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author | gabucino <gabucino@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2> | 2003-07-23 11:28:12 +0000 |
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committer | gabucino <gabucino@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2> | 2003-07-23 11:28:12 +0000 |
commit | 87e78ce242a5c4a0d4828441090fa43149db2497 (patch) | |
tree | 5d24060646993c0cefbd9e027802d6090c7700df /DOCS/en | |
parent | 3772d0208be5cf97d0bb730e37ed0afa1fac9a84 (diff) | |
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codecs.conf is obsoleted
git-svn-id: svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk@10459 b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2
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-rw-r--r-- | DOCS/en/faq.html | 24 |
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diff --git a/DOCS/en/documentation.html b/DOCS/en/documentation.html index 264bb4b69d..2374c95742 100644 --- a/DOCS/en/documentation.html +++ b/DOCS/en/documentation.html @@ -806,23 +806,21 @@ make install </PRE> -<P>At this point, MPlayer is ready to use. The directory - <CODE>$PREFIX/etc/mplayer</CODE> contains the <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> - file, which is used to tell the program all the codecs and their - capabilities. This file is needed only when you want to change its - properties, as the main binary contains an internal copy of it.<BR> - Check if you have <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> in your home directory - (<CODE>~/.mplayer/codecs.conf</CODE>) left from old MPlayer versions, and remove it.</P> +<P>At this point, MPlayer is ready to use. The + <CODE>$PREFIX/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf</CODE> file is needed only when you + want to change its properties, as the main binary contains an internal copy + of it.<BR> Check if you have <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> in your home directory + (<CODE>~/.mplayer/codecs.conf</CODE>) left from old MPlayer versions, and + remove it.</P> <P>Note that if you have a <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> in <CODE>~/.mplayer/</CODE>, the builtin and system <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> will be ignored completely. Do not do this unless you want to fiddle with MPlayer internals as this can - can cause many problems. If you want to change the codecs search order, use + can cause many problems. If you want to change the codecs search order, use the <CODE>-vc</CODE>, <CODE>-ac</CODE>, <CODE>-vfm</CODE>, or <CODE>-afm</CODE> options either on the command line or in your config file (see the manual page).</P> - <P><B>Debian users</B> can build a <CODE>.deb</CODE> package for themselves, it's very simple. Just exec <CODE>fakeroot debian/rules binary</CODE> in MPlayer's root directory. See @@ -1785,27 +1783,23 @@ end </PRE> <P>Or you can use the default install delivered with IRIX 6.5 in which case you - will have to edit the Makefile by hand a little bit. Change the following two - lines:</P> + will have to edit the Makefile by hand a little bit. Change the following + line:</P> <PRE> $(INSTALL) -c -m 644 DOCS/mplayer.1 $(MANDIR)/man1/mplayer.1 - - $(INSTALL) -c -m 644 etc/codecs.conf $(CONFDIR)/codecs.conf </PRE> <P>to:</P> <PRE> $(INSTALL) -m 644 mplayer.1 $(MANDIR)/man1/ - - $(INSTALL) -m 644 codecs.conf $(CONFDIR)/ </PRE> <P>And then do (from within the MPlayer source dir):</P> <PRE> - cp DOCS/mplayer.1 . ; cp etc/codecs.conf . + cp DOCS/mplayer.1 . </PRE> <P>and then go on with building and installing.</P> diff --git a/DOCS/en/faq.html b/DOCS/en/faq.html index 7824b4f7b5..567c554898 100644 --- a/DOCS/en/faq.html +++ b/DOCS/en/faq.html @@ -462,15 +462,6 @@ send us a proper bug report.</DD> <DD> </DD> - <DT>Q: I got this playing MPEG files: Can't find codec for video format - 0x10000001!</DT> - <DD>A: You have an old version of <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> in - <CODE>~/.mplayer/</CODE>, <CODE>/etc/</CODE>, <CODE>/usr/local/etc/</CODE> - or similar. Remove it.<BR> - <B>OR</B> you have the <CODE>vc=</CODE> option or something similar in your - config file(s).</DD> - <DD> </DD> - <DT>Q: When starting MPlayer under KDE I just get a black screen and nothing happens. After about one minute the video starts playing.</DT> <DD>A: The KDE arts sound daemon is blocking the sound device. Either wait @@ -481,13 +472,6 @@ another option is to start MPlayer with artsdsp.</DD> <DD> </DD> - <DT>Q: I have an AVI that produces a gray screen when played with - <CODE>-vc odivx</CODE> and a green one with <CODE>-vc divx4</CODE>.</DT> - <DD>A: It's not a DivX file, but an M$ MPEG4v3. If you have an old version - of <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> in <CODE>~/.mplayer/</CODE>, <CODE>/etc/</CODE>, - <CODE>/usr/local/etc/</CODE> or similar, remove it.</DD> - <DD> </DD> - <DT>Q: When I play this movie I get video-audio desync and/or MPlayer crashes with the following message:<BR> <CODE>DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer!</CODE></DT> @@ -524,14 +508,6 @@ plugin.</DD> <DD> </DD> - <DT>Q: All the WMV (or other..) files I play create a green/gray window and - there is only sound! MPlayer prints:<BR> - <CODE>Detected video codec: [null] drv:0 (NULL codec (no decoding))</CODE></DT> - <DD>A: If you have an old version of <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> in - <CODE>~/.mplayer/</CODE>, <CODE>/etc/</CODE>, <CODE>/usr/local/etc/</CODE> - or similar, remove it.</DD> - <DD> </DD> - <DT>Q: I get very strange percentage values (way too big) while playing files on my notebook.</DT> <DD>A: It's an effect of the power management / power saving system of your |