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<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>
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<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>
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<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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</DD>
<DT>Q: What does "No such file or directory" mean?</DT>
<DD>A: Probably there is no such file or directory.</DD>
<DD>&nbsp;</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
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be prepared for problems).</DD>
<DD>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</DD>
<DT>Q: During 'make', MPlayer complains about X11 libraries. I don't
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<CODE>ldconfig</CODE>.</DD>
<DD>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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>
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</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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</DD>
<DT>Q: There is a timer in the upper left corner. How can I get rid of it?</DT>
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<DD>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</DD>
<DT>Q: Why is video_out cpu usage zero (0%) for some files?</DT>
@@ -300,30 +332,18 @@
<DD>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</DD>
<DT>Q: Umm, what is "IdegCounter"?</DT>
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<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>&nbsp;</DD>
<DT>Q: What exactly is this libavcodec thing?</DT>
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</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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</DD>
<DT>Q: MPlayer exits with some error when using l3codeca.acm.</DT>
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documentation</A>).</DD>
<DD>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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,
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</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>
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been fixed.</DD>
<DD>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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
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</DL>
<H2><A NAME="dvd">5.5 DVD playback</A></H2>
<H2><A NAME="dvd">5.6 DVD playback</A></H2>
<DL>
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</DL>
<H2><A NAME="features">5.6 Feature requests</A></H2>
<H2><A NAME="features">5.7 Feature requests</A></H2>
<DL>
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to implement it, and send a patch. Don't ask for it.</DD>
<DD>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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
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</DL>
<H2><A NAME="encoding">5.7 Encoding</A></H2>
<H2><A NAME="encoding">5.8 Encoding</A></H2>
<DL>