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<application> attack

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How can I support <application>MPlayer</application> development?
</para></question>
<answer><para>
We are more than happy to accept your hardware and software
<ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/donations.html">donations</ulink>.
They help us in continuously improving MPlayer.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>

</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>
Configure ends with this text, and MPlayer won't compile!
<screen>Your gcc does not support even i386 for '-march' and '-mcpu'</screen>
</para></question>
<answer><para>
Your gcc isn't installed correctly, check the <filename>config.log</filename>
file for details.

<question><para>
Great, I have gcc 3.0.1 from Red Hat/Mandrake, then I'm fine!
</para></question>
<answer><para>
No, since there have been/are issues with these compilers as well.
To check the status of current compilers' MPlayer support, see the
<link linkend="install">Installation</link> section.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>
I tried to compile MPlayer, but I got this output:
<screen>
    In file included from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/std_cwchar.h:42,
                     from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/fpos.h:40,
                     from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/char_traits.h:40,
                     from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/std_string.h:41,

<blockquote>
<para>
And we have idegs. And our idegcounter overflowed again and again.
</para>
<para>
Unfortunately MPlayer is out of our control. It's used by lamers, Linux
users who can't even use Windows, and never tried to compile a kernel. They
installed (with default options) Mandrake or Red Hat or SuSE, and without
RTFM'ing they send messages saying 'it doesn't work! help me! please! i'm
new to Linux! help! oh! help me!'. We can't stop them, but at least we try
to force them to RTFM and to read the messages of ./configure and MPlayer.
</para>
<para>
And you clever guys come and flame us with gcc 2.96 and binary packages.
Instead of helping users or making patches to help solve problems.
</para>

</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>
During 'make', MPlayer complains about X11 libraries. I don't understand,
I DO have X installed!?
</para></question>
<answer><para>
... but you don't have the X development package installed. Or not correctly.
It's called <filename>XFree86-devel*</filename> under Red Hat, and
<filename>xlibs-dev</filename> under Debian. Also check if the

</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>
I compiled MPlayer with libdvdcss/libdivxdecore support, but when I try to start it, it says:
<screen>
error while loading shared libraries: lib*.so.0: cannot load shared object file: No such file or directory
</screen>
I checked up on the file and it IS there in <filename class="directory">/usr/local/lib</filename> ...
</para></question>

</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>
MPlayer dies with segmentation fault upon pthread check!
</para></question>
<answer><para>
<command>chmod 644 /usr/lib/libc.so</command>
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<question><para>
And what is &quot;Faszom(C)ounter&quot;?
</para></question>
<answer><para>
&quot;Fasz&quot; is a Hungarian word you don't want to know, the others are
connected to the perverted minds of the MPlayer developers.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>

</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>
How can I run MPlayer in the background?
</para></question>
<answer><para>
Use:
<screen>mplayer <replaceable>options</replaceable> <replaceable>filename</replaceable> &lt; /dev/null &amp;</screen>
</para></answer>

<answer><para>
Do you have a stray <filename>codecs.conf</filename> file in
<filename>~/.mplayer/</filename>, <filename>/etc/</filename>,
<filename>/usr/local/etc/</filename> or a similar location? Remove it,
outdated <filename>codecs.conf</filename> files can cause obscure
problems. MPlayer will use its builtin one instead.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>

<screen>libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00??????)</screen>
then there is a problem with your kernel/libc. Maybe you are using some security
patches (for example Solar Designer's OpenWall patch) which forces loading
libraries to very low addresses. Because <filename>l3codeca.acm</filename> is a
non-relocatable DLL, it must be loaded to <literal>0x00400000</literal>, we can't
change this. You should use a non-patched kernel, or use MPlayer's
<option>-afm 1</option> option to disable using <filename>l3codeca.acm</filename>.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>

<question><para>
<application>MPlayer</application> dies with
<screen>MPlayer interrupted by signal 4 in module: decode_video</screen>
</para></question>
<answer><para>
Try running MPlayer on the machine you compiled on. Or recompile with runtime
CPU detection (<command>./configure --enable-runtime-cpudetection</command>).
Don't use MPlayer on a CPU different from the one it was compiled on, without
using the feature mentioned just now.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>

<answer><para>
This can have multiple reasons.
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
Your CPU <emphasis role="bold">and/or</emphasis> video card <emphasis role="bold">and/or</emphasis>
bus is too slow. MPlayer displays a message if this is the case (and the
dropped frames counter goes up fast).
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
If it is an AVI, maybe it has bad interleaving. Try the <option>-ni</option> option.
</para></listitem>

</screen>
</para></question>
<answer><para>
Are you running KDE or GNOME with the ARTS or ESD sound daemon? Try disabling
the sound daemon or use the <option>-ao arts</option> or <option>-ao esd</option>
option to make MPlayer use ARTS or ESD.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>

OK, <option>-vo help</option> shows DGA driver, but it complains about permissions.
Help me!
</para></question>
<answer><para>
It works only if running as root! It's a DGA limitation. You should become root
(<command>su -</command>), and try again. Another solution is making MPlayer SUID
root, but it's not recommended!
<screen>
     chown root /usr/local/bin/mplayer
     chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/mplayer
     chmod +s /usr/local/bin/mplayer
 </screen>
<warning><para>
This is a <emphasis role="bold">big</emphasis> security risk! <emphasis role="bold">Never</emphasis>
do this on a server or on a computer that you do not control completely because
other users can gain root privileges through SUID root MPlayer.
<emphasis role="bold">You have been warned</emphasis>.
</para></warning>
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>
What about subtitles? Can MPlayer display them?
</para></question>
<answer><para>
Yes. See the <link linkend="dvd">DVD chapter</link>.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<question><para>
Where can I get libdvdread and libdvdcss packages?
</para></question>
<answer><para>
You don't need to. Use <emphasis role="bold">libmpdvdkit2</emphasis>, which is
present in the MPlayer source, and used by default. You can get the mentioned
packages from the <ulink url="http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/groups/dvd/">Ogle site</ulink>.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>

<qandadiv id="faq-features">
<title>Feature requests</title>
<qandaentry>
<question><para>
If MPlayer is paused and I try to seek or press any key at all, MPlayer
ceases to be paused. I would like to be able to seek in the paused movie.
</para></question>
<answer><para>
This is very tricky to implement without losing A/V synchronization.
All attempts have failed so far, but patches are welcome.
</para></answer>

</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>
How can I make MPlayer remember the options I use for this particular file?
</para></question>
<answer><para>
Create a file named <filename>movie.avi.conf</filename> with the file-specific
options in it and put it in <filename class="directory">~/.mplayer</filename> or
in the same directory as the file.

<qandaentry>
<question><para>
How can I encode?
</para></question>
<answer><para>
Read the <link linkend="mencoder">MEncoder</link> section.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>

<question><para>
How can I put subtitles in the output file?
</para></question>
<answer><para>
Just pass the <option>-sub &lt;filename&gt;</option> (or <option>-sid</option>,
<option>-vobsub</option>, respectively) option to MEncoder.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

</qandadiv>
</qandaset>

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How can I support <application>MPlayer</application> development?
</para></question>
<answer><para>
We are more than happy to accept your hardware and software
<ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/donations.html">donations</ulink>.
They help us in continuously improving <application>MPlayer</application>.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>

</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>
Configure ends with this text, and <application>MPlayer</application> won't compile!
<screen>Your gcc does not support even i386 for '-march' and '-mcpu'</screen>
</para></question>
<answer><para>
Your gcc isn't installed correctly, check the <filename>config.log</filename>
file for details.

<question><para>
Great, I have gcc 3.0.1 from Red Hat/Mandrake, then I'm fine!
</para></question>
<answer><para>
No, since there have been/are issues with these compilers as well.
To check the status of current compilers' <application>MPlayer</application>
support, see the <link linkend="install">Installation</link> section.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>
I tried to compile <application>MPlayer</application>, but I got this output:
<screen>
    In file included from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/std_cwchar.h:42,
                     from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/fpos.h:40,
                     from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/char_traits.h:40,
                     from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/std_string.h:41,

<blockquote>
<para>
And we have idegs. And our idegcounter overflowed again and again.
</para>
<para>
Unfortunately <application>MPlayer</application> is out of our control.
It's used by lamers, Linux users who can't even use Windows, and never
tried to compile a kernel. They installed (with default options) Mandrake
or Red Hat or SuSE, and without RTFM'ing they send messages saying
'it doesn't work! help me! please! i'm new to Linux! help! oh! help me!'.
We can't stop them, but at least we try to force them to RTFM and to read
the messages of ./configure and <application>MPlayer</application>.
</para>
<para>
And you clever guys come and flame us with gcc 2.96 and binary packages.
Instead of helping users or making patches to help solve problems.
</para>

</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>
During 'make', <application>MPlayer</application> complains about X11 libraries.
I don't understand, I DO have X installed!?
</para></question>
<answer><para>
... but you don't have the X development package installed. Or not correctly.
It's called <filename>XFree86-devel*</filename> under Red Hat, and
<filename>xlibs-dev</filename> under Debian. Also check if the

</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>
I compiled <application>MPlayer</application> with libdvdcss/libdivxdecore support,
but when I try to start it, it says:
<screen>
error while loading shared libraries: lib*.so.0: cannot load shared object file: No such file or directory
</screen>
I checked up on the file and it IS there in <filename class="directory">/usr/local/lib</filename> ...
</para></question>

</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>
<application>MPlayer</application> dies with segmentation fault upon pthread check!
</para></question>
<answer><para>
<command>chmod 644 /usr/lib/libc.so</command>
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<question><para>
And what is &quot;Faszom(C)ounter&quot;?
</para></question>
<answer><para>
&quot;Fasz&quot; is a Hungarian word you don't want to know, the others are
connected to the perverted minds of the <application>MPlayer</application> developers.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>

</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>
How can I run <application>MPlayer</application> in the background?
</para></question>
<answer><para>
Use:
<screen>mplayer <replaceable>options</replaceable> <replaceable>filename</replaceable> &lt; /dev/null &amp;</screen>
</para></answer>

<answer><para>
Do you have a stray <filename>codecs.conf</filename> file in
<filename>~/.mplayer/</filename>, <filename>/etc/</filename>,
<filename>/usr/local/etc/</filename> or a similar location? Remove it,
outdated <filename>codecs.conf</filename> files can cause obscure
problems. <application>MPlayer</application> will use its builtin one instead.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>

<screen>libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00??????)</screen>
then there is a problem with your kernel/libc. Maybe you are using some security
patches (for example Solar Designer's OpenWall patch) which forces loading
libraries to very low addresses. Because <filename>l3codeca.acm</filename> is a
non-relocatable DLL, it must be loaded to <literal>0x00400000</literal>, we can't
change this. You should use a non-patched kernel, or use <application>MPlayer's</application>
<option>-afm 1</option> option to disable using <filename>l3codeca.acm</filename>.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>

<question><para>
<application>MPlayer</application> dies with
<screen>MPlayer interrupted by signal 4 in module: decode_video</screen>
</para></question>
<answer><para>
Try running <application>MPlayer</application> on the machine you compiled on.
Or recompile with runtime CPU detection
(<command>./configure --enable-runtime-cpudetection</command>).
Don't use <application>MPlayer</application> on a CPU different from the one
it was compiled on, without using the feature mentioned just now.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>

<answer><para>
This can have multiple reasons.
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
Your CPU <emphasis role="bold">and/or</emphasis> video card <emphasis role="bold">and/or</emphasis>
bus is too slow. <application>MPlayer</application> displays a message if this is the case (and the
dropped frames counter goes up fast).
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
If it is an AVI, maybe it has bad interleaving. Try the <option>-ni</option> option.
</para></listitem>

</screen>
</para></question>
<answer><para>
Are you running KDE or GNOME with the ARTS or ESD sound daemon? Try disabling
the sound daemon or use the <option>-ao arts</option> or <option>-ao esd</option>
option to make <application>MPlayer</application> use ARTS or ESD.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>

OK, <option>-vo help</option> shows DGA driver, but it complains about permissions.
Help me!
</para></question>
<answer><para>
It works only if running as root! It's a DGA limitation. You should become root
(<command>su -</command>), and try again. Another solution is making
<application>MPlayer</application> SUID root, but it's not recommended!
<screen>
     chown root /usr/local/bin/mplayer
     chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/mplayer
     chmod +s /usr/local/bin/mplayer
 </screen>
<warning><para>
This is a <emphasis role="bold">big</emphasis> security risk! <emphasis role="bold">Never</emphasis>
do this on a server or on a computer that you do not control completely because
other users can gain root privileges through SUID root <application>MPlayer</application>.
<emphasis role="bold">You have been warned</emphasis>.
</para></warning>
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>
What about subtitles? Can <application>MPlayer</application> display them?
</para></question>
<answer><para>
Yes. See the <link linkend="dvd">DVD chapter</link>.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<question><para>
Where can I get libdvdread and libdvdcss packages?
</para></question>
<answer><para>
You don't need to. Use <emphasis role="bold">libmpdvdkit2</emphasis>, which is
present in the <application>MPlayer</application> source, and used by default.
You can get the mentioned packages from the
<ulink url="http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/groups/dvd/">Ogle site</ulink>.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>

<qandadiv id="faq-features">
<title>Feature requests</title>
<qandaentry>
<question><para>
If <application>MPlayer</application> is paused and I try to seek or press any key at all,
<application>MPlayer</application> ceases to be paused. I would like to be able
to seek in the paused movie.
</para></question>
<answer><para>
This is very tricky to implement without losing A/V synchronization.
All attempts have failed so far, but patches are welcome.
</para></answer>

</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>
How can I make <application>MPlayer</application> remember the options I use
for this particular file?
</para></question>
<answer><para>
Create a file named <filename>movie.avi.conf</filename> with the file-specific
options in it and put it in <filename class="directory">~/.mplayer</filename> or
in the same directory as the file.

<qandaentry>
<question><para>
How can I encode?
</para></question>
<answer><para>
Read the <link linkend="mencoder"><application>MEncoder</application></link>
section.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>

<question><para>
How can I put subtitles in the output file?
</para></question>
<answer><para>
Just pass the <option>-sub &lt;filename&gt;</option> (or <option>-sid</option>,
<option>-vobsub</option>, respectively) option to <application>MEncoder</application>.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

</qandadiv>
</qandaset>