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7 <A NAME=5>5. FAQ section
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10 <A NAME=5.1>5.1. Compilation
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12 <B>Q: What's the problem with gcc 2.96 ?
13 </B>A: gcc 2.96 is RedHat's UNOFFICIAL (it can be found only on RedHat sites, or
14 RedHat distributions) and BUGGY gcc release. gcc 2.96 is TOTALLY
15 unsupported by <B>MPlayer</B>, because it simply SKIPS MMX codes, it just does
16 not compile it. Important: this is NOT an <B>MPlayer</B>-specific problem,
17 numerous other projects (DRI, avifile, etc..) have problems with this shit
18 too.
19 ** DO NOT USE gcc 2.96 !!! **
20
21 <B>Q: Great, I have gcc 3.0.1 from RedHat/Mandrake, then I'm fine--!
22 </B>A: No :) Their gcc 3.0.1 was compiled with gcc 2.96, so they are
23 buggy shit too.
24
25 <B>Q: Now then. What should I use?
26 </B>A: Any of gcc 2.95 series.
27
28 <B>Q: SDL output doesn't work or compile. Problem is ....
29 </B>A: It is tested with newest SDL (probably runs on 1.1.7+).
30 It does NOT work with 1.1.6, 1.1.5 1.1.4 1.1.3 1.0.4 etc, don't ask.
31
32 <B>Q: I am still having trouble compiling with SDL support. gcc says something
33 about "undefined reference to `SDL_EnableKeyRepeat'" What's now?
34 </B>A: Where did you install the SDL library? If you installed in /usr/local
35 (the default) then edit the top level config.mak and add
36 "-L/usr/local/lib " after "X_LIBS=" Now type make. You're done!
37
38 <B>Q: It doesn't compile, and it misses uint64_t inttypes.h and similar things...
39 </B>A: copy DOCS/inttypes.h to <B>MPlayer</B> directory (cp DOCS/inttypes.h .)
40 try again... if fail, contact us
41
42 <B>Q: I have Pentium III but ./configure doesn't detect SSE
43 </B>A: Only kernel versions 2.4.x supports SSE (or try latest 2.2.19 or newer, but
44 be prepared for problems)
45
46 <B>Q: I have G200/G400, how to compile/use mga_vid driver?
47 </B>A: Read all this documentation.
48
49 <B>Q: Are there rpm/deb/... packages of <B>MPlayer</B>?
50 </B>A: You can make a .deb package for yourself, check section <A HREF="documentation.html#6.1">6.1</A> .
51 It's _STRONGLY_ discouraged to use precompiled packages
52 of <B>MPlayer</B>, since it (currently) _highly_ depends on compile-time
53 options and optimizations!
54 Precompiled packages are COMPLETELY unsupported by the <B>MPlayer</B> team!
55
56 <B>Q: During 'make', <B>MPlayer</B> complains about X11 libraries. I don't understand,
57 I DO have X installed!?
58 </B>A: ...but you don't have the X development package installed. Or not
59 correctly. It's called XFree86-devel* under RedHat, and xlib6g-dev* under
60 Debian. Also check if the /usr/X11 symlink exists (this can be a problem on
61 Mandrake systems). It can be created with the
62 $ ln -sf /usr/X11R6 /usr/X11
63 command. Also check the /usr/include/X11 link :
64 $ ln -sf /usr/X11R6/include/X11 /usr/include/X11
65 Your distribution may differ from the Linux Filesystem Standard.
66
67 <B>Q: What about DGA driver? I can't find it!!!
68 </B>A: ./configure autodetects your DGA driver. If -vo help doesn't show
69 DGA, then there's a problem with your X installation.
70 Try ./configure --enable-dga (and read VIDEOCARDS)
71 Alternatively, try SDL's DGA driver with '-vo sdl:dga' options.
72
73 <B>Q: I can't compile SVGAlib.. I'm using 2.3/2.4 kernel.
74 </B>A: You have to edit SVGAlib's Makefile.cfg and comment "BACKGROUND = y" out.
75
76 <B>Q: I compiled <B>MPlayer</B> with libcss/libdivxdecore support, but when
77 I try to start it, it says :
78 > error while loading shared libraries: libcss.so.0: cannot load
79 > shared object file: No such file or directory
80 I checked up on the file and it IS there in /usr/local/lib.
81 </B>A: What are you doing on Linux? Can't you install a library? Why do
82 we get these questions? It's not <B>MPlayer</B> specific at all! Add
83 /usr/local/lib to <B>/etc/ld.so.conf</B> and run <B>ldconfig</B> .
84 Or install it to /usr/lib , because if you can't solve the /usr/local
85 problem, you are careless enough to do such things.
86
87 <B>Q: I have gcc 3.0 . I have to compile mplayer with --disable-dshow,
88 else it prints
89
90 /usr/local/objdir/gcc-3.0/lib//libstdc++.so.3: undefined symbol: __dso_handle
91
92 </B>A: All you have to do is create a symbolic link from libstdc++.so to
93 libstdc++.so.3
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95
96 <A NAME=5.2>5.2. General questions
97
98 <B>Q: What about DVD playback?
99 </B>A: Read files 'DVD' and 'DVD-FAQ'.
100
101 <B>Q: -xy option doesn't work with x11 driver (-vo x11)
102 </B>A: x11 driver doesn't support scaling, but XF86VidMode support is now
103 used: you must specify the -vm and the -fs switch, and you're done.
104 Make sure you have the right Modelines in your XF86Config file, and
105 try if the DGA driver (and SDL's DGA driver, see VIDEOCARDS) works for you.
106 It's much faster. If SDL's DGA works too, use that, it'll be EVEN
107 faster!
108
109 <B>Q: what is the meaning of numbers in the status line?
110 </B>A: see:
111 </B>A: 2.1 V: 2.2 A-V: -0.167 ct: 0.042 57 41% 0% 2.6% 0
112 - </B>A: audio position in seconds
113 - V: video position in seconds
114 - A-V: audio-video difference in seconds (delay)
115 - ct: total A-V sync correction done
116 - frames played (counting from last seek)
117 - video codec cpu usage in percent (for mpeg it includes video_out too!)
118 - video_out cpu usage for avi, 0 for mpg (see above)
119 - audio codec cpu usage in percent
120 - frames needed to drop to maintain A-V sync
121 Most of them are for debug purposes, and will be removed soon.
122
123 <B>Q: Why is video_out cpu usage zero (0%) for mpeg files?
124 </B>A: It's not zero, but it's built in into codec, so can't be measured separated.
125 You should try to play the file using -vo null and then -vo ... and check
126 the difference to see video_out speed...
127
128 <B>Q: What's XMMP? (is it XMMS or XMPS but mispelled?)
129 </B>A: It's a new project, see http://frozenproductions.com for details
130
131 <B>Q: There are error messages about file not found /usr/lib/win32/....
132 </B>A: Download & install w32codec.zip from *our* FTP
133 (avifile's codec package has different DLL set)
134
135 <B>Q: Are there any mailing lists on <B>MPlayer</B>?
136 </B>A: Yes! See README on how to subscribe them!
137
138 <B>Q: I've found a nasty bug when I tried to play my favourite video!!
139 Who should I inform?
140 </B>A: See Appendix <A HREF="bugreports.html">C</A> .
141
142 <B>Q: I have problems playing files with ... codec. Can I use'em?
143 </B>A: Check http://mplayer.sourceforge.net/DOCS/codecs.html,
144 if it doesn't contain your codec, read
145 http://mplayer.sourceforge.net/DOCS/CODECS, and contact us.
146
147 <B>Q: Umm, what is "IdegCounter" ?
148 </B>A: A mixture of a hungarian and an english word. In english, "Ideg" means
149 "nerve", and is pronounced as something like "ydaegh" . It was first used
150 to measure the nervousness of A'rpi, after some (umm) "mystic" disappearance
151 of CVS code ;)
152
153 <B>Q: LIRC doesn't work, because ...
154 </B>A: Are you sure you use "mplayer_lirc" instead of "mplayer" ?
155
156 <B>Q: Subtitles are very nice, the most beautiful I've ever seen, but they slow
157 down the playing! I know it's unlikely...
158 </B>A: After running ./configure , edit config.h and replace #undef FAST_OSD with
159 #define FAST_OSD . Then recompile.
160
161 <B>Q: The OSD is flickering!
162 </B>A: You use a vo driver with single buffering (x11,xv). With xv you can change
163 the number of buffers in libvo/vo_xv.c :
164 Increase #define NUM_BUFFERS 1
165
166 <B>Q: What exactly is this libavcodec?
167 </B>A: It's from Gerard Lantau's ffmpeg package (http://ffmpeg.sourceforge.net).
168 It has C language DivX ;-) and OpenDivX codec. Some benchmarks
169 showed that its DivX seems to be even faster than DirectShow codec without
170 preprocessing, and only a few percent slower than ProjectMayo's OpenDivX
171 decoder. It uses YV12 pixel format, so old Voodoo users can use it for YUV.
172 Also, open the possibility to play DivX on virtually every computer that
173 has a C compiler. Kinda great stuff, isn't it?
174
175 <B>Q: But configure tells me "Checking for libavcodec ... no"!
176 </B>A: You need to get libavcodec from FFmpeg's CVS. Read the instructions in
177 the <A HREF="codecs.html#2.1.2.2">ffmpeg section</A> .
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179
180 <A NAME=5.3>5.3. File playing problems
181
182 <B>Q: ...... works with avifile/aviplay while doesn't with <B>MPlayer</B>
183 </B>A: <B>MPlayer</B> != avifile
184 The only common thing between these players is the Win32 DLL loader.
185 The codecs (dll) sets, syncronization, demultiplexing etc is totaly
186 different and shouldn't be compared.
187 If something works with aviplay it doesn't mean that <B>MPlayer</B> should do
188 it and vice versa.
189
190 <B>Q: audio goes out of sync playing .avi file
191 </B>A: try with -bps or -nobps option
192 if still bad, send me (upload to ftp) that file, I'll check.
193
194 <B>Q: Indeo 3.x/4.x movies are viewed upside-down!!!?
195 </B>A: It's a known bug (really it's a bug/limitation of the DLL codec)
196 Try if your vo driver supports the -flip switch.
197
198 <B>Q: Indeo 3.x,4.x video doesn't work at 32bpp resolutions (16,24 bpp are ok)
199 </B>A: It's a known bug (really it's a bug/limitation of the DLL codec)
200
201 <B>Q: I've got '<B>MPlayer</B> interrupted by signal 11' in module audio_setup or
202 decode_audio.
203 </B>A: This is highly unlikely, since the mp3lib rewrite. Contact us, it may be
204 a bug. Possibly it's a damaged file, try with -afm 4 .
205
206 <B>Q: <B>MPlayer</B> exits with something error when using l3codeca.acm
207 </B>A: Check 'ldd /usr/local/bin/mplayer' output. If it contains
208 libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x4???????)
209 where "?" is any number then it's ok, the error is not here. If it is:
210 libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00??????)
211 then there is problem with your kernel/libc. Maybe you are using some
212 security patches (for example Solar Designer's OpenWall patch) which
213 forces loading libraries to very low addresses.
214 Because l3codeca.acm is a non-relocatable DLL, it must be loaded to
215 0x00400000, we can't change this. You should use non-patched kernel,
216 or use <B>MPlayer</B>'s -afm 1 option to disable using l3codeca.acm.
217
218 <B>Q: My computer plays M$ DivX AVIs with resolutions ~ 640x300 and stereo mp3
219 sound too slow. When I use -nosound switch, everything is ok (but quiet).
220 </B>A: Those files probably have 48Khz audio, and your soundcard/driver can't play
221 it correctly. Audio downsampling isn't implemented in <B>MPlayer</B> (yet).
222
223 <B>Q: <B>MPlayer</B> dies with "<B>MPlayer</B> interrupted by signal 4 in module: decode_video".
224 </B>A: Try running <B>MPlayer</B> on the machine you compiled on. Or recompile. Don't
225 use <B>MPlayer</B> on different CPU than it was compiled on.
226
227 <B>Q: I have problems with [your window manager] and fullscreen xv/xmga/sdl/x11
228 modes..
229 </B>A1: Use the -fsmode switch. See example.conf or manpage.
230
231 <B>Q: But it works with avifile !
232 </B>A: So what?
233
234 <B>Q: Then avifile is better !
235 </B>A: Then use avifile, it has nice GUI and nice C++ code :)
236
237 <B>Q: I got this playing mpeg files: Can't find codec for video format 0x10000001 !
238 </B>A: You have old version of codecs.conf at ~/.mplayer/. Upgrade it from DOCS/
239
240 <B>Q: After starting mplayer under KDE(1/2) I just get a black screen and nothing
241 happens, after about one minute the video starts playing.
242 </B>A: The KDE arts sound daemon is blocking the sound device, either wait the time
243 until video starts or you disable the arts-daemon in kontrollcenter.
244 If you want to use arts sound, specify audio output via SDL (ao=sdl), and
245 make sure your SDL can handle arts sound. Yet another option is to start
246 mplayer with artsdsp.
247
248 <B>Q: I have an AVI that plays with grey screen with -vc odivx, and green
249 with -vc divx4 .
250 </B>A: It's not a DivX file, but an M$ MPEG4v3 . Update your codecs.conf.
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252
253 <A NAME=5.4>5.4. Video/audio driver problems (vo/ao)
254
255 <B>Q: Ok, -vo help shows DGA driver, but it is babbling about permissions!
256 Help me!
257 </B>A: It works only if running as root! It's a DGA limitation.
258 You should become to root (su -), and try again.
259
260 Another solution is making mplayer SUID root, but its NOT RECOMMENDED!
261
262 chown root /usr/local/bin/mplayer
263 chmod 750 /usr/local/bin/mplayer
264 chmod +s /usr/local/bin/mplayer
265
266 !!!! BUT STAY TUNED !!!!
267 This is a *BIG* security risk! *NEVER* do this on a server or on a computer
268 can be accessed by more people than only you because they can gain root
269 privilegies through suid root mplayer!!!
270 !!!! SO YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED ... !!!!
271
272 <B>Q: When using Xvideo, my Voodoo 3/Banshee says:
273 X Error of failed request: BadAccess (attempt to access private resource
274 denied)
275 Major opcode of failed request: 147 (MIT-SHM)
276 Minor opcode of failed request: 1 (X_ShmAttach)
277 Serial number of failed request: 26
278 Current serial number in output stream:27
279 </B>A: Your driver is old, update it. Either download (at least) DRI version 0.6
280 from http://dri.sourceforge.net , or use the DRI cvs.
281
282 <B>Q: When using Xvideo, I can't play DivX avis with my Voodoo 3/Banshee !
283 It says:
284 ...
285 Xvideo image format: 0x32315659 (YV12) planar
286 Xvideo image format: 0x30323449 (I420) planar
287 ...
288 </B>A1: See the previous answer.
289 A2: Since 0.18pre4 we include libavcodec from the ffmpeg package. It contains
290 a C language DivX and OpenDivX decoder. The DivX decoder uses YV12 format
291 for output, thus it should work for you. Compile in libavcodec support.
292
293 <B>Q: OpenGL (-vo gl) output doesn't work (hangup/black window/X11 errors/...)
294 </B>A: your opengl driver doesn't support dynamic texture changes (glTexSubImage)
295 it's known not to work with nVidia's binary shit.
296 it's known to work with Utah-GLX/DRI and Matrox G400 card. Also with
297 DRI and Radeon card. It won't work with DRI others than these.
298 it will not work with 3DFX cards because the 256x256 texture size limit.
299
300 <B>Q: I have an nVidia TNT/TNT2 card, and I have a band with strange colours,
301 right under the movie! Whose fault is this?
302 </B>A: It's the nVidia X driver's. These bugs are ONLY with the TNT/TNT2 cards,
303 and we can't do anything about it, it's not our bug.
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305
306 <A NAME=5.5>5.5. Feature requests
307
308 <B>Q: Is there a hint on how to watch QuickTime and RealMedia movies in MPlayer?
309 </B>A: There's no way to do it. Therefore these formats deserve to die in flames.
310 Theoretically you can reverse engineer Real codecs built for Linux (they
311 are available as .so files), but in practice that's really difficult, even
312 if you know how the compiler used by Real is making assembler code.
313 As for QuickTime, it's possible to play some old movies and this
314 capability will be added to mplayer soon, but newer clips are all Sorenson
315 encoded, and that codec is built-in deep in the QT executable, there's
316 no way to use it.
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