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1 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> | |
2 <chapter id="faq" xreflabel="FAQ"> | |
3 <title>Frequently Asked Questions</title> | |
4 | |
5 <qandaset defaultlabel="number"> | |
6 | |
7 <qandadiv id="faq-compilation"> | |
8 <title>Compilation</title> | |
9 <qandaentry> | |
10 <question><para> | |
11 Compilation stops with an error message similar to this one: | |
12 <screen> | |
13 In file included from mplayer.c:34: | |
14 mw.h: In function `mplMainDraw': | |
15 mw.h:209: Internal compiler error in print_rtl_and_abort, at flow.c:6458 | |
16 Please submit a full bug report, | |
17 with preprocessed source if appropriate. | |
18 </screen> | |
19 </para></question> | |
20 <answer><para> | |
21 This is a known problem of <application>gcc</application> 3.0.4, upgrade | |
22 to 3.1 to solve the problem. How to install gcc is described in the | |
23 <link linkend="gcc-296">gcc 2.96</link> section. | |
24 </para></answer> | |
25 </qandaentry> | |
26 | |
27 <qandaentry> | |
28 <question><para> | |
29 Configure ends with this text, and MPlayer won't compile! | |
30 <screen>Your gcc does not support even i386 for '-march' and '-mcpu'</screen> | |
31 </para></question> | |
32 <answer><para> | |
33 Your gcc isn't installed correctly, check the <filename>config.log</filename> | |
34 file for details. | |
35 </para></answer> | |
36 </qandaentry> | |
37 | |
38 <qandaentry> | |
39 <question><para> | |
40 What does "No such file or directory" mean? | |
41 </para></question> | |
42 <answer><para> | |
43 Probably there is no such file or directory. | |
44 </para></answer> | |
45 </qandaentry> | |
46 | |
47 <qandaentry> | |
48 <question><para> | |
49 What's the problem with gcc 2.96? | |
50 </para></question> | |
51 <answer><para> | |
52 <emphasis role="bold">We strongly discourage the use of gcc 2.96!</emphasis> | |
53 Read <link linkend="gcc-296">this</link> document for details about why Red Hat | |
54 released gcc 2.96 and what the problems are all about. If you still really really | |
55 want to use it, be sure to get the latest release and give the | |
56 <option>--disable-gcc-checking</option> option to configure. Remember that you | |
57 are on your own from this point. Do <emphasis role="bold">not</emphasis> report | |
58 bugs, do <emphasis role="bold">not</emphasis> ask for help on the mailing lists. | |
59 We will <emphasis role="bold">not</emphasis> provide any support in case you run | |
60 into problems. | |
61 </para></answer> | |
62 </qandaentry> | |
63 | |
64 <qandaentry> | |
65 <question><para> | |
66 Great, I have gcc 3.0.1 from Red Hat/Mandrake, then I'm fine! | |
67 </para></question> | |
68 <answer><para> | |
69 No, since there have been/are issues with these compilers as well. | |
70 To check the status of current compilers' MPlayer support, see the | |
71 <link linkend="install">Installation</link> section. | |
72 </para></answer> | |
73 </qandaentry> | |
74 | |
75 <qandaentry> | |
76 <question><para> | |
77 I tried to compile MPlayer, but I got this output: | |
78 <screen> | |
79 In file included from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/std_cwchar.h:42, | |
80 from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/fpos.h:40, | |
81 from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/char_traits.h:40, | |
82 from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/std_string.h:41, | |
83 from /usr/include/g++-v3/string:31, | |
84 from libwin32.h:36, | |
85 from DS_AudioDecoder.h:4, | |
86 from DS_AudioDec.cpp:5: | |
87 /usr/include/wchar.h: In function Long long int wcstoq(const wchar_t*, | |
88 wchar_t**, int)': | |
89 /usr/include/wchar.h:514: cannot convert `const wchar_t* __restrict' to | |
90 `const | |
91 </screen> | |
92 </para></question> | |
93 <answer><para> | |
94 Upgrade your glibc to the latest release. On Mandrake, use 2.2.4-8mdk. | |
95 </para></answer> | |
96 </qandaentry> | |
97 | |
98 <qandaentry> | |
99 <question><para> | |
100 .. gcc 2.96 ... (Yes, some people are STILL flaming about gcc 2.96!) | |
101 </para></question> | |
102 <answer><para> | |
103 Quoted from a <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/2001-October/005351.html">mail</ulink> | |
104 A'rpi sent to the <ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/">mplayer-users</ulink> | |
105 list (the word 'ideg' is described below): | |
106 <blockquote> | |
107 <para> | |
108 And we have idegs. And our idegcounter overflowed again and again. | |
109 </para> | |
110 <para> | |
111 Unfortunately MPlayer is out of our control. It's used by lamers, Linux | |
112 users who can't even use Windows, and never tried to compile a kernel. They | |
113 installed (with default options) Mandrake or Red Hat or SuSE, and without | |
114 RTFM'ing they send messages saying 'it doesn't work! help me! please! i'm | |
115 new to Linux! help! oh! help me!'. We can't stop them, but at least we try | |
116 to force them to RTFM and to read the messages of ./configure and MPlayer. | |
117 </para> | |
118 <para> | |
119 And you clever guys come and flame us with gcc 2.96 and binary packages. | |
120 Instead of helping users or making patches to help solve problems. | |
121 </para> | |
122 <para> | |
123 Half of our spare/free time is spent by answering silly mails here and | |
124 making newer tricks and checks to configure to avoid such mails. | |
125 </para> | |
126 <para> | |
127 And there is a balance. On the one side are you, clever guys, saying we | |
128 are very bad because we don't like buggy gcc 2.96, and on the other side | |
129 there are the 'new to Linux' guys who are showing us gcc 2.96 is buggy. | |
130 </para> | |
131 <para> | |
132 Conclusion: We can't be good. Half the people will always say we are bad. | |
133 </para> | |
134 <para> | |
135 Maybe we should close the project, make it closed source, commercial, and | |
136 provide install support for it. then we could leave current work, so development | |
137 could go faster, and we could earn lots of money with it and buy a big house, | |
138 etc etc. Do you really want it? It seems. | |
139 </para> | |
140 </blockquote> | |
141 </para></answer> | |
142 </qandaentry> | |
143 | |
144 <qandaentry> | |
145 <question><para> | |
146 SDL output doesn't work or compile. The problem is ... | |
147 </para></question> | |
148 <answer><para> | |
149 It was tested to work with SDL 1.2.x and may run on SDL 1.1.7+. It does | |
150 <emphasis role="bold">not</emphasis> work with any previous version. So | |
151 if you choose to use such a version, you are on your own. | |
152 </para></answer> | |
153 </qandaentry> | |
154 | |
155 <qandaentry> | |
156 <question><para> | |
157 I am still having trouble compiling with SDL support. gcc says something | |
158 about "undefined reference to `SDL_EnableKeyRepeat'". What now? | |
159 </para></question> | |
160 <answer><para> | |
161 Where did you install the SDL library? If you installed in <filename>/usr/local</filename> | |
162 (the default) then edit the top level <filename>config.mak</filename> and add | |
163 "-L/usr/local/lib" after "X_LIBS=". Now type | |
164 <command>make</command>. You're done! | |
165 </para></answer> | |
166 </qandaentry> | |
167 | |
168 <qandaentry> | |
169 <question><para> | |
170 It doesn't compile, and it misses uint64_t inttypes.h and similar things ... | |
171 </para></question> | |
172 <answer><para> | |
173 Copy <filename>etc/inttypes.h</filename> to the MPlayer directory | |
174 (<command>cp etc/inttypes.h .</command>) and try again ... | |
175 </para></answer> | |
176 </qandaentry> | |
177 | |
178 <qandaentry> | |
179 <question><para> | |
180 I have Linux running on a Pentium III but <filename>./configure</filename> | |
181 doesn't detect SSE ... | |
182 </para></question> | |
183 <answer><para> | |
184 Only kernel versions 2.4.x support SSE (or try 2.2.19 or newer, but be | |
185 prepared for problems). | |
186 </para></answer> | |
187 </qandaentry> | |
188 | |
189 <qandaentry> | |
190 <question><para> | |
191 I have a G200/G400, how do I compile/use the mga_vid driver? | |
192 </para></question> | |
193 <answer><para> | |
194 Read the <link linkend="mga_vid">mga_vid documentation</link>. | |
195 </para></answer> | |
196 </qandaentry> | |
197 | |
198 <qandaentry> | |
199 <question><para> | |
200 Are there rpm/deb/... packages of MPlayer? | |
201 </para></question> | |
202 <answer><para> | |
203 You can make a .deb package for yourself, check the | |
204 <link linkend="debian">Debian packaging</link> section. There are links to | |
205 official Red Hat RPM packages available on our | |
206 <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/dload.html">download page</ulink>. | |
207 </para></answer> | |
208 </qandaentry> | |
209 | |
210 <qandaentry> | |
211 <question><para> | |
212 During 'make', MPlayer complains about X11 libraries. I don't understand, | |
213 I DO have X installed!? | |
214 </para></question> | |
215 <answer><para> | |
216 ... but you don't have the X development package installed. Or not correctly. | |
217 It's called <filename>XFree86-devel*</filename> under Red Hat, and | |
218 <filename>xlibs-dev</filename> under Debian. Also check if the | |
219 <filename class="directory">/usr/X11</filename> and | |
220 <filename class="directory">/usr/include/X11</filename> symlinks exist (this | |
221 can be a problem on Mandrake systems). They can be created with these commands: | |
222 <screen> | |
223 $ ln -sf /usr/X11R6 /usr/X11 | |
224 $ ln -sf /usr/X11R6/include/X11 /usr/include/X11 | |
225 </screen> | |
226 Your distribution may differ from the | |
227 <ulink url="http://www.pathname.com/fhs/">Filesystem Hierarchy Standard</ulink>. | |
228 </para></answer> | |
229 </qandaentry> | |
230 | |
231 <qandaentry> | |
232 <question><para> | |
233 I can't compile SVGAlib. I'm using kernel 2.3/2.4 ... | |
234 </para></question> | |
235 <answer><para> | |
236 You have to edit SVGAlib's <filename>Makefile.cfg</filename> and comment | |
237 <systemitem>BACKGROUND = y</systemitem> out. | |
238 </para></answer> | |
239 </qandaentry> | |
240 | |
241 <qandaentry> | |
242 <question><para> | |
243 I compiled MPlayer with libdvdcss/libdivxdecore support, but when I try to start it, it says: | |
244 <screen> | |
245 error while loading shared libraries: lib*.so.0: cannot load shared object file: No such file or directory | |
246 </screen> | |
247 I checked up on the file and it IS there in <filename class="directory">/usr/local/lib</filename> ... | |
248 </para></question> | |
249 <answer><para> | |
250 Add <filename class="directory">/usr/local/lib</filename> to <filename>/etc/ld.so.conf</filename> | |
251 and run <command>ldconfig</command>. | |
252 </para></answer> | |
253 </qandaentry> | |
254 | |
255 <qandaentry> | |
256 <question><para> | |
257 Hmm, strange. When loading the <filename>mga_vid.o</filename> kernel module, I | |
258 found this in the logs: | |
259 <programlisting> | |
260 Warning: loading mga_vid.o will taint the kernel: no license | |
261 </programlisting> | |
262 </para></question> | |
263 <answer><para> | |
264 The latest kernel modutils require a flag indicating the license (mainly to avoid | |
265 kernel hackers debugging closed source drivers). Upgrade your kernel, modutils | |
266 and <application>MPlayer</application>. | |
267 </para></answer> | |
268 </qandaentry> | |
269 | |
270 <qandaentry> | |
271 <question><para> | |
272 When compiling <application>MEncoder</application>, it segfaults at linking! | |
273 </para></question> | |
274 <answer><para> | |
275 This is a linker problem. Upgrading binutils should help (2.11.92.* | |
276 or newer should be good). Since it is not our fault, please do | |
277 <emphasis role="bold">not</emphasis> report! | |
278 </para></answer> | |
279 </qandaentry> | |
280 | |
281 <qandaentry> | |
282 <question><para> | |
283 MPlayer dies with segmentation fault upon pthread check! | |
284 </para></question> | |
285 <answer><para> | |
286 <command>chmod 644 /usr/lib/libc.so</command> | |
287 </para></answer> | |
288 </qandaentry> | |
289 | |
290 <qandaentry> | |
291 <question><para> | |
292 I'd like to compile <application>MPlayer</application> on Minix! | |
293 </para></question> | |
294 <answer><para> | |
295 Me too. :) | |
296 </para></answer> | |
297 </qandaentry> | |
298 | |
299 </qandadiv> | |
300 | |
301 <qandadiv id="faq-general"> | |
302 <title>General questions</title> | |
303 <qandaentry> | |
304 <question><para> | |
305 How do I create a proper patch for MPlayer? | |
306 </para></question> | |
307 <answer><para> | |
308 We made a <ulink url="../../tech/patches.txt">short document</ulink> | |
309 describing all the necessary details. Please follow the instructions. | |
310 </para></answer> | |
311 </qandaentry> | |
312 | |
313 <qandaentry> | |
314 <question><para> | |
315 How can I support MPlayer development? | |
316 </para></question> | |
317 <answer><para> | |
318 We are more than happy to accept your hardware and software | |
319 <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/donations.html">donations</ulink>. | |
320 They help us in continuously improving MPlayer. | |
321 </para></answer> | |
322 </qandaentry> | |
323 | |
324 <qandaentry> | |
325 <question><para> | |
326 How can I become an MPlayer developer? | |
327 </para></question> | |
328 <answer><para> | |
329 We always welcome coders and documenters. Read the | |
330 <ulink url="../../tech/">technical documentation</ulink> | |
331 to get a first grasp. Then you should subscribe to the | |
332 <ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-dev-eng">mplayer-dev-eng</ulink> | |
333 mailing list and start coding. | |
334 </para></answer> | |
335 </qandaentry> | |
336 | |
337 <qandaentry> | |
338 <question><para> | |
339 Can I run multiple instances of MPlayer? | |
340 </para></question> | |
341 <answer><para> | |
342 Yes. Some video out drivers like xv, dga or (x)mga are exclusive, some are | |
343 exclusive in combination with certain graphics boards and drivers. You will | |
344 not be able to run more than one instance of MPlayer with one of those video | |
345 out drivers. To a lesser degree this also applies to audio drivers. Not all | |
346 allow playback of multiple streams on the same device. | |
347 </para></answer> | |
348 </qandaentry> | |
349 | |
350 <qandaentry> | |
351 <question><para> | |
352 There is a timer in the upper left corner. How can I get rid of it? | |
353 </para></question> | |
354 <answer><para> | |
355 Press <keycap>o</keycap> and try the <option>-osdlevel</option> option. | |
356 </para></answer> | |
357 </qandaentry> | |
358 | |
359 <qandaentry> | |
360 <question><para> | |
361 The <option>-xy</option> or <option>-fs</option> option doesn't work with | |
362 the x11 driver (<option>-vo x11</option>) ... | |
363 </para></question> | |
364 <answer><para> | |
365 It does, but you have to explicitly specify software scaling (very slow) with the | |
366 <option>-zoom</option> option. You better use XF86VidMode support: You must | |
367 specify the <option>-vm</option> and the <option>-fs</option> option, and you're | |
368 done. Make sure you have the right modelines in your <filename>XF86Config</filename> | |
369 file, and try to make the <link linkend="dga">DGA driver</link> and | |
370 <link linkend="sdl">SDL's DGA driver</link> work for you. It's much | |
371 faster. If SDL's DGA works, use that, it'll be even faster. | |
372 </para></answer> | |
373 </qandaentry> | |
374 | |
375 <qandaentry> | |
376 <question><para> | |
377 What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line? | |
378 </para></question> | |
379 <answer><para> | |
380 Example: | |
381 <screen>A: 2.1 V: 2.2 A-V: -0.167 ct: 0.042 57/57 41% 0% 2.6% 0 4 49%</screen> | |
382 <itemizedlist> | |
383 <listitem><para>A: audio position in seconds</para></listitem> | |
384 <listitem><para>V: video position in seconds</para></listitem> | |
385 <listitem><para>A-V: audio-video difference in seconds (delay)</para></listitem> | |
386 <listitem><para>ct: total A-V sync correction done</para></listitem> | |
387 <listitem><para>frames played (counting from last seek)</para></listitem> | |
388 <listitem><para>frames decoded (counting from last seek)</para></listitem> | |
389 <listitem><para>video codec cpu usage in percent (for slices and DR this includes | |
390 video_out)</para></listitem> | |
391 <listitem><para>video_out cpu usage</para></listitem> | |
392 <listitem><para>audio codec cpu usage in percent</para></listitem> | |
393 <listitem><para>frames needed to drop to maintain A-V sync</para></listitem> | |
394 <listitem><para>current level of image postprocessing (when using | |
395 <option>-autoq</option>)</para></listitem> | |
396 <listitem><para>current cache size used (around 50% is normal)</para></listitem> | |
397 </itemizedlist> | |
398 Most of them are for debug purposes and will be removed at some point. | |
399 </para></answer> | |
400 </qandaentry> | |
401 | |
402 <qandaentry> | |
403 <question><para> | |
404 What if I don't want them to appear? | |
405 </para></question> | |
406 <answer><para> | |
407 Use the <option>-quiet</option> option and read the man page. | |
408 </para></answer> | |
409 </qandaentry> | |
410 | |
411 <qandaentry> | |
412 <question><para> | |
413 Why is video_out cpu usage zero (0%) for some files? | |
414 </para></question> | |
415 <answer><para> | |
416 It's not zero, but it's called from the codec and thus cannot be measured | |
417 separately. You should try to play the file using <option>-vo null</option> and | |
418 then <option>-vo ...</option> and check the difference to see the video_out speed. | |
419 </para></answer> | |
420 <answer><para> | |
421 You are using Direct Rendering, where the codec renders to the video memory | |
422 itself. In this case, the decoding percentage contains the display percentage, too. | |
423 </para></answer> | |
424 </qandaentry> | |
425 | |
426 <qandaentry> | |
427 <question><para> | |
428 There are error messages about file not found <filename>/usr/lib/win32/</filename> ... | |
429 </para></question> | |
430 <answer><para> | |
431 Download the Win32 codecs from our | |
432 <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/">codecs page</ulink> | |
433 (avifile's codec package has a different DLL set) and install it. | |
434 </para></answer> | |
435 </qandaentry> | |
436 | |
437 <qandaentry> | |
438 <question><para> | |
439 Are there any mailing lists on MPlayer? | |
440 </para></question> | |
441 <answer><para> | |
442 Yes. See the bottom of the info page on | |
443 <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/info.html">our homepage</ulink> | |
444 to subscribe. | |
445 </para></answer> | |
446 </qandaentry> | |
447 | |
448 <qandaentry> | |
449 <question><para> | |
450 I've found a nasty bug when I tried to play my favorite video! Who should I inform? | |
451 </para></question> | |
452 <answer><para> | |
453 Please read the | |
454 <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/bugreports.html">bug reporting guidelines</ulink> | |
455 and follow the instructions. | |
456 </para></answer> | |
457 </qandaentry> | |
458 | |
459 <qandaentry> | |
460 <question><para> | |
461 I have problems playing files with the ... codec. Can I use them? | |
462 </para></question> | |
463 <answer><para> | |
464 Check the <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/codecs-status.html">codec status</ulink>, | |
465 if it doesn't contain your codec, read the <link linkend="codecs">codec documentation</link>, | |
466 especially the <link linkend="win32-codecs">codec importing HOWTO</link> and contact us. | |
467 </para></answer> | |
468 </qandaentry> | |
469 | |
470 <qandaentry> | |
471 <question><para> | |
472 Umm, what is "IdegCounter"? | |
473 </para></question> | |
474 <answer><para> | |
475 A combination of a Hungarian and an English word. "Ideg" in Hungarian | |
476 means the same as "nerve" in English, and is pronounced as something like | |
477 quot;ydaegh". It was first used to measure the nervousness of A'rpi, after | |
478 some (umm) "mysterious" disappearance of CVS code ;) | |
479 </para></answer> | |
480 </qandaentry> | |
481 | |
482 <qandaentry> | |
483 <question><para> | |
484 And what is "Faszom(C)ounter" | |
485 </para></question> | |
486 <answer><para> | |
487 "Fasz" is a Hungarian word you don't want to know, the others are | |
488 connected to the perverted minds of the MPlayer developers. | |
489 </para></answer> | |
490 </qandaentry> | |
491 | |
492 <qandaentry> | |
493 <question><para> | |
494 LIRC doesn't work, because ... | |
495 </para></question> | |
496 <answer><para> | |
497 Are you sure you are using <command>mplayer</command> instead of | |
498 <command>mplayer_lirc</command>? Note that it was <command>mplayer_lirc</command> | |
499 for a long time, including the 0.60 release, but it was recently changed back to | |
500 <command>mplayer</command>. | |
501 </para></answer> | |
502 </qandaentry> | |
503 | |
504 <qandaentry> | |
505 <question><para> | |
506 Subtitles are very nice, the most beautiful I've ever seen, but they | |
507 slow down playing! I know it's unlikely ... | |
508 </para></question> | |
509 <answer><para> | |
510 After running <filename>./configure</filename>, edit <filename>config.h</filename> | |
511 and replace <systemitem>#undef FAST_OSD</systemitem> with | |
512 <systemitem>#define FAST_OSD</systemitem>. Then recompile. | |
513 </para></answer> | |
514 </qandaentry> | |
515 | |
516 <qandaentry> | |
517 <question><para> | |
518 The onscreen display (OSD) is flickering! | |
519 </para></question> | |
520 <answer><para> | |
521 You use a vo driver with single buffering (x11,xv). With xv, use the | |
522 <option>-double</option> option. Also try <option>-vop expand</option>. | |
523 </para></answer> | |
524 </qandaentry> | |
525 | |
526 <qandaentry> | |
527 <question><para> | |
528 What exactly is this libavcodec thing? | |
529 </para></question> | |
530 <answer><para> | |
531 | |
532 </para></answer> | |
533 </qandaentry> | |
534 | |
535 <qandaentry> | |
536 <question><para> | |
537 But configure tells me "Checking for libavcodec ... no"! | |
538 </para></question> | |
539 <answer><para> | |
540 See the <link linkend="ffmpeg">libavcodec section</link>. | |
541 </para></answer> | |
542 </qandaentry> | |
543 | |
544 <qandaentry> | |
545 <question><para> | |
546 Icewm's taskbar keeps covering the movie in fullscreen mode! | |
547 </para></question> | |
548 <answer><para> | |
549 You need to get libavcodec from FFmpeg's CVS. Read the instructions in the | |
550 <link linkend="ffmpeg">libavcodec section</link>. | |
551 </para></answer> | |
552 </qandaentry> | |
553 | |
554 <qandaentry> | |
555 <question><para> | |
556 I can't access the GUI menu. I press right click, but I can't | |
557 access any menu items! | |
558 </para></question> | |
559 <answer><para> | |
560 This shouldn't happen anymore, if it still does use the <option>-fstype</option> | |
561 layer option and report it to the <ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/">mplayer-users</ulink> | |
562 mailing list. | |
563 </para></answer> | |
564 </qandaentry> | |
565 | |
566 <qandaentry> | |
567 <question><para> | |
568 How can I run MPlayer in the background? | |
569 </para></question> | |
570 <answer><para> | |
571 Use: | |
572 <screen>mplayer <replaceable>options</replaceable> <replaceable>filename</replaceable> < /dev/null &</screen> | |
573 </para></answer> | |
574 </qandaentry> | |
575 </qandadiv> | |
576 | |
577 <qandadiv id="faq-playback"> | |
578 <title>Playback problems</title> | |
579 <qandaentry> | |
580 <question><para> | |
581 I can play certain AVIs but I get no sound and this kind of error: | |
582 <screen> | |
583 Detected audio codec: [divx] afm:4 (DivX audio (WMA)) | |
584 Requested audio codec family [divx] (afm=4) not available (enable it at | |
585 compile time!) | |
586 </screen> | |
587 </para></question> | |
588 <answer><para> | |
589 Probably the audio uses a codec not natively supported by MPlayer. Install the | |
590 Win32 codec package as described in the README or in the | |
591 <link linkend="install">Installation</link> section. | |
592 </para></answer> | |
593 </qandaentry> | |
594 <qandaentry> | |
595 <question><para> | |
596 ... works with avifile/aviplay but doesn't with <application>MPlayer</application>. | |
597 </para></question> | |
598 <answer><para> | |
599 MPlayer is not avifile. The only common thing between these players is the Win32 | |
600 DLL loader. The codecs (DLL) set, synchronization, demultiplexing etc is totally | |
601 different and shouldn't be compared. If something works with aviplay it doesn't | |
602 mean that MPlayer will work and vice versa. | |
603 </para></answer> | |
604 </qandaentry> | |
605 <qandaentry> | |
606 <question><para> | |
607 Audio goes out of sync playing an AVI file. | |
608 </para></question> | |
609 <answer><para> | |
610 Try the <option>-bps</option> or <option>-nobps</option> option. If it does not | |
611 improve, read <link linkend="bugreports">this</link> and upload the file to FTP. | |
612 </para></answer> | |
613 </qandaentry> | |
614 <qandaentry> | |
615 <question><para> | |
616 <application>MPlayer</application> exits with some error when using <filename>l3codeca.acm</filename>. | |
617 </para></question> | |
618 <answer><para> | |
619 Check <command>ldd /usr/local/bin/mplayer</command> output. If it contains | |
620 <screen>libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x4???????)</screen> | |
621 where "?" is any number then it's OK, the error is not here. If it is: | |
622 <screen>libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00??????)</screen> | |
623 then there is a problem with your kernel/libc. Maybe you are using some security | |
624 patches (for example Solar Designer's OpenWall patch) which forces loading | |
625 libraries to very low addresses. Because <filename>l3codeca.acm</filename> is a | |
626 non-relocatable DLL, it must be loaded to <literal>0x00400000</literal>, we can't | |
627 change this. You should use a non-patched kernel, or use MPlayer's | |
628 <option>-afm 1</option> option to disable using <filename>l3codeca.acm</filename>. | |
629 </para></answer> | |
630 </qandaentry> | |
631 <qandaentry> | |
632 <question><para> | |
633 My computer plays MS DivX AVIs with resolutions ~ 640x300 and stereo mp3 sound | |
634 too slow. When I use <option>-nosound</option> option, everything is OK (but quiet). | |
635 </para></question> | |
636 <answer><para> | |
637 Your machine is too slow or your soundcard driver is broken. Consult the | |
638 documentation to see if you can improve performance. | |
639 </para></answer> | |
640 </qandaentry> | |
641 <qandaentry> | |
642 <question><para> | |
643 <application>MPlayer</application> dies with "MPlayer interrupted by | |
644 signal 4 in module: decode_video". | |
645 </para></question> | |
646 <answer><para> | |
647 Try running MPlayer on the machine you compiled on. Or recompile with runtime | |
648 CPU detection (<command>./configure --enable-runtime-cpudetection</command>). | |
649 Don't use MPlayer on a CPU different from the one it was compiled on, without | |
650 using the feature mentioned just now. | |
651 </para></answer> | |
652 </qandaentry> | |
653 <qandaentry> | |
654 <question><para> | |
655 I have problems with [your window manager] and fullscreen xv/xmga/sdl/x11 modes ... | |
656 </para></question> | |
657 <answer><para> | |
658 Read the <link linkend="bugreports">bug reporting guidelines</link> and send us | |
659 a proper bug report. | |
660 </para></answer> | |
661 </qandaentry> | |
662 <qandaentry> | |
663 <question><para> | |
664 I got this playing MPEG files: Can't find codec for video format 0x10000001! | |
665 </para></question> | |
666 <answer><para> | |
667 You have an old version of <filename>codecs.conf</filename> at | |
668 <filename class="directory">~/.mplayer/</filename>. Upgrade it from | |
669 <filename class="directory">/etc/</filename>. | |
670 <emphasis role="bold">OR</emphasis> you have the <option>vc=</option> option or | |
671 something similar in your config file(s). | |
672 </para></answer> | |
673 </qandaentry> | |
674 <qandaentry> | |
675 <question><para> | |
676 When starting <application>MPlayer</application> under KDE I just get a black | |
677 screen and nothing happens. After about one minute the video starts playing. | |
678 </para></question> | |
679 <answer><para> | |
680 The KDE arts sound daemon is blocking the sound device. Either wait until the | |
681 video starts or disable the arts-daemon in kontrol center. If you want to use | |
682 arts sound, specify audio output via our native arts audio driver | |
683 (<option>-ao arts</option>). If it fails or isn't compiled in, try SDL | |
684 (<option>-ao sdl</option>) and make sure your SDL can handle arts sound. Yet | |
685 another option is to start MPlayer with artsdsp. | |
686 </para></answer> | |
687 </qandaentry> | |
688 <qandaentry> | |
689 <question><para> | |
690 I have an AVI that produces a gray screen when played with <option>-vc odivx</option> | |
691 and a green one with <option>-vc divx4</option>. | |
692 </para></question> | |
693 <answer><para> | |
694 It's not a DivX file, but an MS MPEG4v3. Update your <filename>codecs.conf</filename>. | |
695 </para></answer> | |
696 </qandaentry> | |
697 <qandaentry> | |
698 <question><para> | |
699 When I play this movie I get video-audio desync and/or <application>MPlayer</application> | |
700 crashes with the following message: | |
701 <screen>DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer!</screen> | |
702 </para></question> | |
703 <answer><para> | |
704 This can have multiple reasons. | |
705 <itemizedlist> | |
706 <listitem><para> | |
707 Your CPU <emphasis role="bold">and/or</emphasis> video card <emphasis role="bold">and/or</emphasis> | |
708 bus is too slow. MPlayer displays a message if this is the case (and the | |
709 dropped frames counter goes up fast). | |
710 </para></listitem> | |
711 <listitem><para> | |
712 If it is an AVI, maybe it has bad interleaving. Try the <option>-ni</option> option. | |
713 </para></listitem> | |
714 <listitem><para> | |
715 Your sound driver is buggy, or you use ALSA 0.5 with <option>-ao oss</option>. | |
716 See the <link linkend="audio-dev">sound card section</link>. | |
717 </para></listitem> | |
718 <listitem><para> | |
719 The AVI has a bad header, try the <option>-nobps</option> option, and/or <option>-mc 0</option>. | |
720 </para></listitem> | |
721 </itemizedlist> | |
722 </para></answer> | |
723 </qandaentry> | |
724 <qandaentry> | |
725 <question><para> | |
726 I have an MJPEG file which works with other players but displays only a black image in | |
727 <application>MPlayer</application> | |
728 </para></question> | |
729 <answer><para> | |
730 Disable the Windows DLL in <filename>codecs.conf</filename>, or use the | |
731 <option>-vc ffmjpeg</option> option (compile MPlayer with libavcodec for this to work). | |
732 </para></answer> | |
733 </qandaentry> | |
734 <qandaentry> | |
735 <question><para> | |
736 When I try to grab from my tuner, it works, but colors are strange. It's OK with other | |
737 applications. | |
738 </para></question> | |
739 <answer><para> | |
740 Your card probably misreports its colorspace capacity. Try with YUY2 instead of | |
741 default YV12 (see the <link linkend="tv-input">TV input documentation</link>). | |
742 </para></answer> | |
743 </qandaentry> | |
744 <qandaentry> | |
745 <question><para> | |
746 When I start playing, I get this message but everything seems fine: | |
747 <screen>Linux RTC init: ioctl (rtc_pie_on): Permission denied</screen> | |
748 </para></question> | |
749 <answer><para> | |
750 You need root privileges or a specially set up kernel to use the new timing | |
751 code. For details see the <link linkend="rtc">RTC section</link> of the documentation. | |
752 </para></answer> | |
753 </qandaentry> | |
754 <qandaentry> | |
755 <question><para> | |
756 I have A/V sync problems. Some of my AVIs play fine, but some play with double speed! | |
757 </para></question> | |
758 <answer><para> | |
759 You have a buggy sound card/driver. Most likely it's fixed at 44100Hz, and you | |
760 try to play a file which has 22050Hz audio. Try the resample audio plugin. | |
761 </para></answer> | |
762 </qandaentry> | |
763 <qandaentry> | |
764 <question><para> | |
765 All the WMV (or other..) files I play create a green/gray window and there is | |
766 only sound! <application>MPlayer</application> prints: | |
767 <screen>Detected video codec: [null] drv:0 (NULL codec (no decoding))</screen> | |
768 </para></question> | |
769 <answer><para> | |
770 Update your <filename>codecs.conf</filename>. | |
771 </para></answer> | |
772 </qandaentry> | |
773 <qandaentry> | |
774 <question><para> | |
775 I get very strange percentage values (way too big) while playing files on my notebook. | |
776 </para></question> | |
777 <answer><para> | |
778 It's an effect of the power management / power saving system of your notebook | |
779 (BIOS, not kernel). Plug the external power connector in before you power on | |
780 your notebook. You can also try whether | |
781 <ulink url="http://www.brodo.de/cpufreq/">cpufreq</ulink> (a SpeedStep interface for Linux) helps you. | |
782 </para></answer> | |
783 </qandaentry> | |
784 <qandaentry> | |
785 <question><para> | |
786 The audio/video gets totally out of sync when I run <application>MPlayer</application> | |
787 as root on my notebook. It works normal when i run it as a user. | |
788 </para></question> | |
789 <answer><para> | |
790 This is again a power management effect (see above). Plug the external power | |
791 connector in <emphasis role="bold">before</emphasis> you power on your notebook | |
792 or use the <option>-nortc</option> option. | |
793 </para></answer> | |
794 </qandaentry> | |
795 </qandadiv> | |
796 | |
797 <qandadiv id="faq-driver"> | |
798 <title>Video/audio driver problems (vo/ao)</title> | |
799 <qandaentry> | |
800 <question><para> | |
801 I have no sound when playing a video and get error messages similar to this one: | |
802 <screen> | |
803 AO: [oss] 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian) | |
804 audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy | |
805 couldn't open/init audio device -> NOSOUND | |
806 Audio: no sound!!! | |
807 Start playing... | |
808 </screen> | |
809 </para></question> | |
810 <answer><para> | |
811 Are you running KDE or GNOME with the ARTS or ESD sound daemon? Try disabling | |
812 the sound daemon or use the <option>-ao arts</option> or <option>-ao esd</option> | |
813 option to make MPlayer use ARTS or ESD. | |
814 </para></answer> | |
815 </qandaentry> | |
816 <qandaentry> | |
817 <question><para> | |
818 What about the DGA driver? I can't find it! | |
819 </para></question> | |
820 <answer><para> | |
821 <filename>./configure</filename> autodetects your DGA driver. If <option>-vo help</option> | |
822 doesn't show DGA, then there's a problem with your X installation. Try | |
823 <command>./configure --enable-dga</command> and read the | |
824 <link linkend="dga">documentation</link>. Alternatively, try SDL's DGA driver | |
825 with the <option>-vo sdl:dga</option> option. | |
826 </para></answer> | |
827 </qandaentry> | |
828 <qandaentry> | |
829 <question><para> | |
830 OK, <option>-vo help</option> shows DGA driver, but it complains about permissions. | |
831 Help me! | |
832 </para></question> | |
833 <answer><para> | |
834 It works only if running as root! It's a DGA limitation. You should become root | |
835 (<command>su -</command>), and try again. Another solution is making MPlayer SUID | |
836 root, but it's not recommended! | |
837 <screen> | |
838 chown root /usr/local/bin/mplayer | |
839 chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/mplayer | |
840 chmod +s /usr/local/bin/mplayer | |
841 </screen> | |
842 <warning><para> | |
843 This is a <emphasis role="bold">big</emphasis> security risk! <emphasis role="bold">Never</emphasis> | |
844 do this on a server or on a computer that you do not control completely because | |
845 other users can gain root privileges through SUID root MPlayer. | |
846 <emphasis role="bold">You have been warned</emphasis>. | |
847 </para></warning> | |
848 </para></answer> | |
849 </qandaentry> | |
850 <qandaentry> | |
851 <question><para> | |
852 When using Xvideo, my Voodoo 3/Banshee says: | |
853 <screen> | |
854 X Error of failed request: BadAccess (attempt to access private resource denied) | |
855 Major opcode of failed request: 147 (MIT-SHM) | |
856 Minor opcode of failed request: 1 (X_ShmAttach) | |
857 Serial number of failed request: 26 | |
858 Current serial number in output stream:27 | |
859 </screen> | |
860 </para></question> | |
861 <answer><para> | |
862 The "tdfx" driver in XFree86 4.0.2/4.0.3 had this bug. This was | |
863 solved by <ulink url="http://www.xfree86.org/cvs/changes_4_1.html">bugfix #621 | |
864 of the XFree86 4.1.0 CVS log</ulink>. So upgrade to XFree86 4.1.0 or later. | |
865 Alternatively, either download (at least) DRI version 0.6 from the | |
866 <ulink url="http://dri.sourceforge.net">DRI homepage</ulink>, or use CVS DRI. | |
867 </para></answer> | |
868 </qandaentry> | |
869 <qandaentry> | |
870 <question><para> | |
871 OpenGL (<option>-vo gl</option>) output doesn't work (hang/black window/X11 | |
872 errors/...). | |
873 </para></question> | |
874 <answer><para> | |
875 Your OpenGL driver doesn't support dynamic texture changes (glTexSubImage). | |
876 It's known not to work with nVidia's binary mess. It's known to work with | |
877 Utah-GLX/DRI and Matrox G400 cards. Also with DRI and Radeon cards. It won't | |
878 work with DRI and other cards. it will not work with 3DFX cards because of | |
879 the 256x256 texture size limit. | |
880 </para></answer> | |
881 </qandaentry> | |
882 <qandaentry> | |
883 <question><para> | |
884 I have an nVidia TNT/TNT2 card, and I have a band with strange colors, right | |
885 under the movie! Whose fault is this? | |
886 </para></question> | |
887 <answer><para> | |
888 This is a bug of nVidia's binary X driver. These bugs appear ONLY with the | |
889 TNT/TNT2 cards, and we can't do anything about it. To fix the problem, upgrade | |
890 to the latest nVidia binary driver version. If still bad, complain to nVidia! | |
891 </para></answer> | |
892 </qandaentry> | |
893 <qandaentry> | |
894 <question><para> | |
895 I have an nVidia XYZ card, and when I click on the GUI's display window to | |
896 toggle displaying the GUI panel, a black square appears where I clicked. I have | |
897 the newest driver. | |
898 </para></question> | |
899 <answer><para> | |
900 Yes, nVidia corrected a previous bug (above), and introduced a new one. | |
901 Let's congratulate them. UPDATE: According to <link linkend="nvidia">nVidia</link>, | |
902 this has already been fixed. | |
903 </para></answer> | |
904 </qandaentry> | |
905 <qandaentry> | |
906 <question><para> | |
907 When I use the GUI with SDL video output, a second video window is created. | |
908 </para></question> | |
909 <answer><para> | |
910 Known, don't use SDL for the GUI yet. | |
911 </para></answer> | |
912 </qandaentry> | |
913 <qandaentry> | |
914 <question><para> | |
915 Oh the world is cruel ...! SDL has only <systemitem>x11</systemitem> target, | |
916 but not <systemitem>xv</systemitem>! | |
917 </para></question> | |
918 <answer><para> | |
919 Try that <systemitem>x11</systemitem> target again. Now try <option>-vo x11 | |
920 -fs -zoom</option>. See the difference? No?! OK, here comes the enlightenment: | |
921 SDL's <systemitem>x11</systemitem> target uses xv when available, you don't have | |
922 to worry about it ... Note: you can force/disable Xv via SDL using | |
923 <option>-forcexv</option> and <option>-noxv</option> | |
924 </para></answer> | |
925 </qandaentry> | |
926 </qandadiv> | |
927 | |
928 <qandadiv id="faq-dvd"> | |
929 <title>DVD playback</title> | |
930 <qandaentry> | |
931 <question><para> | |
932 What about DVD navigation? | |
933 </para></question> | |
934 <answer><para> | |
935 Support for dvdnav in <application>MPlayer</application> is currently broken, | |
936 normal playback does work, though. If you want to have fancy menus, you will | |
937 have to use another player like <application>Xine</application> or | |
938 <application>Ogle</application>. If you care about DVD navigation, send a | |
939 <ulink url="../../tech/patches.txt">patch</ulink>. | |
940 </para></answer> | |
941 </qandaentry> | |
942 <qandaentry> | |
943 <question><para> | |
944 While playing a DVD, I encountered this error: | |
945 <screen>mplayer: ifo_read.c:1143: ifoRead_C_ADT_internal: Assertion nfo_length / sizeof(cell_adr_t) >= c_adt->nr_of_vobs' failed.</screen> | |
946 </para></question> | |
947 <answer><para> | |
948 This is a known libdvdread 0.9.1/0.9.2 bug. Use <emphasis role="bold">libmpdvdkit2</emphasis>, | |
949 which is present in <application>MPlayer</application> source, and used by default. | |
950 </para></answer> | |
951 </qandaentry> | |
952 <qandaentry> | |
953 <question><para> | |
954 What about subtitles? Can MPlayer display them? | |
955 </para></question> | |
956 <answer><para> | |
957 Yes. See the <link linkend="dvd">DVD chapter</link> of the documentation. | |
958 </para></answer> | |
959 </qandaentry> | |
960 <qandaentry> | |
961 <question><para> | |
962 How can I set the region code of my DVD-drive? I don't have Windows! | |
963 </para></question> | |
964 <answer><para> | |
965 Use the <ulink url="http://www.linuxtv.org/download/dvd/dvd_disc_20000215.tar.gz">regionset tool</ulink> | |
966 </para></answer> | |
967 </qandaentry> | |
968 <qandaentry> | |
969 <question><para> | |
970 Do I need to be (setuid) root/setuid fibmap_mplayer to be able to play a DVD? | |
971 </para></question> | |
972 <answer><para> | |
973 No, only for old-style DVD support. However you must have the proper rights | |
974 on the DVD device entry (in <filename class="directory">/dev/</filename>). | |
975 </para></answer> | |
976 </qandaentry> | |
977 <qandaentry> | |
978 <question><para> | |
979 Where can I get libdvdread and libdvdcss packages? | |
980 </para></question> | |
981 <answer><para> | |
982 You don't need to. Use <emphasis role="bold">libmpdvdkit2</emphasis>, which is | |
983 present in the MPlayer source, and used by default. You can get the mentioned | |
984 packages from the <ulink url="http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/groups/dvd/">Ogle site</ulink>. | |
985 </para></answer> | |
986 </qandaentry> | |
987 <qandaentry> | |
988 <question><para> | |
989 Is it possible to play/encode only selected chapters? | |
990 </para></question> | |
991 <answer><para> | |
992 Yes, try the <option>-chapter</option> option. | |
993 </para></answer> | |
994 </qandaentry> | |
995 <qandaentry> | |
996 <question><para> | |
997 My DVD playback is sluggish! | |
998 </para></question> | |
999 <answer><para> | |
1000 Use the <option>-cache</option> option (described in the man page) and try | |
1001 enabling DMA for the DVD drive with the <command>hdparm</command> tool (described | |
1002 in the <link linkend="drives">CD chapter</link> of the documentation). | |
1003 </para></answer> | |
1004 </qandaentry> | |
1005 </qandadiv> | |
1006 | |
1007 <qandadiv id="faq-features"> | |
1008 <title>Feature requests</title> | |
1009 <qandaentry> | |
1010 <question><para> | |
1011 If MPlayer is paused and I try to seek or press any key at all, MPlayer | |
1012 ceases to be paused. I would like to be able to seek in the paused movie. | |
1013 </para></question> | |
1014 <answer><para> | |
1015 This is very tricky to implement without losing A/V synchronization. | |
1016 All attempts have failed so far, but patches are welcome. | |
1017 </para></answer> | |
1018 </qandaentry> | |
1019 <qandaentry> | |
1020 <question><para> | |
1021 I'd like to seek +/- 1 frames instead of 10 seconds. | |
1022 </para></question> | |
1023 <answer><para> | |
1024 This won't be done. It was, but then it messed up A/V sync. | |
1025 Feel free to implement it, and send a patch. Don't ask for it. | |
1026 </para></answer> | |
1027 </qandaentry> | |
1028 <qandaentry> | |
1029 <question><para> | |
1030 Where is the Windows version? | |
1031 </para></question> | |
1032 <answer><para> | |
1033 It's not released, and won't be. Look around the Windows scene (open source | |
1034 ASF parsers, open source ASF encoders, etc) and you'll know why. We don't want | |
1035 to go to jail. BTW you can compile it yourself, under <link linkend="cygwin">Cygwin</link>. | |
1036 </para></answer> | |
1037 </qandaentry> | |
1038 <qandaentry> | |
1039 <question><para> | |
1040 How can I make MPlayer remember the options I use for this particular file? | |
1041 </para></question> | |
1042 <answer><para> | |
1043 Create a file named <filename>movie.avi.conf</filename> with the file-specific | |
1044 options in it and put it in <filename class="directory">~/.mplayer</filename> or | |
1045 in the same directory as the file. | |
1046 </para></answer> | |
1047 </qandaentry> | |
1048 </qandadiv> | |
1049 | |
1050 <qandadiv id="faq-encoding"> | |
1051 <title>Encoding</title> | |
1052 <qandaentry> | |
1053 <question><para> | |
1054 My tuner works, I can hear the sound and watch the video with MPlayer, | |
1055 but MEncoder doesn't encode audio! | |
1056 </para></question> | |
1057 <answer><para> | |
1058 TV audio encoding for Linux is currently unimplemented, we're working | |
1059 on it. At the moment it works only on BSD. | |
1060 </para></answer> | |
1061 </qandaentry> | |
1062 <qandaentry> | |
1063 <question><para> | |
1064 I can't encode DVD subtitles into the AVI! | |
1065 </para></question> | |
1066 <answer><para> | |
1067 You have to specify the <option>-sid</option> option correctly! | |
1068 </para></answer> | |
1069 </qandaentry> | |
1070 <qandaentry> | |
1071 <question><para> | |
1072 MEncoder segfaults on startup! | |
1073 </para></question> | |
1074 <answer><para> | |
1075 Upgrade DivX4Linux. | |
1076 </para></answer> | |
1077 </qandaentry> | |
1078 <qandaentry> | |
1079 <question><para> | |
1080 How can I encode only selected chapters from a DVD? | |
1081 </para></question> | |
1082 <answer><para> | |
1083 Use the <option>-chapter</option> option correctly, like: <option>-chapter 5-7</option> | |
1084 </para></answer> | |
1085 </qandaentry> | |
1086 <qandaentry> | |
1087 <question><para> | |
1088 I'm trying to work with 2GB+ files on a VFAT file system. Does it work? | |
1089 </para></question> | |
1090 <answer><para> | |
1091 No, VFAT doesn't support 2GB+ files. | |
1092 </para></answer> | |
1093 </qandaentry> | |
1094 <qandaentry> | |
1095 <question><para> | |
1096 Why is the recommended bitrate printed by MEncoder negative? | |
1097 </para></question> | |
1098 <answer><para> | |
1099 Because the bitrate you encoded the audio with is too large to fit the | |
1100 movie on any CD. Check if you have libmp3lame installed properly. | |
1101 </para></answer> | |
1102 </qandaentry> | |
1103 </qandadiv> | |
1104 </qandaset> | |
1105 | |
1106 </chapter> |