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--- a/DOCS/sound.html Sat Aug 10 18:56:45 2002 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/sound.html Sat Aug 10 20:26:43 2002 +0000 @@ -33,22 +33,24 @@ It <B>may</B> take a while to find your optimal settings.</P> <UL> -<LI>If you have an OSS driver, first try <CODE>-ao oss</CODE> (this is the default). -If you experience glitches, halts or anything out of the ordinary, try -<CODE>-ao sdl</CODE> (NOTE: you need to have SDL libraries and header files -installed). The SDL audio driver helps in a lot of cases and also supports ESD, -ARTS, and up/downsampling. (ESD is the sound daemon from GNOME, ARTS is from KDE.)</LI> -<LI>If you have ALSA version 0.5, then you almost always have to use <CODE>-ao alsa5</CODE> , -since ALSA 0.5 has buggy OSS emulation code, and will <B>crash MPlayer</B> with -a message like this:<BR> -<CODE>DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer!</CODE></LI> -<LI>If you have ALSA version 0.9 you may choose between <CODE>-ao oss</CODE> and -<CODE>-ao sdl</CODE>. You can also use <CODE>-ao alsa9</CODE>. It works, but -there may be problems like lost sync and disappearing audio.</LI> + <LI>If you have an OSS driver, first try <CODE>-ao oss</CODE> (this is the + default). If you experience glitches, halts or anything out of the + ordinary, try <CODE>-ao sdl</CODE> (NOTE: you need to have SDL libraries + and header files installed). The SDL audio driver helps in a lot of cases + and also supports ESD, ARTS, and up/downsampling. (ESD is the sound daemon + from GNOME, ARTS is from KDE.)</LI> + <LI>If you have ALSA version 0.5, then you almost always have to use + <CODE>-ao alsa5</CODE> , since ALSA 0.5 has buggy OSS emulation code, and + will <B>crash MPlayer</B> with a message like this:<BR> + <CODE>DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer!</CODE></LI> + <LI>If you have ALSA version 0.9 you may choose between <CODE>-ao oss</CODE> + and <CODE>-ao sdl</CODE>. You can also use <CODE>-ao alsa9</CODE>. It + works, but there may be problems like lost sync and disappearing + audio.</LI> </UL> <P>On <B>Solaris/FreeBSD</B> systems, use the SUN audio driver with the -<CODE>-ao sun</CODE> option, otherwise neither video nor audio will work.</P> + <CODE>-ao sun</CODE> option, otherwise neither video nor audio will work.</P> <P><B><A NAME="experiences">2.3.2.1 Sound Card experiences, recommendations</A></B></P> @@ -120,17 +122,18 @@ </TABLE> <UL> -<LI>On Linux, a 2.4.x kernel is highly recommended. Kernel 2.2 is not tested.</LI> -<LI>If sound clicks when playing from CD-ROM, turn on IRQ unmasking, e.g. - <CODE>hdparm -u1 /dev/cdrom</CODE> (<CODE>man hdparm</CODE>). This is - generally beneficial and described more detailed in the - <A HREF="cd-dvd.html#drives">CD/DVD drives</A> section.</LI> -<LI>Sharing your sound card with another application like XMMS is <B>strongly discouraged</B>! - If the other sound application is using ESD, start <B>MPlayer</B> with the <CODE>-vo sdl:esd</CODE> option - to combine both sound streams! In fact, the option <CODE>-vo sdl:esd</CODE> could be used with ESD - even when playing <B>Mplayer</B> alone.</LI> -<LI>Feedback to this document is welcome. Please tell us how <B>MPlayer</B> and - your sound card(s) worked together.</LI> + <LI>On Linux, a 2.4.x kernel is highly recommended. Kernel 2.2 is not tested.</LI> + <LI>If sound clicks when playing from CD-ROM, turn on IRQ unmasking, e.g. + <CODE>hdparm -u1 /dev/cdrom</CODE> (<CODE>man hdparm</CODE>). This is + generally beneficial and described more detailed in the <A + HREF="cd-dvd.html#drives">CD-ROM section</A>.</LI> + <LI>Sharing your sound card with another application like XMMS is <B>strongly + discouraged</B>! If the other sound application is using ESD, start + <B>MPlayer</B> with the <CODE>-vo sdl:esd</CODE> option to combine both + sound streams! In fact, the option <CODE>-vo sdl:esd</CODE> could be used + with ESD even when playing <B>Mplayer</B> alone.</LI> + <LI>Feedback to this document is welcome. Please tell us how <B>MPlayer</B> + and your sound card(s) worked together.</LI> </UL>