Mercurial > mplayer.hg
changeset 10402:703d1b700b71
Strings attached to codecs.conf explained.
Based on a patch by Andrew Church <achurch@achurch.org>.
| author | diego |
|---|---|
| date | Wed, 09 Jul 2003 17:22:17 +0000 |
| parents | a3d7116f22c0 |
| children | 23c9ebca2e24 |
| files | DOCS/en/documentation.html DOCS/en/faq.html |
| diffstat | 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/DOCS/en/documentation.html Wed Jul 09 16:07:57 2003 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/en/documentation.html Wed Jul 09 17:22:17 2003 +0000 @@ -814,6 +814,15 @@ Check if you have <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> in your home directory (<CODE>~/.mplayer/codecs.conf</CODE>) left from old MPlayer versions, and remove it.</P> +<P>Note that if you have a <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> in <CODE>~/.mplayer/</CODE>, + the builtin and system <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> will be ignored completely. + Do not do this unless you want to fiddle with MPlayer internals as this can + can cause many problems. If you want to change the codecs search order, use + the <CODE>-vc</CODE>, <CODE>-ac</CODE>, <CODE>-vfm</CODE>, or <CODE>-afm</CODE> + options either on the command line or in your config file (see the manual + page).</P> + + <P><B>Debian users</B> can build a <CODE>.deb</CODE> package for themselves, it's very simple. Just exec <CODE>fakeroot debian/rules binary</CODE> in MPlayer's root directory. See
--- a/DOCS/en/faq.html Wed Jul 09 16:07:57 2003 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/en/faq.html Wed Jul 09 17:22:17 2003 +0000 @@ -464,8 +464,8 @@ <DT>Q: I got this playing MPEG files: Can't find codec for video format 0x10000001!</DT> - <DD>A: You have an old version of codecs.conf at <CODE>~/.mplayer/</CODE>. - Upgrade it from <CODE>/etc/</CODE>.<BR> + <DD>A: You have an old version of codecs.conf at <CODE>~/.mplayer/</CODE>, + <CODE>/etc/</CODE>, <CODE>/usr/local/etc/</CODE> or similar. Remove it.<BR> <B>OR</B> you have the <CODE>vc=</CODE> option or something similar in your config file(s).</DD> <DD> </DD>