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| author |  diego <diego@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2> | 2002-06-11 18:35:33 +0000 |
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| committer | diego <diego@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2> | 2002-06-11 18:35:33 +0000 |
| commit | fb0a6aa5b2a6e39139dccda6884d86b9c75b0cd6 (patch) | |
| tree | 101ffa48738c894e81abfe9dffaa08655aed7389 /DOCS | |
| parent | 4b5e3e5fd12d5e62140df88bd9ded7444ed3c9bc (diff) | |
Added FAQ compilation entry, moved DGA entry to video section, fixed the
table structure + minor updates.
git-svn-id: svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk@6387 b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2
Diffstat (limited to 'DOCS')
| -rw-r--r-- | DOCS/faq.html | 46 |
1 files changed, 31 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/DOCS/faq.html b/DOCS/faq.html index 2cde77a2e6..59ffd2ec8d 100644 --- a/DOCS/faq.html +++ b/DOCS/faq.html @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> @@ -30,6 +31,21 @@ </TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3> </TD><TR> <TD> </TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH=100%><B><FONT CLASS="text"> +Compilation stops with an error message similar to this one: +<PRE> +In file included from mplayer.c:34: +mw.h: In function `mplMainDraw': +mw.h:209: Internal compiler error in print_rtl_and_abort, at flow.c:6458 +Please submit a full bug report, +with preprocessed source if appropriate. +See http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/ for instructions. +</PRE> +</B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text"> +As the error message clearly states, this is a compiler problem. Upgrade your +compiler and report the problem to your vendor or the compiler authors. +</TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3> </TD><TR> + +<TD> </TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH=100%><B><FONT CLASS="text"> Configure ends with this text, and MPlayer won't compile!<BR> <CODE>"Your gcc does not support even i386 for '-march' and '-mcpu'."</CODE> </B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text"> @@ -46,7 +62,7 @@ Probably there is no such file or directory. <TD> </TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH=100%><B><FONT CLASS="text"> 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> +<B>We strongly discourage the use of gcc 2.96!!!</B><BR> 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 @@ -60,7 +76,7 @@ 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="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. +Use the latest gcc 3.x (starting at 3.0.4) if you want to use a 3.x version. </TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3> </TD><TR> <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH=100%><B><FONT CLASS="text"> @@ -189,16 +205,6 @@ Your distribution may differ from the </TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3> </TD><TR> <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH=100%><B><FONT CLASS="text"> -What about the DGA driver? I can't find it!!! -</B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text"> -<CODE>./configure</CODE> autodetects your DGA driver. If <CODE>-vo help</CODE> doesn't show -DGA, then there's a problem with your X installation. -Try <CODE>./configure --enable-dga</CODE> and read the -<A HREF="video.html#2.3.1.3">documentation</A>. -Alternatively, try SDL's DGA driver with the <CODE>-vo sdl:dga</CODE> option. -</TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3> </TD><TR> - -<TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH=100%><B><FONT CLASS="text"> I can't compile SVGAlib. I'm using kernel 2.3/2.4 ... </B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text"> You have to edit SVGAlib's Makefile.cfg and comment <CODE>BACKGROUND = y</CODE> out. @@ -573,6 +579,16 @@ connector in <B>before</B> you power on your notebook or use the <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH=100%><B><FONT CLASS="text"> +What about the DGA driver? I can't find it!!! +</B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text"> +<CODE>./configure</CODE> autodetects your DGA driver. If <CODE>-vo help</CODE> doesn't show +DGA, then there's a problem with your X installation. +Try <CODE>./configure --enable-dga</CODE> and read the +<A HREF="video.html#2.3.1.3">documentation</A>. +Alternatively, try SDL's DGA driver with the <CODE>-vo sdl:dga</CODE> option. +</TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3> </TD><TR> + +<TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH=100%><B><FONT CLASS="text"> OK, <CODE>-vo help</CODE> shows DGA driver, but it complains about permissions! Help me! </B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text"> @@ -707,7 +723,7 @@ the proper rights on the DVD device entry (in <CODE>/dev/</CODE>). <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH="100%"><B> <FONT CLASS="text">My DVD playback is sluggish! </B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD> -<FONT CLASS="text">Use the <CODE>-cache</CODE> option (described in the manpage) +<FONT CLASS="text">Use the <CODE>-cache</CODE> option (described in the man page) and try enabling DMA for the DVD drive with the hdparm tool (described in the <A HREF="cd-dvd.html">DVD chapter</A> of the documentation). </TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3> </TD><TR> @@ -987,14 +1003,14 @@ Use the <CODE>-chapter</CODE> option correctly, like: <CODE>-chapter 5-7</CODE> I'm trying to work with 2GB+ files on a VFAT file system. Does it work? </B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text"> No, VFAT doesn't support 2GB+ files. -</TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3> </TD> +</TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3> </TD><TR> <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH=100%><B><FONT CLASS="text"> Why is the recommended bitrate printed by MEncoder negative? </B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text"> Because the bitrate you encoded the audio with is too large to fit the movie on any CD. Check if you have libmp3lame installed properly. -</TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3> </TD> +</TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3> </TD><TR> </TABLE> |