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* Reduces the number of '!' chars...
* Removes unnecessary spaces before ':' and '!' chars.
* Changes the title of Appendix X to 'MPlayer skin format'.
* Improves(?) wording in some cases.
* Adds CODE tags around some options and filenames.
Plus some further wording fixes by me, two dangling links and converted
a few ASCII unordered lists into proper HTML ones.
| author | diego |
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| date | Wed, 14 Aug 2002 12:24:01 +0000 |
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| 56 <DT>Q: What does "No such file or directory" mean?</DT> | 56 <DT>Q: What does "No such file or directory" mean?</DT> |
| 57 <DD>A: Probably there is no such file or directory.</DD> | 57 <DD>A: Probably there is no such file or directory.</DD> |
| 58 <DD> </DD> | 58 <DD> </DD> |
| 59 | 59 |
| 60 <DT>Q: What's the problem with gcc 2.96?</DT> | 60 <DT>Q: What's the problem with gcc 2.96?</DT> |
| 61 <DD>A: <B>We strongly discourage the use of gcc 2.96!!!</B><BR> | 61 <DD>A: <B>We strongly discourage the use of gcc 2.96!</B><BR> |
| 62 Read <A HREF="users_against_developers.html#gcc">this</A> document for | 62 Read <A HREF="users_against_developers.html#gcc">this</A> document for |
| 63 details about why Red Hat released gcc 2.96 and what the problems are all | 63 details about why Red Hat released gcc 2.96 and what the problems are all |
| 64 about. If you still really really want to use it, be sure to get the latest | 64 about. If you still really really want to use it, be sure to get the latest |
| 65 release and give the <CODE>--disable-gcc-checking</CODE> option to | 65 release and give the <CODE>--disable-gcc-checking</CODE> option to |
| 66 configure. Remember that you are on your own from this point. Do <B>not</B> | 66 configure. Remember that you are on your own from this point. Do <B>not</B> |
| 67 report bugs, do <B>not</B> ask for help on the mailing lists. We will | 67 report bugs, do <B>not</B> ask for help on the mailing lists. We will |
| 68 <B>not</B> provide any support in case you run into problems.</DD> | 68 <B>not</B> provide any support in case you run into problems.</DD> |
| 69 <DD> </DD> | 69 <DD> </DD> |
| 70 | 70 |
| 71 <DT>Q: Great, I have gcc 3.0.1 from Red Hat/Mandrake, then I'm fine--!</DT> | 71 <DT>Q: Great, I have gcc 3.0.1 from Red Hat/Mandrake, then I'm fine!</DT> |
| 72 <DD>A: No, since there have been/are issues with these compilers as well. | 72 <DD>A: No, since there have been/are issues with these compilers as well. |
| 73 To check the status of current compilers' MPlayer support, see the | 73 To check the status of current compilers' MPlayer support, see the |
| 74 <A HREF="documentation.html#installation">Installation</A> section.</DD> | 74 <A HREF="documentation.html#installation">Installation</A> section.</DD> |
| 75 <DD> </DD> | 75 <DD> </DD> |
| 76 | 76 |
| 91 </PRE> | 91 </PRE> |
| 92 </DT> | 92 </DT> |
| 93 <DD>A: Upgrade your glibc to the latest release. On Mandrake, use 2.2.4-8mdk.</DD> | 93 <DD>A: Upgrade your glibc to the latest release. On Mandrake, use 2.2.4-8mdk.</DD> |
| 94 <DD> </DD> | 94 <DD> </DD> |
| 95 | 95 |
| 96 <DT>Q: ... gcc 2.96 ... (Yes, some people are STILL flaming about gcc 2.96!!)</DT> | 96 <DT>Q: ... gcc 2.96 ... (Yes, some people are STILL flaming about gcc 2.96!)</DT> |
| 97 <DD>A: Quoted from a | 97 <DD>A: Quoted from a |
| 98 <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/2001-October/005351.html">mail</A> | 98 <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/2001-October/005351.html">mail</A> |
| 99 A'rpi sent to the | 99 A'rpi sent to the |
| 100 <A HREF="http://mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/">mplayer-users</A> | 100 <A HREF="http://mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/">mplayer-users</A> |
| 101 list (the word 'ideg' is described below): | 101 list (the word 'ideg' is described below): |
| 199 <DD>A: The latest kernel modutils require a flag indicating the license | 199 <DD>A: The latest kernel modutils require a flag indicating the license |
| 200 (mainly to avoid kernel hackers debugging closed source drivers). | 200 (mainly to avoid kernel hackers debugging closed source drivers). |
| 201 Upgrade your kernel, modutils and <B>MPlayer</B>.</DD> | 201 Upgrade your kernel, modutils and <B>MPlayer</B>.</DD> |
| 202 <DD> </DD> | 202 <DD> </DD> |
| 203 | 203 |
| 204 <DT>Q: When compiling <B>MEncoder</B>, it segfaults at linking!!!</DT> | 204 <DT>Q: When compiling <B>MEncoder</B>, it segfaults at linking!</DT> |
| 205 <DD>A: This is a linker problem. Upgrading binutils should help (2.11.92.* | 205 <DD>A: This is a linker problem. Upgrading binutils should help (2.11.92.* |
| 206 or newer should be good). Since it is not our fault, please do <B>not</B> | 206 or newer should be good). Since it is not our fault, please do <B>not</B> |
| 207 report!</DD> | 207 report!</DD> |
| 208 <DD> </DD> | 208 <DD> </DD> |
| 209 | 209 |
| 278 from <B>our</B> FTP site (avifile's codec package has a different DLL set) | 278 from <B>our</B> FTP site (avifile's codec package has a different DLL set) |
| 279 and install it.</DD> | 279 and install it.</DD> |
| 280 <DD> </DD> | 280 <DD> </DD> |
| 281 | 281 |
| 282 <DT>Q: Are there any mailing lists on MPlayer?</DT> | 282 <DT>Q: Are there any mailing lists on MPlayer?</DT> |
| 283 <DD>A: Yes! See the bottom of the info page on | 283 <DD>A: Yes. See the bottom of the info page on |
| 284 <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/info.html">our homepage</A> to | 284 <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/info.html">our homepage</A> to |
| 285 subscribe!</DD> | 285 subscribe.</DD> |
| 286 <DD> </DD> | 286 <DD> </DD> |
| 287 | 287 |
| 288 <DT>Q: I've found a nasty bug when I tried to play my favorite video!! | 288 <DT>Q: I've found a nasty bug when I tried to play my favorite video! |
| 289 Who should I inform?</DT> | 289 Who should I inform?</DT> |
| 290 <DD>A: Please read the <A HREF="bugreports.html">bug reporting guidelines</A> | 290 <DD>A: Please read the <A HREF="bugreports.html">bug reporting guidelines</A> |
| 291 and follow the instructions.</DD> | 291 and follow the instructions.</DD> |
| 292 <DD> </DD> | 292 <DD> </DD> |
| 293 | 293 |
| 318 <CODE>mplayer</CODE>.</DD> | 318 <CODE>mplayer</CODE>.</DD> |
| 319 <DD> </DD> | 319 <DD> </DD> |
| 320 | 320 |
| 321 <DT>Q: Subtitles are very nice, the most beautiful I've ever seen, but they | 321 <DT>Q: Subtitles are very nice, the most beautiful I've ever seen, but they |
| 322 slow down playing! I know it's unlikely ...</DT> | 322 slow down playing! I know it's unlikely ...</DT> |
| 323 <DD>A: After running <CODE>./configure</CODE> , edit <CODE>config.h</CODE> and | 323 <DD>A: After running <CODE>./configure</CODE>, edit <CODE>config.h</CODE> and |
| 324 replace <CODE>#undef FAST_OSD</CODE> with <CODE>#define FAST_OSD</CODE>. | 324 replace <CODE>#undef FAST_OSD</CODE> with <CODE>#define FAST_OSD</CODE>. |
| 325 Then recompile.</DD> | 325 Then recompile.</DD> |
| 326 <DD> </DD> | 326 <DD> </DD> |
| 327 | 327 |
| 328 <DT>Q: The onscreen display (OSD) is flickering!</DT> | 328 <DT>Q: The onscreen display (OSD) is flickering!</DT> |
| 374 <B>MPlayer</B>. Install the Win32 codec package as described in the README | 374 <B>MPlayer</B>. Install the Win32 codec package as described in the README |
| 375 or <A HREF="documentation.html#installation">here</A>.</DD> | 375 or <A HREF="documentation.html#installation">here</A>.</DD> |
| 376 <DD> </DD> | 376 <DD> </DD> |
| 377 | 377 |
| 378 <DT>Q: ... works with avifile/aviplay but doesn't with MPlayer.</DT> | 378 <DT>Q: ... works with avifile/aviplay but doesn't with MPlayer.</DT> |
| 379 <DD>A: <B>MPlayer</B> != avifile. | 379 <DD>A: <B>MPlayer</B> is not avifile. |
| 380 The only common thing between these players is the Win32 DLL loader. | 380 The only common thing between these players is the Win32 DLL loader. |
| 381 The codecs (DLL) set, synchronization, demultiplexing etc is totally | 381 The codecs (DLL) set, synchronization, demultiplexing etc is totally |
| 382 different and shouldn't be compared. | 382 different and shouldn't be compared. |
| 383 If something works with aviplay it doesn't mean that <B>MPlayer</B> will | 383 If something works with aviplay it doesn't mean that <B>MPlayer</B> will |
| 384 work and vice versa.</DD> | 384 work and vice versa.</DD> |
| 532 <DD>A: Are you running KDE or GNOME with the arts or esd sound daemon? Try | 532 <DD>A: Are you running KDE or GNOME with the arts or esd sound daemon? Try |
| 533 disabling the sound daemon, or use the <CODE>-ao arts</CODE> switch to make | 533 disabling the sound daemon, or use the <CODE>-ao arts</CODE> switch to make |
| 534 <B>MPlayer</B> use arts.</DD> | 534 <B>MPlayer</B> use arts.</DD> |
| 535 <DD> </DD> | 535 <DD> </DD> |
| 536 | 536 |
| 537 <DT>Q: What about the DGA driver? I can't find it!!!</DT> | 537 <DT>Q: What about the DGA driver? I can't find it!</DT> |
| 538 <DD>A: <CODE>./configure</CODE> autodetects your DGA driver. If | 538 <DD>A: <CODE>./configure</CODE> autodetects your DGA driver. If |
| 539 <CODE>-vo help</CODE> doesn't show DGA, then there's a problem with your X | 539 <CODE>-vo help</CODE> doesn't show DGA, then there's a problem with your X |
| 540 installation. Try <CODE>./configure --enable-dga</CODE> and read the | 540 installation. Try <CODE>./configure --enable-dga</CODE> and read the |
| 541 <A HREF="video.html#dga">documentation</A>. Alternatively, try SDL's DGA | 541 <A HREF="video.html#dga">documentation</A>. Alternatively, try SDL's DGA |
| 542 driver with the <CODE>-vo sdl:dga</CODE> option.</DD> | 542 driver with the <CODE>-vo sdl:dga</CODE> option.</DD> |
| 543 <DD> </DD> | 543 <DD> </DD> |
| 544 | 544 |
| 545 <DT>Q: OK, <CODE>-vo help</CODE> shows DGA driver, but it complains about | 545 <DT>Q: OK, <CODE>-vo help</CODE> shows DGA driver, but it complains about |
| 546 permissions! Help me!</DT> | 546 permissions. Help me!</DT> |
| 547 <DD>A: It works only if running as root! It's a DGA limitation. | 547 <DD>A: It works only if running as root! It's a DGA limitation. |
| 548 You should become root (<CODE>su -</CODE>), and try again. | 548 You should become root (<CODE>su -</CODE>), and try again. |
| 549 Another solution is making <B>MPlayer</B> SUID root, but it's | 549 Another solution is making <B>MPlayer</B> SUID root, but it's |
| 550 <B>NOT RECOMMENDED!</B><BR> | 550 <B>NOT RECOMMENDED!</B><BR> |
| 551 <CODE>chown root /usr/local/bin/mplayer</CODE><BR> | 551 <CODE>chown root /usr/local/bin/mplayer</CODE><BR> |
| 632 the authors of libdvdread. Use <B>libmpdvdkit</B>, which is present in | 632 the authors of libdvdread. Use <B>libmpdvdkit</B>, which is present in |
| 633 <B>MPlayer</B> source, and used by default.</DD> | 633 <B>MPlayer</B> source, and used by default.</DD> |
| 634 <DD> </DD> | 634 <DD> </DD> |
| 635 | 635 |
| 636 <DT>Q: What about subtitles? Can MPlayer display them?</DT> | 636 <DT>Q: What about subtitles? Can MPlayer display them?</DT> |
| 637 <DD>A: Yes! See the <A HREF="cd-dvd.html#dvd">DVD chapter</A> of the | 637 <DD>A: Yes. See the <A HREF="cd-dvd.html#dvd">DVD chapter</A> of the |
| 638 documentation.</DD> | 638 documentation.</DD> |
| 639 <DD> </DD> | 639 <DD> </DD> |
| 640 | 640 |
| 641 <DT>Q: How can I set the region code of my DVD-drive? I don't have | 641 <DT>Q: How can I set the region code of my DVD-drive? I don't have |
| 642 Windows!</DT> | 642 Windows!</DT> |