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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) |