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Remove outdated graphics cards recommendations and fix wrong GTK dependency.
author diego
date Sun, 17 Sep 2006 14:59:08 +0000
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19 - You need a working development environment that can compile programs. 19 - You need a working development environment that can compile programs.
20 On popular Linux distributions, this means having the glibc development 20 On popular Linux distributions, this means having the glibc development
21 package(s) installed. 21 package(s) installed.
22 - To compile MPlayer with X11 support, you need to have the X Window System 22 - To compile MPlayer with X11 support, you need to have the X Window System
23 development packages (like for XFree86 or X.Org) installed. 23 development packages (like for XFree86 or X.Org) installed.
24 - For the GUI you need the libpng and GTK 1.2 development packages. 24 - For the GUI you need the libpng and GTK development packages.
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27 Before you start... 27 Before you start...
28 Unless you know what are you doing, consult DOCS/HTML/en/video.html to see 28 Unless you know what are you doing, consult DOCS/HTML/en/video.html to see
29 which driver to use with your video card to get the best quality and 29 which driver to use with your video card to get the best quality and
30 performance. Most cards require special drivers not included with XFree86 to 30 performance. Most cards require special drivers not included with XFree86 to
31 drive their 2-D video acceleration features like YUV and scaling. 31 drive their 2-D video acceleration features like YUV and scaling.
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33 A quick and incomplete list of recommendations:
34 - ATI cards: Get the GATOS drivers for X11/Xv or use VIDIX.
35 - Matrox G200/G4x0/G550: Compile and use mga_vid for Linux, on BSD use VIDIX.
36 - 3dfx Voodoo3/Banshee: Get XFree86 4.2.0+ for Xv or use the tdfxfb driver.
37 - nVidia cards: Get the X11 driver from www.nvidia.com for Xv support.
38 - NeoMagic cards: Get an Xv capable driver from our homepage as described in
39 DOCS/HTML/en/video.html.
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41 Without accelerated video even an 800MHz P3 may be too slow to play DVDs. 33 Without accelerated video even an 800MHz P3 may be too slow to play DVDs.
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