[Mplayer-cvslog] CVS: main/DOCS/en documentation.html,1.410,1.411 faq.html,1.127,1.128
Diego Biurrun CVS
diego at mplayerhq.hu
Sun Jun 29 03:20:49 CEST 2003
Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/en
In directory mail:/var/tmp.root/cvs-serv14916
Modified Files:
documentation.html faq.html
Log Message:
New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others
around a bit to have the most common in front.
Index: documentation.html
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+++ documentation.html 29 Jun 2003 01:20:25 -0000 1.411
@@ -254,13 +254,14 @@
</LI>
<LI><A HREF="faq.html">5. FAQ section</A>
<UL>
- <LI><A HREF="faq.html#compilation">5.1 Compilation</A></LI>
- <LI><A HREF="faq.html#general">5.2 General questions</A></LI>
- <LI><A HREF="faq.html#playback">5.3 Playback problems</A></LI>
- <LI><A HREF="faq.html#driver">5.4 Video/audio driver problems (vo/ao)</A></LI>
- <LI><A HREF="faq.html#dvd">5.5 DVD playback</A></LI>
- <LI><A HREF="faq.html#features">5.6 Feature requests</A></LI>
- <LI><A HREF="faq.html#encoding">5.7 Encoding</A></LI>
+ <LI><A HREF="faq.html#development">5.1 Development</A></LI>
+ <LI><A HREF="faq.html#compilation">5.2 Compilation</A></LI>
+ <LI><A HREF="faq.html#general">5.3 General questions</A></LI>
+ <LI><A HREF="faq.html#playback">5.4 Playback problems</A></LI>
+ <LI><A HREF="faq.html#driver">5.5 Video/audio driver problems (vo/ao)</A></LI>
+ <LI><A HREF="faq.html#dvd">5.6 DVD playback</A></LI>
+ <LI><A HREF="faq.html#features">5.7 Feature requests</A></LI>
+ <LI><A HREF="faq.html#encoding">5.8 Encoding</A></LI>
</UL>
</LI>
<LI><A HREF="#ports">6. Ports</A>
@@ -1626,7 +1627,7 @@
<P>Mandrake RPM packages are available from the
<A HREF="http://plf.zarb.org/">P.L.F</A>. SuSE includes a crippled version of
- MPlayer in their distribution. You can get working RPMs from
+ MPlayer in their distribution. You can get working SuSE RPMs from
<A HREF="http://packman.links2linux.de/?action=128">links2linux.de</A>.</P>
Index: faq.html
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+++ faq.html 29 Jun 2003 01:20:25 -0000 1.128
@@ -18,20 +18,62 @@
<H1><A NAME="faq">5. FAQ</A></H1>
<UL>
- <LI><A HREF="#compilation">5.1 Compilation</A></LI>
- <LI><A HREF="#general">5.2 General questions</A></LI>
- <LI><A HREF="#playback">5.3 Playback problems</A></LI>
- <LI><A HREF="#driver">5.4 Video/audio driver problems (vo/ao)</A></LI>
- <LI><A HREF="#dvd">5.5 DVD playback</A></LI>
- <LI><A HREF="#features">5.6 Feature requests</A></LI>
- <LI><A HREF="#encoding">5.7 Encoding</A></LI>
+ <LI><A HREF="#development">5.1 Development</A></LI>
+ <LI><A HREF="#compilation">5.2 Compilation</A></LI>
+ <LI><A HREF="#general">5.3 General questions</A></LI>
+ <LI><A HREF="#playback">5.4 Playback problems</A></LI>
+ <LI><A HREF="#driver">5.5 Video/audio driver problems (vo/ao)</A></LI>
+ <LI><A HREF="#dvd">5.6 DVD playback</A></LI>
+ <LI><A HREF="#features">5.7 Feature requests</A></LI>
+ <LI><A HREF="#encoding">5.8 Encoding</A></LI>
</UL>
-<H2><A NAME="compilation">5.1 Compilation</A></H2>
+<H2><A NAME="development">5.1 Development</A></H2>
<DL>
+ <DT>Q: How do I create a proper patch for MPlayer?</DT>
+ <DD>A: Send a <B>unified</B> diff (<CODE>diff -u</CODE>) of your changes
+ against the CVS version of MPlayer to the
+ <A HREF="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-dev-eng">mplayer-dev-eng</A>
+ mailing list. We wrote a <A HREF="../tech/patches.txt">short document</A>
+ that has more details. Please follow those instructions.</DD>
+ <DD> </DD>
+
+ <DT>Q: How can I support MPlayer development?</DT>
+ <DD>A: We are more than happy to accept your hardware and software
+ <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/donations.html">donations</A>.
+ They help us in continuously improving MPlayer.</DD>
+ <DD> </DD>
+
+ <DT>Q: How can I become an MPlayer developer?</DT>
+ <DD>A: We always welcome coders and documenters. Read the
+ <A HREF="../tech/">technical documentation</A> to get a first grasp. Then you
+ should subscribe to the
+ <A HREF="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-dev-eng">mplayer-dev-eng</A>
+ mailing list and start coding.</DD>
+ <DD> </DD>
+
+ <DT>Q: Why don't you use autoconf/automake?</DT>
+ <DD>A: We have a modular, handwritten build system. It does a reasonably good
+ job, so why change? Besides, we dislike the auto* tools, just like
+ <A HREF="http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/889/">other people</A>.</DD>
+ <DD> </DD>
+
+</DL>
+
+
+<H2><A NAME="compilation">5.2 Compilation</A></H2>
+
+<DL>
+
+ <DT>Q: Are there binary (RPM/deb) packages of MPlayer?</DT>
+ <DD>A: See the
+ <A HREF="documentation.html#debian">Debian</A> and
+ <A HREF="documentation.html#rpm">RPM</A> section for details.</DD>
+ <DD> </DD>
+
<DT>Q: Compilation stops with an error message similar to this one:
<PRE>
In file included from mplayer.c:34:
@@ -53,10 +95,6 @@
file for details.</DD>
<DD> </DD>
- <DT>Q: What does "No such file or directory" mean?</DT>
- <DD>A: Probably there is no such file or directory.</DD>
- <DD> </DD>
-
<DT>Q: What's the problem with gcc 2.96?</DT>
<DD>A: <B>We strongly discourage the use of gcc 2.96!</B><BR>
Read <A HREF="users_against_developers.html#gcc">this</A> document for
@@ -155,15 +193,17 @@
be prepared for problems).</DD>
<DD> </DD>
- <DT>Q: I have a G200/G400, how do I compile/use the mga_vid driver?</DT>
- <DD>A: Read the <A HREF="video.html#mga_vid">mga_vid documentation</A>.</DD>
+ <DT>Q: I have a Matrox G200/G400/G450/G550, how do I compile and use the
+ mga_vid kernel driver?</DT>
+ <DD>A: Read the <A HREF="video.html#mga_vid">mga_vid</A> section.</DD>
<DD> </DD>
- <DT>Q: Are there rpm/deb/... packages of MPlayer?</DT>
- <DD>A: You can make a .deb package for yourself, check the
- <A HREF="documentation.html#debian">Debian packaging</A> section.
- There are links to official Red Hat RPM packages available on our
- <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/dload.html">download page</A>.</DD>
+ <DT>Q: Hmm, strange. When loading the mga_vid.o kernel module, I found this in
+ the logs:<BR>
+ <CODE>Warning: loading mga_vid.o will taint the kernel: no license</CODE></DT>
+ <DD>A: The latest kernel modutils require a flag indicating the license
+ (mainly to avoid kernel hackers debugging closed source drivers).
+ Upgrade your kernel, modutils and MPlayer.</DD>
<DD> </DD>
<DT>Q: During 'make', MPlayer complains about X11 libraries. I don't
@@ -193,14 +233,6 @@
<CODE>ldconfig</CODE>.</DD>
<DD> </DD>
- <DT>Q: Hmm, strange. When loading the mga_vid.o kernel module, I found this in
- the logs:<BR>
- <CODE>Warning: loading mga_vid.o will taint the kernel: no license</CODE></DT>
- <DD>A: The latest kernel modutils require a flag indicating the license
- (mainly to avoid kernel hackers debugging closed source drivers).
- Upgrade your kernel, modutils and MPlayer.</DD>
- <DD> </DD>
-
<DT>Q: When compiling MEncoder, it segfaults at linking!</DT>
<DD>A: This is a linker problem. Upgrading binutils should help (2.11.92.*
or newer should be good). Since it is not our fault, please do <B>not</B>
@@ -218,35 +250,34 @@
</DL>
-<H2><A NAME="general">5.2 General questions</A></H2>
+<H2><A NAME="general">5.3 General questions</A></H2>
<DL>
- <DT>Q: How do I create a proper patch for MPlayer?</DT>
- <DD>A: We made a <A HREF="../tech/patches.txt">short document</A> describing
- all the necessary details. Please follow the instructions.</DD>
+ <DT>Q: Are there any mailing lists on MPlayer?</DT>
+ <DD>A: Yes. See the
+ <A HREF="documentation.html#mailing_lists">mailing lists</A> section.</DD>
<DD> </DD>
- <DT>Q: How can I support MPlayer development?</DT>
- <DD>A: We are more than happy to accept your hardware and software
- <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/donations.html">donations</A>.
- They help us in continuously improving MPlayer.</DD>
+ <DT>Q: I've found a nasty bug when I tried to play my favorite video!
+ Who should I inform?</DT>
+ <DD>A: Please read the <A HREF="bugreports.html">bug reporting guidelines</A>
+ and follow the instructions.</DD>
<DD> </DD>
- <DT>Q: How can I become an MPlayer developer?</DT>
- <DD>A: We always welcome coders and documenters. Read the
- <A HREF="../tech/">technical documentation</A> to get a first grasp. Then you
- should subscribe to the
- <A HREF="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-dev-eng">mplayer-dev-eng</A>
- mailing list and start coding.</DD>
+ <DT>Q: I have problems playing files with the ... codec. Can I use them?</DT>
+ <DD>A: Check the
+ <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/codecs-status.html">codec status</A>,
+ if it doesn't contain your codec, read the
+ <A HREF="codecs.html">codec documentation</A>, especially the
+ <A HREF="codecs.html#importing">codec importing HOWTO</A> and contact us.</DD>
<DD> </DD>
- <DT>Q: Can I run multiple instances of MPlayer?</DT>
- <DD>A: Yes. Some video out drivers like xv, dga or (x)mga are exclusive, some
- are exclusive in combination with certain graphics boards and drivers. You
- will not be able to run more than one instance of MPlayer with one of those
- video out drivers. To a lesser degree this also applies to audio drivers.
- Not all allow playback of multiple streams on the same device.</DD>
+ <DT>Q: When I start playing, I get this message but everything seems fine:<BR>
+ <CODE>Linux RTC init: ioctl (rtc_pie_on): Permission denied</CODE></DT>
+ <DD>A: You need root privileges or a
+ specially set up kernel to use the new timing code. For details see the
+ <A HREF="documentation.html#rtc">RTC section</A> of the documentation.</DD>
<DD> </DD>
<DT>Q: There is a timer in the upper left corner. How can I get rid of it?</DT>
@@ -286,7 +317,8 @@
<DD> </DD>
<DT>Q: What if I don't want them to appear?</DT>
- <DD>A: Use the <CODE>-quiet</CODE> option and read the man page.</DD>
+ <DD>A: Use the <CODE>-quiet</CODE> or <CODE>-really-quiet</CODE> option as
+ described in the man page.</DD>
<DD> </DD>
<DT>Q: Why is video_out cpu usage zero (0%) for some files?</DT>
@@ -300,30 +332,18 @@
<DD> </DD>
<DT>Q: There are error messages about file not found
- <CODE>/usr/local/lib/codecs/</CODE> ...</DT>
+ <CODE>/usr/local/lib/codecs/...</CODE></DT>
<DD>A: Download the Win32 codecs from our
<A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/">codecs page</A>
(avifile's codec package has a different DLL set) and install it.</DD>
<DD> </DD>
- <DT>Q: Are there any mailing lists on MPlayer?</DT>
- <DD>A: Yes. See the bottom of the info page on
- <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/info.html">our homepage</A> to
- subscribe.</DD>
- <DD> </DD>
-
- <DT>Q: I've found a nasty bug when I tried to play my favorite video!
- Who should I inform?</DT>
- <DD>A: Please read the <A HREF="bugreports.html">bug reporting guidelines</A>
- and follow the instructions.</DD>
- <DD> </DD>
-
- <DT>Q: I have problems playing files with the ... codec. Can I use them?</DT>
- <DD>A: Check the
- <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/codecs-status.html">codec status</A>,
- if it doesn't contain your codec, read the
- <A HREF="codecs.html">codec documentation</A>, especially the
- <A HREF="codecs.html#importing">codec importing HOWTO</A> and contact us.</DD>
+ <DT>Q: Can I run multiple instances of MPlayer?</DT>
+ <DD>A: Yes. Some video out drivers like xv, dga or (x)mga are exclusive, some
+ are exclusive in combination with certain graphics boards and drivers. You
+ will not be able to run more than one instance of MPlayer with one of those
+ video out drivers. To a lesser degree this also applies to audio drivers.
+ Not all allow playback of multiple streams on the same device.</DD>
<DD> </DD>
<DT>Q: Umm, what is "IdegCounter"?</DT>
@@ -354,7 +374,7 @@
<DT>Q: The onscreen display (OSD) is flickering!</DT>
<DD>A: You use a vo driver with single buffering (x11,xv). With xv,
- use the <CODE>-double</CODE> option. Also try <CODE>-vf expand</CODE></DD>
+ use the <CODE>-double</CODE> option. Also try <CODE>-vf expand</CODE>.</DD>
<DD> </DD>
<DT>Q: What exactly is this libavcodec thing?</DT>
@@ -387,34 +407,23 @@
</DL>
-<H2><A NAME="playback">5.3 Playback problems</A></H2>
+<H2><A NAME="playback">5.4 Playback problems</A></H2>
<DL>
- <DT>Q: I can play certain AVIs but I get no sound and this kind of error:
- <PRE>
- Detected audio codec: [divx] afm:4 (DivX audio (WMA))
- Requested audio codec family [divx] (afm=4) not available (enable it at
- compile time!)
- </PRE>
- </DT>
- <DD>A: Probably the audio uses a codec not natively supported by
- MPlayer. Install the Win32 codec package as described in the README
- or in the <A HREF="documentation.html#installation">Installation</A> section.</DD>
- <DD> </DD>
-
- <DT>Q: ... works with avifile/aviplay but doesn't with MPlayer.</DT>
- <DD>A: MPlayer is not avifile.
- The only common thing between these players is the Win32 DLL loader.
- The codecs (DLL) set, synchronization, demultiplexing etc is totally
- different and shouldn't be compared.
- If something works with aviplay it doesn't mean that MPlayer will
- work and vice versa.</DD>
+ <DT>Q: ... works with xine/avifile/... but doesn't with MPlayer.</DT>
+ <DD>A: MPlayer is not xine/avifile/... Although these players have some code
+ in common, the codecs (DLL) set, synchronization, demultiplexing etc is
+ different and should not be compared. If you have a file MPlayer fails to
+ play correctly but works in another player, pleaseread the
+ <A HREF="bugreports.html">bug reporting guidelines</A> and upload the file
+ to our FTP server.</DD>
<DD> </DD>
<DT>Q: Audio goes out of sync playing an AVI file.</DT>
<DD>A: Try the <CODE>-bps</CODE> or <CODE>-nobps</CODE> option. If it does not
- improve, read <A HREF="bugreports.html">this</A> and upload the file to FTP.</DD>
+ improve, read the <A HREF="bugreports.html">bug reporting guidelines</A> and
+ upload the file to our FTP server.</DD>
<DD> </DD>
<DT>Q: MPlayer exits with some error when using l3codeca.acm.</DT>
@@ -507,13 +516,6 @@
documentation</A>).</DD>
<DD> </DD>
- <DT>Q: When I start playing, I get this message but everything seems fine:<BR>
- <CODE>Linux RTC init: ioctl (rtc_pie_on): Permission denied</CODE></DT>
- <DD>A: You need root privileges or a
- specially set up kernel to use the new timing code. For details see the
- <A HREF="documentation.html#rtc">RTC section</A> of the documentation.</DD>
- <DD> </DD>
-
<DT>Q: I have A/V sync problems. Some of my AVIs play fine, but some play with
double speed!</DT>
<DD>A: You have a buggy sound card/driver. Most likely it's fixed at 44100Hz,
@@ -554,7 +556,7 @@
</DL>
-<H2><A NAME="driver">5.4 Video/audio driver problems (vo/ao)</A></H2>
+<H2><A NAME="driver">5.5 Video/audio driver problems (vo/ao)</A></H2>
<DL>
@@ -640,11 +642,6 @@
been fixed.</DD>
<DD> </DD>
- <DT>Q: When I use the GUI with SDL video output, a second video window is
- created.</DT>
- <DD>A: Known, don't use SDL for the GUI yet.</DD>
- <DD> </DD>
-
<DT>Q: Oh the world is cruel ...! SDL has only <CODE>x11</CODE> target, but
not <CODE>xv</CODE>!</DT>
<DD>A: Try that <CODE>x11</CODE> target again. Now try
@@ -657,7 +654,7 @@
</DL>
-<H2><A NAME="dvd">5.5 DVD playback</A></H2>
+<H2><A NAME="dvd">5.6 DVD playback</A></H2>
<DL>
@@ -721,7 +718,7 @@
</DL>
-<H2><A NAME="features">5.6 Feature requests</A></H2>
+<H2><A NAME="features">5.7 Feature requests</A></H2>
<DL>
@@ -737,13 +734,6 @@
to implement it, and send a patch. Don't ask for it.</DD>
<DD> </DD>
- <DT>Q: Where is the Windows version?</DT>
- <DD>A: It's not released, and won't be. Look around the Windows scene (open
- source ASF parsers, open source ASF encoders, etc) and you'll know why. We
- don't want to go to jail. BTW you can compile it yourself, under
- <A HREF="documentation.html#cygwin">Cygwin</A>.</DD>
- <DD> </DD>
-
<DT>Q: How can I make MPlayer remember the options I use for this
particular file?</DT>
<DD>A: Create a file named <CODE>movie.avi.conf</CODE> with the
@@ -754,7 +744,7 @@
</DL>
-<H2><A NAME="encoding">5.7 Encoding</A></H2>
+<H2><A NAME="encoding">5.8 Encoding</A></H2>
<DL>
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