# HG changeset patch # User jkeil # Date 1041708802 0 # Node ID 8e3e71a8c4145ef94cf4e568ef518a6b450190a2 # Parent 0c0b84a656fe47d26bd71a063ab21dedf6a39ac2 Remove an obsolete link in the solaris section of the documentation (mplayer should work out of the box with the included mpdvdkit2 on solaris). Mention the patches that should be installed to fix one of the two bugs that prevent the use of DVDs >4GB on solaris 8. diff -r 0c0b84a656fe -r 8e3e71a8c414 DOCS/documentation.html --- a/DOCS/documentation.html Sat Jan 04 19:26:04 2003 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/documentation.html Sat Jan 04 19:33:22 2003 +0000 @@ -1688,23 +1688,25 @@ ... more "Illegal mnemonic" and "Syntax error" errors ... -

For DVD support you must have the patched libcss installed. Patch: - http://www.tools.de/solaris/mplayer/.

- -

Due to two bugs in Solaris 8 x86, you cannot reliably play DVD discs larger +

Due to bugs in Solaris 8, you may not be able to play DVD discs larger than 4 GB:

The sd(7D) driver on Solaris 8 x86 driver has bug when accessing a disk +
The sd(7D) driver on Solaris 8 x86 has a bug when accessing a disk block >4GB on a device using a logical blocksize != DEV_BSIZE (i.e. CD-ROM and DVD media). Due to a 32Bit int overflow, a disk address modulo 4GB is accessed. (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/solarisonintel/message/22516) +
+ This problem does not exist in the SPARC version of Solaris 8.
A similar bug is present in the hsfs(7FS) filesystem code (aka - ISO9660), hsfs currently does not support partitions/disks larger than 4GB, all data + ISO9660), hsfs may not not support partitions/disks larger than 4GB, all data is accessed modulo 4GB. - (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/solarisonintel/message/22592) + (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/solarisonintel/message/22592). +
+ The hsfs problem can be fixed by installing patch 109764-04 (sparc) / + 109765-04 (x86).