Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS In directory mail:/var/tmp.root/cvs-serv14397 Modified Files: bugreports.html faq.html users_against_developers.html Log Message: various updates by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de> Index: bugreports.html =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/bugreports.html,v retrieving revision 1.21 retrieving revision 1.22 diff -u -r1.21 -r1.22 --- bugreports.html 19 Apr 2002 19:22:22 -0000 1.21 +++ bugreports.html 12 May 2002 01:41:24 -0000 1.22 @@ -50,21 +50,27 @@ <UL> <LI>Your Linux distribution or operating system e.g.: <UL> - <LI>Red Hat 7.1 - <LI>Slackware 7.0 + devel packs from 7.1 ... + <LI>Red Hat 7.1</LI> + <LI>Slackware 7.0 + devel packs from 7.1 ...</LI> </UL> +</LI> <LI>kernel version:<BR> - <CODE>uname -a</CODE> + <CODE>uname -a</CODE></LI> <LI>libc version:<BR> - <CODE>ls -l /lib/libc[.-]*</CODE> + <CODE>ls -l /lib/libc[.-]*</CODE></LI> <LI>X version:<BR> - <CODE>X -version</CODE> + <CODE>X -version</CODE></LI> <LI>gcc and ld versions:<BR> <CODE>gcc -v<BR> - ld -v</CODE> + ld -v</CODE></LI> <LI>binutils version:<BR> - <CODE>as --version</CODE> -<LI>if only the GUI is buggy : + <CODE>as --version</CODE></LI> +<LI>If you have problems with fullscreen mode: + <UL> + <LI>Window manager type and version</LI> + </UL> +</LI> +<LI>If only the GUI is buggy: <UL> <LI>GTK version</LI> <LI>GLIB version</LI> @@ -78,35 +84,39 @@ <UL> <LI>CPU info (this works on Linux only):<BR> - <CODE>cat /proc/cpuinfo</CODE> -<LI>Video card manufacturer and model, e.g.:<BR> + <CODE>cat /proc/cpuinfo</CODE></LI> +<LI>Video card manufacturer and model, e.g.: <UL> - <LI>ASUS V3800U chip: nVidia TNT2 Ultra pro 32MB SDRAM - <LI>Matrox G400 DH 32MB SGRAM + <LI>ASUS V3800U chip: nVidia TNT2 Ultra pro 32MB SDRAM</LI> + <LI>Matrox G400 DH 32MB SGRAM</LI> </UL> -<LI>Video driver type & version, e.g.:<BR> +</LI> +<LI>Video driver type & version, e.g.: <UL> - <LI>X built-in driver - <LI>nVidia 0.9.623 - <LI>Utah-GLX CVS 2001-02-17 - <LI>DRI from X 4.0.3 + <LI>X built-in driver</LI> + <LI>nVidia 0.9.623</LI> + <LI>Utah-GLX CVS 2001-02-17</LI> + <LI>DRI from X 4.0.3</LI> </UL> -<LI>Sound card type & driver, e.g.:<BR> +</LI> +<LI>Sound card type & driver, e.g.: <UL> - <LI>Creative SBLive! Gold with OSS driver from oss.creative.com - <LI>Creative SB16 with kernel OSS drivers - <LI>GUS PnP with ALSA OSS emulation + <LI>Creative SBLive! Gold with OSS driver from oss.creative.com</LI> + <LI>Creative SB16 with kernel OSS drivers</LI> + <LI>GUS PnP with ALSA OSS emulation</LI> </UL> -<LI>if in doubt include <CODE>lspci -vv</CODE> output on Linux systems +</LI> +<LI>If in doubt include <CODE>lspci -vv</CODE> output on Linux systems.</LI> </UL> <P><B>For compilation problems/errors</B></P> <P><B><I>Please include these files:</I></B></P> -<UL><LI>configure.log -<LI>config.h -<LI>config.mak -<LI>libvo/config.mak +<UL> + <LI>configure.log</LI> + <LI>config.h</LI> + <LI>config.mak</LI> + <LI>libvo/config.mak</LI> </UL> <P><B>For playback problems</B></P> Index: faq.html =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/faq.html,v retrieving revision 1.73 retrieving revision 1.74 diff -u -r1.73 -r1.74 --- faq.html 5 May 2002 05:04:54 -0000 1.73 +++ faq.html 12 May 2002 01:41:24 -0000 1.74 @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ What's the problem with gcc 2.96? </B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text"> <B><I>We strongly discourage the use of gcc 2.96!!!</I></B><BR> -Read <A HREF="gcc-2.96-3.0.html">this</A> and <A HREF="users_against_developers.html">this</A> +Read <A HREF="users_against_developers.html#gcc">this</A> document for details. If you still really really want to use it, be sure to get the latest release, but remember that you are on your own. Do <B>not</B> report bugs or ask for help on the mailing lists. We will <B>not</B> provide any support @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Great, I have gcc 3.0.1 from Red Hat/Mandrake, then I'm fine--! </B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text"> No, since there have been/are issues with these compilers as well.<BR> -Use the 2.95.x series for reliability (not <A HREF="gcc-2.96-3.0.html">2.96</A>). +Use the 2.95.x series for reliability (not <A HREF="users_against_developers.html#gcc">2.96</A>). Use the latest gcc 3.0.x (starting at 3.0.2) if you want to use a 3.0.x version. </TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3> </TD><TR> @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH=100%><B><FONT CLASS="text"> Where can I find information about gcc 2.96 bugs? </B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text"> -In <A HREF="gcc-2.96-3.0.html">this</A> document. And <A HREF="users_against_developers.html">this</A> +<A HREF="users_against_developers.html#gcc">This</A> document describes why Red Hat released 2.96 and other interesting things. </TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3> </TD><TR> @@ -441,7 +441,8 @@ <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH=100%><B><FONT CLASS="text"> I have problems with [your window manager] and fullscreen xv/xmga/sdl/x11 modes ... </B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text"> -Use the <CODE>-fsmode</CODE> switch. See example.conf or the man page. +Read the <A HREF="bugreports.html">bug reporting guidelines</A> and send us a +proper bug report. </TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3> </TD><TR> <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH=100%><B><FONT CLASS="text"> @@ -690,7 +691,7 @@ Speed:<BR> This parameter can be computed easily: <OL> - <LI>Which movies do you plan to watch?</LI> + <LI>Which movies do you plan to watch? <UL> <LI><B>MPEG1:</B> 320x200@32=256000<BR> You need only 256*25fps=6.4MB/sec of bandwidth (This format can be played @@ -708,6 +709,7 @@ 32MB of video memory to watch this stream: 16MB for the RGB area and 16MB for the YUV area.</LI> </UL> + </LI> <LI>The bandwidth of PCI slots is: 33MHz*32Bit=133MB/sec. PCI2.1 has 66MHz*32Bit=266MB/sec which is more than enough for playing any movie (except HDTV streams which really require an AGP bus).</LI> @@ -717,6 +719,7 @@ <LI><B>DIMM</B> - Good if your video card has 128-bit memory access.</LI> <LI><B>DDR</B> - Is fast enough for all types.</LI> </UL> + </LI> </OL> Note: DGA comparison shows that there is no visible difference between video cards which have the same type of video memory installed.<BR> Index: users_against_developers.html =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/users_against_developers.html,v retrieving revision 1.17 retrieving revision 1.18 diff -u -r1.17 -r1.18 --- users_against_developers.html 8 May 2002 18:00:26 -0000 1.17 +++ users_against_developers.html 12 May 2002 01:41:24 -0000 1.18 @@ -66,29 +66,31 @@ bugs</B>. If you do, you will only get banned from our mailing list because we have had more than enough flame wars over GCC 2.96. Please let the matter rest.</P> -<P>If you have problems with GCC 2.96, here is how you can get GCC 3.0.4 to work -(submitted by <A HREF="mailto:willis_matthew@yahoo.com">Matt Willis</A>):</P> +<P>If you have problems with GCC 2.96, you can get 2.96-85 packages from the +Red Hat <A HREF="ftp://updates.redhat.com">ftp server</A>, or just go for the +3.04 packages offered for version 7.2 and later. If you do not want to or cannot +use the binary packages, here is how you can compile GCC 3.0.4 from source:</P> <UL> - <LI>Go to the - <A HREF="http://gcc.gnu.org/mirrors.html">GCC mirrors page</A> - page and download the following (you may not need everything):<BR> - <CODE>gcc-g++-3.0.4.tar.gz<BR> - gcc-objc-3.0.4.tar.gz<BR> - gcc-3.0.4.tar.gz<BR> - gcc-g77-3.0.4.tar.gz<BR> - gcc-testsuite-3.0.4.tar.gz<BR> - gcc-core-3.0.4.tar.gz<BR> - gcc-java-3.0.4.tar.gz</CODE> - </LI> - <LI>Unpack the files, make a build directory, and build:<BR> - <CODE>tar -xvzf gcc-*3.0.4.tar.gz<BR> - mkdir gcc-build<BR> - cd gcc-build<BR> - ../gcc-3.0.4/configure --prefix=/opt --program-suffix=-3.0.4<BR> - make bootstrap; mkdir -p /opt; make install</CODE></LI> - <LI>Set your path to include <CODE>/opt/bin</CODE><BR> - <CODE>export PATH=/opt/bin:${PATH}</CODE></LI> + <LI>Go to the <A HREF="http://gcc.gnu.org/mirrors.html">GCC mirrors page</A> + page and download <CODE>gcc-core-3.0.4.tar.gz</CODE>. This includes the + complete C compiler and is sufficient for <B>MPlayer</B>. If you also want + C++, Java or some of the other advanced GCC features + <CODE>gcc-3.0.4.tar.gz</CODE> may better suit your needs.</LI> + <LI>Extract the archive with<BR> + <CODE>tar -xvzf gcc-core-3.0.4.tar.gz</CODE></LI> + <LI>GCC is not built inside the source directory itself like most programs, + but needs a build directory outside the source directory. Thus you need to + create this directory via<BR> + <CODE>mkdir gcc-build</CODE></LI> + <LI>Then you can proceed to configure gcc in the build directory, but you need + the configure from the source directory:<BR> + <CODE>cd gcc-build<BR> + ../gcc-3.0.4/configure</CODE></LI> + <LI>Compile GCC by issuing this command in the build directory:<BR> + <CODE>make bootstrap</CODE></LI> + <LI>Now you can install GCC (as root) by typing<BR> + <CODE>make install</CODE></LI> </UL> <P><A NAME=binary><B>Binary distribution of MPlayer</B></A></P>