CVS change done by Diego Biurrun CVS Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv24695/en Modified Files: ports.xml audio.xml Log Message: Updated the outdated audio section somewhat. Index: ports.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en/ports.xml,v retrieving revision 1.59 retrieving revision 1.60 diff -u -r1.59 -r1.60 --- ports.xml 18 Jan 2005 00:19:04 -0000 1.59 +++ ports.xml 1 Feb 2005 13:07:00 -0000 1.60 @@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ <title>Sun Solaris</title> <para> <application>MPlayer</application> should work on Solaris 2.6 or newer. +Use the SUN audio driver with the <option>-ao sun</option> option for sound. </para> <para> Index: audio.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en/audio.xml,v retrieving revision 1.28 retrieving revision 1.29 diff -u -r1.28 -r1.29 --- audio.xml 10 Jan 2005 00:35:54 -0000 1.28 +++ audio.xml 1 Feb 2005 13:07:00 -0000 1.29 @@ -33,17 +33,14 @@ option, it should sort out your problems. See the man page for detailed information. </para> +</sect2> -<itemizedlist> -<title>Some notes:</title> -<listitem><para> - If you have an OSS driver, first try <option>-ao oss</option> (this is - the default). If you experience glitches, halts or anything out of the - ordinary, try <option>-ao sdl</option> (NOTE: you need to have SDL libraries - and header files installed). The SDL audio driver helps in a lot of cases - and also supports ESD (GNOME) and ARTS (KDE). - </para></listitem> -<listitem><para> +<sect2 id="troubleshooting"> +<title>Troubleshooting</title> + +<para>Some notes:</para> + +<para> If you have ALSA version 0.5, then you almost always have to use <option>-ao alsa5</option>, since ALSA 0.5 has buggy OSS emulation code, and will <emphasis role="bold">crash <application>MPlayer</application></emphasis> @@ -51,18 +48,11 @@ <screen> DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer!<!-- --></screen> - </para></listitem> -<listitem><para> - On Solaris, use the SUN audio driver with the <option>-ao sun</option> option, - otherwise neither video nor audio will work. - </para></listitem> -<listitem><para> - If the sound clicks when playing from CD-ROM, turn on IRQ unmasking, e.g. - <command>hdparm -u1 /dev/cdrom</command> (<command>man hdparm</command>). - This is generally beneficial and described in more detail in the - <link linkend="drives">CD-ROM</link> section. - </para></listitem> -</itemizedlist> +</para> +<para> + If the sound clicks when playing from CD-ROM, turn on IRQ unmasking as + described in the <link linkend="drives">CD-ROM</link> section. +</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="experiences">