD> </DD>
3966 6185a66a63cf * empty log message * gabucino parents: 3938 diff changeset	736
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	737 <DT>Q: How can I encode only selected chapters from a DVD?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	738 <DD>A: Use the <CODE>-chapter</CODE> option correctly, like:
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	739 <CODE>-chapter 5-7</CODE></DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	740 <DD> </DD>
4398 4039f5580f76 -chapter option updates (and some else?) gabucino parents: 4116 diff changeset	741
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	742 <DT>Q: I'm trying to work with 2GB+ files on a VFAT file system. Does it work?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	743 <DD>A: No, VFAT doesn't support 2GB+ files.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	744 <DD> </DD>
4116 d6234c93d60f divx4linuxbuzi gabucino parents: 3966 diff changeset	745
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	746 <DT>Q: Why is the recommended bitrate printed by MEncoder negative?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	747 <DD>A: Because the bitrate you encoded the audio with is too large to fit the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	748 movie on any CD. Check if you have libmp3lame installed properly.</DD>
6385 65ceb2d07a71 Q/A about mencoder printing negative recommended bitrate gabucino parents: 6352 diff changeset	749
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	750 </DL>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	751
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