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65 Your distribution may differ from the Linux Filesystem Standard. 65 Your distribution may differ from the Linux Filesystem Standard.
66 66
67 <B>Q: What about DGA driver? I can't find it!!! 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 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. 69 DGA, then there's a problem with your X installation.
70 Try ./configure --enable-dga (and read VIDEOCARDS) 70 Try ./configure --enable-dga (and RTFM)
71 Alternatively, try SDL's DGA driver with '-vo sdl:dga' options. 71 Alternatively, try SDL's DGA driver with '-vo sdl:dga' options.
72 72
73 <B>Q: I can't compile SVGAlib.. I'm using 2.3/2.4 kernel. 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. 74 </B>A: You have to edit SVGAlib's Makefile.cfg and comment "BACKGROUND = y" out.
75 75
76 <B>Q: I compiled <B>MPlayer</B> with libcss/libdivxdecore support, but when 76 <B>Q: I compiled <B>MPlayer</B> with libcss/libdivxdecore support, but when
77 I try to start it, it says : 77 I try to start it, it says :
78 > error while loading shared libraries: libcss.so.0: cannot load 78 > error while loading shared libraries: libcss.so.0: cannot load
79 > shared object file: No such file or directory 79 > shared object file: No such file or directory
80 I checked up on the file and it IS there in /usr/local/lib. 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 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 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> . 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 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. 85 problem, you are careless enough to do such things.
86 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
94
95 87
96 <A NAME=5.2>5.2. General questions 88 <A NAME=5.2>5.2. General questions
97 89
98 <B>Q: What about DVD playback? 90 <B>Q: What about DVD playing ?
99 </B>A: Read files 'DVD' and 'DVD-FAQ'. 91 </B>A: Read the CD/DVD section .
100 92
101 <B>Q: -xy option doesn't work with x11 driver (-vo x11) 93 <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 94 </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. 95 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 96 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. 97 try if the DGA driver (and SDL's DGA driver, see RTFM) works for you.
106 It's much faster. If SDL's DGA works too, use that, it'll be EVEN 98 It's much faster. If SDL's DGA works too, use that, it'll be EVEN
107 faster! 99 faster!
108 100
109 <B>Q: what is the meaning of numbers in the status line? 101 <B>Q: what is the meaning of numbers in the status line?
110 </B>A: see: 102 </B>A: see:
131 <B>Q: There are error messages about file not found /usr/lib/win32/.... 123 <B>Q: There are error messages about file not found /usr/lib/win32/....
132 </B>A: Download & install w32codec.zip from *our* FTP 124 </B>A: Download & install w32codec.zip from *our* FTP
133 (avifile's codec package has different DLL set) 125 (avifile's codec package has different DLL set)
134 126
135 <B>Q: Are there any mailing lists on <B>MPlayer</B>? 127 <B>Q: Are there any mailing lists on <B>MPlayer</B>?
136 </B>A: Yes! See README on how to subscribe them! 128 </B>A: Yes! See RTFM on how to subscribe them!
137 129
138 <B>Q: I've found a nasty bug when I tried to play my favourite video!! 130 <B>Q: I've found a nasty bug when I tried to play my favourite video!!
139 Who should I inform? 131 Who should I inform?
140 </B>A: See Appendix <A HREF="bugreports.html">C</A> . 132 </B>A: See Appendix <A HREF="bugreports.html">C</A> .
141 133
157 down the playing! I know it's unlikely... 149 down the playing! I know it's unlikely...
158 </B>A: After running ./configure , edit config.h and replace #undef FAST_OSD with 150 </B>A: After running ./configure , edit config.h and replace #undef FAST_OSD with
159 #define FAST_OSD . Then recompile. 151 #define FAST_OSD . Then recompile.
160 152
161 <B>Q: The OSD is flickering! 153 <B>Q: The OSD is flickering!
162 </B>A: You use a vo driver with single buffering (x11,xv). With xv you can change 154 </B>A: You use a vo driver with single buffering (x11,xv). With xv,
163 the number of buffers in libvo/vo_xv.c : 155 use -double option.
164 Increase #define NUM_BUFFERS 1
165 156
166 <B>Q: What exactly is this libavcodec? 157 <B>Q: What exactly is this libavcodec?
167 </B>A: It's from Gerard Lantau's ffmpeg package (http://ffmpeg.sourceforge.net). 158 </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 159 It has C language DivX ;-) and OpenDivX alpha 47 codec. Some benchmarks
169 showed that its DivX seems to be even faster than DirectShow codec without 160 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 161 preprocessing, and only a few percent slower than ProjectMayo's DivX4
171 decoder. It uses YV12 pixel format, so old Voodoo users can use it for YUV. 162 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 163 Also, open the possibility to play DivX on virtually every computer that
173 has a C compiler. Kinda great stuff, isn't it? 164 has a C compiler. Kinda great stuff, isn't it?
174 165
175 <B>Q: But configure tells me "Checking for libavcodec ... no"! 166 <B>Q: But configure tells me "Checking for libavcodec ... no"!
217 208
218 <B>Q: My computer plays M$ DivX AVIs with resolutions ~ 640x300 and stereo mp3 209 <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). 210 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 211 </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). 212 it correctly. Audio downsampling isn't implemented in <B>MPlayer</B> (yet).
213 Maybe use the SDL driver, with <B>-ao:sdl</B>
222 214
223 <B>Q: <B>MPlayer</B> dies with "<B>MPlayer</B> interrupted by signal 4 in module: decode_video". 215 <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 216 </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. 217 use <B>MPlayer</B> on different CPU than it was compiled on.
226 218
284 ... 276 ...
285 Xvideo image format: 0x32315659 (YV12) planar 277 Xvideo image format: 0x32315659 (YV12) planar
286 Xvideo image format: 0x30323449 (I420) planar 278 Xvideo image format: 0x30323449 (I420) planar
287 ... 279 ...
288 </B>A1: See the previous answer. 280 </B>A1: See the previous answer.
289 A2: Since 0.18pre4 we include libavcodec from the ffmpeg package. It contains 281 A2: Since 0.18pre4 we support libavcodec from the ffmpeg package. It contains
290 a C language DivX and OpenDivX decoder. The DivX decoder uses YV12 format 282 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. 283 for output, thus it should work for you. Compile in libavcodec support.
292 284
293 <B>Q: OpenGL (-vo gl) output doesn't work (hangup/black window/X11 errors/...) 285 <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) 286 </B>A: your opengl driver doesn't support dynamic texture changes (glTexSubImage)