# HG changeset patch
# User diego
# Date 1029080982 0
# Node ID 3263d686e99a64dfd4188aff837d68ac5d8b0715
# Parent be2505036de181d9177187c12a53d4dc80eb8213
Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
Closed some tags and fixed a few typos (hungarian -> Hungarian).
Reorganized the mailing list section.
diff -r be2505036de1 -r 3263d686e99a DOCS/documentation.html
--- a/DOCS/documentation.html Sun Aug 11 13:37:35 2002 +0000
+++ b/DOCS/documentation.html Sun Aug 11 15:49:42 2002 +0000
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
1.3 Installation
1.4 What about the GUI?
1.5 Subtitles and OSD
+ 1.6 RTC
2. Features
@@ -691,53 +692,8 @@
and encode movies with MPlayer, read the TV input
section.
-There are three timing methods in MPlayer.
-
- - To use the old method, you don't have to do anything. It uses
-
usleep() to tune A/V sync, with +/- 10ms accuracy. However
- sometimes the sync has to be tuned even finer.
- - The new timer code uses PC's RTC (Real Time Clock) for this task,
- because it has precise 1ms timers. It is automagically enabled when
- available, but requires root privileges, a setuid root
- MPlayer binary or a properly set up kernel.
-
- If you are running kernel 2.4.19pre8 or later you can adjust the maximum
- RTC frequency for normal users through the /proc filesystem.
- Use this command to enable RTC for normal users:
-
- echo 1024 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq
-
- If you do not have such a new kernel, you can also change one line in
- drivers/char/rtc.c and recompile your kernel. Find the
- section that reads
-
- * We don't really want Joe User enabling more
- * than 64Hz of interrupts on a multi-user machine.
- */
- if ((rtc_freq > 64) && (!capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE)))
-
- and change the 64 to 1024. You should really know what you are doing, though.
-
- You can see the new timer's efficiency in the status line.
-
- The power management functions of some notebook BIOSes with speedstep CPUs
- interact badly with RTC. Audio and video may get out of sync. Plugging the
- external power connector in before you power up your notebook seems to help.
- You can always turn off RTC support with the -nortc switch.
- In some hardware combinations (confirmed during usage of non-DMA DVD
- drive on an ALi1541 board) usage of the RTC timer causes skippy playback.
-
- It's recommended to use the following method in these cases.
- - The third timer code is turned on with the
-softsleep
- option. It has the efficiency of the RTC, but it doesn't use RTC. On the other
- hand, it requires more CPU.
-
-
-Note: NEVER install a setuid root MPlayer binary on a multiuser system!
-It's a clear way for everyone to gain root.
-
Then build MPlayer:
@@ -919,9 +875,9 @@
programs.
Some URLs:
@@ -950,6 +906,52 @@
You can change default behaviour by setting osdlevel= variable
in config file.
+1.6 RTC
+
+There are three timing methods in MPlayer.
+
+ - To use the old method, you don't have to do anything. It uses
+
usleep() to tune A/V sync, with +/- 10ms accuracy. However
+ sometimes the sync has to be tuned even finer.
+ - The new timer code uses PC's RTC (Real Time Clock) for this task,
+ because it has precise 1ms timers. It is automagically enabled when
+ available, but requires root privileges, a setuid root
+ MPlayer binary or a properly set up kernel.
+
+ If you are running kernel 2.4.19pre8 or later you can adjust the maximum
+ RTC frequency for normal users through the /proc filesystem.
+ Use this command to enable RTC for normal users:
+
+ echo 1024 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq
+
+ If you do not have such a new kernel, you can also change one line in
+ drivers/char/rtc.c and recompile your kernel. Find the
+ section that reads
+
+ * We don't really want Joe User enabling more
+ * than 64Hz of interrupts on a multi-user machine.
+ */
+ if ((rtc_freq > 64) && (!capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE)))
+
+ and change the 64 to 1024. You should really know what you are doing, though.
+
+ You can see the new timer's efficiency in the status line.
+
+ The power management functions of some notebook BIOSes with speedstep CPUs
+ interact badly with RTC. Audio and video may get out of sync. Plugging the
+ external power connector in before you power up your notebook seems to help.
+ You can always turn off RTC support with the -nortc switch.
+ In some hardware combinations (confirmed during usage of non-DMA DVD
+ drive on an ALi1541 board) usage of the RTC timer causes skippy playback.
+ It's recommended to use the third method in these cases.
+ - The third timer code is turned on with the
-softsleep
+ option. It has the efficiency of the RTC, but it doesn't use RTC. On the other
+ hand, it requires more CPU.
+
+
+Note: NEVER install a setuid root MPlayer binary on a multiuser system!
+It's a clear way for everyone to become root.
+
2. Features
@@ -1925,7 +1927,7 @@
Gábor Bérczi (Gabucino)
- documentation writer & maintainer
- - hungarian translation of documentation, homepage, and help output
+ - Hungarian translation of documentation, homepage, and help output
- second homepage design&gfx
- homepage maintainer
- testing, codecs quality & speed comparisons
@@ -2540,25 +2542,25 @@
achieved on the following addresses:
-MPlayer & DVB card users:
-http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-dvb
-Things related to the hardware decoder card called DVB. (NOT dxr3!)
+MPlayer & DVB card users:
+http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-dvb
+Things related to the hardware decoder card called DVB (NOT DXR3!).
-MPlayer CVS-log:
-http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-cvslog
-Send only questions about CVS changes here.
-(if you don't understand why a change is required or you've better fix or you've
-noticed possible bug/problem in the committed patch)
-Be sure in that your target developer reads this list!
+MPlayer CVS-log:
+http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-cvslog
+Send only questions about CVS changes here (if you do not understand why a
+change is required or you have a better fix or you have noticed a possible
+bug/problem in the committed patch). Be sure in that your target developer reads this list!
-NOTE: language of above lists are ENGLISH, unless explicitly stated
-otherwise. Please do not send messages using other language!
-
-NOTE: you can reach the searchable mailing list archives
-here.
+
Note: The Languages of above lists are ENGLISH, unless explicitly
+ stated otherwise. Please do not send messages using another language!
+
+Note: You can reach the searchable mailing list archives
+ here.
Appendix C - How to report bugs
diff -r be2505036de1 -r 3263d686e99a DOCS/faq.html
--- a/DOCS/faq.html Sun Aug 11 13:37:35 2002 +0000
+++ b/DOCS/faq.html Sun Aug 11 15:49:42 2002 +0000
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@
Linux RTC init: ioctl (rtc_pie_on): Permission denied
| A: | You need root privileges or a
specially set up kernel to use the new timing code. For details see the
-installation section of the documentation.
+RTC section of the documentation.
|
| |
| Q: | I have A/V sync problems. Some of my AVIs play fine, but some play with
|