# HG changeset patch # User gabucino # Date 988671502 0 # Node ID 3ec7d432d9726be8403bdd18a0529ecb1ecd4963 # Parent 10fc57f7e36894288d37db0d53bf5a74195f09a9 kommitke diff -r 10fc57f7e368 -r 3ec7d432d972 DOCS/BUGREPORTS --- a/DOCS/BUGREPORTS Mon Apr 30 02:38:41 2001 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/BUGREPORTS Mon Apr 30 22:58:22 2001 +0000 @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Don't send bugreports private, directly to author's address!!! We are working together on code, so everyone is interested in it. -Btw many times other users know the solution (system config probs, +BTW many times other users know the solution (system config probs, bad drivers etc), even when we think it's a bug in our code. Please describe your problem in details, examples etc, and don't diff -r 10fc57f7e368 -r 3ec7d432d972 DOCS/BUGS --- a/DOCS/BUGS Mon Apr 30 02:38:41 2001 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/BUGS Mon Apr 30 22:58:22 2001 +0000 @@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ Special system/cpu-specific bugs/problems: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -1. SIGILL (signal 4) in draw_frame, on P3 (mostly 2.2.x kernels): +1. SIGILL (signal 4) in draw_frame, on P3 (mostly with 2.2.x kernels): Problem: movups is crashing in libvo/fastmemcpy.h Workaround: ./configure --disable-fastmemcpy 2. No image (black image) in RGB 16bpp (x11,dga,fbdev,svga) playing - MPEG files on SMP machine: + MPEG files on SMP machine: Problem: bug(?) in MMX YV12->RGB16 converter code Workaround: ./configure --disable-mmx @@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ Please contact me if you experienced any of the above problems. We need people to test fixes and send us as many system details information as possible (kernel+libc+gcc+binutils version, test results, /proc/cpuinfo etc) -because they are system-dependent problems and aren't reproducable here. -Please tell me if you can fix them or you are only user. +because these are system-dependent problems and aren't reproducable here. +Please tell me if you can fix them or you are only a user. Unfortunately we can't reproduce these here, so it's very hard to fix. Various A-V sync and other audio problems: @@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ - audio buffer problems Workaround: mplayer -abs option - slow machine (cpu or vga) - try with -vo null, if it plays well, then you has slow VGA card/driver: + try with -vo null, if it plays well, then you have slow VGA card/driver: Workaround: buy a faster card or read DOCS/VIDEOCARDS about how to speed up Audio delay specific to one or a few files: - bad file (pleae upload the file, so we can check & fix) Workaround: -ni and/or -bps options -delay option or +/- keys at runtime to adjuts delay -- your soundcard doesn't support 48khz playback +- your soundcard doesn't support 48Khz playback Workaround: buy a better soundcard... - file has VBR mp3 audio Workaround: mplayer -mc 0 @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ - if it's still bad, try with -nosound [and report the bug, see BUGREPORTS] No sound at all: -- your file uses a not supported codec +- your file uses an unsupported codec Workaround: read DOCS/CODECS, and help us adding support for it Video-out problems: diff -r 10fc57f7e368 -r 3ec7d432d972 DOCS/MPlayer-FAQ --- a/DOCS/MPlayer-FAQ Mon Apr 30 02:38:41 2001 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/MPlayer-FAQ Mon Apr 30 22:58:22 2001 +0000 @@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ A: x11 driver doesn't support scaling, but XF86VidMode support is now used: you must specify the -vm and the -fs switch, and you're done. Make sure you have the right Modelines in your XF86Config file, and - try if the DGA driver works for you. It's much faster. + try if the DGA driver (and SDL's DGA driver, see VIDEOCARDS) works for you. + It's much faster. If even SDL's DGA works, it'll be EVEN more faster! Q: audio goes out of sync playing .avi file A: try with -bps or -nobps option diff -r 10fc57f7e368 -r 3ec7d432d972 DOCS/VIDEOCARDS --- a/DOCS/VIDEOCARDS Mon Apr 30 02:38:41 2001 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/VIDEOCARDS Mon Apr 30 22:58:22 2001 +0000 @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Now, let's see them in details: But before reading this, read DOCS/MTRR, and check your /proc/mtrr. -Believe me, it does worth! Speed up things 5x on P3!!! +Believe me, it's worth it! Speeds things up more than 5 times on P3!!! I. Under XFree86 4.0.2 or newer, using the XVideo extension: this is what the option '-vo xv' uses. @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ 3. If the driver couldn't switch to a smaller resolution, experiment with switches -vm (only with X 3.0.x), -fs, -bpp, -zoom to find a video mode that the movie fits in. There is no converter right now.. :( -4. Became ROOT. DGA needs root access to be able to write directly video memory. +4. Become ROOT. DGA needs root access to be able to write directly video memory. If you want to run it as user, then install MPlayer SUID root: 'chown root /usr/local/bin/mplayer' 'chmod 750 /usr/local/bin/mplayer' @@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ privilegies through suid root mplayer. !!!! SO YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED ... !!!! 5. Use '-vo dga' option, and there you go! (hope so:) +6. Try if the '-vo sdl -sdl dga' options work for you! It's much faster!!! If you have fast enough CPU (P3 800 for example) you can try fsdga for fullscreen mpeg playing (using software YUV->RGB scaling):