Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv15547/DOCS Modified Files: SOLARIS Log Message: Solaris 8 DVD support and other fixes by Juergen Keil <jk@tools.de> Index: SOLARIS =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/SOLARIS,v retrieving revision 1.1 retrieving revision 1.2 diff -C2 -r1.1 -r1.2 *** SOLARIS 2001/06/05 18:40:44 1.1 --- SOLARIS 2001/06/06 21:16:21 1.2 *************** *** 4,5 **** --- 4,23 ---- 1. To build the package you will need GNU make (gmake, /opt/sfw/gmake), native Solaris make will not work. + + 2. Due to two bugs in solaris 8 x86, you cannot reliably play DVDs using a + capacity >4GB: + + - The sd(7D) driver on solaris 8 x86 driver has bug when accessing a + disk block >4GB on a device using a logical blocksize != DEV_BSIZE + (i.e. CDROM and DVD media). Due to a 32bit int overflow, a disk + address modulo 4GB is accessed. + (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/solarisonintel/message/22516) + + - The similar bug is present in the hsfs(7FS) filesystem code (aka ISO9660), + hsfs currently does not support partitions/disks >4GB, all data is + accessed modulo 4GB + (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/solarisonintel/message/22592) + + -- + Jürgen Keil + _______________________________________________ Mplayer-cvslog mailing list Mplayer-cvslog@lists.sourceforge.net http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mplayer-cvslog