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authordiego <diego@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2>2007-03-17 19:48:53 +0000
committerdiego <diego@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2>2007-03-17 19:48:53 +0000
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'make install' now takes care of most manual installation steps for *_vid.o.
git-svn-id: svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk@22704 b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2
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-rw-r--r--DOCS/xml/en/video.xml32
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/video.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/video.xml
index 2f218e75a2..933018592a 100644
--- a/DOCS/xml/en/video.xml
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/video.xml
@@ -840,9 +840,10 @@ make<!--
--></screen>
</para></step>
<step><para>
- Then create <filename>/dev/mga_vid</filename> device:
- <screen>mknod /dev/mga_vid c 178 0</screen>
- and load the driver with
+ Then run (as <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>)
+ <screen>make install</screen>
+ which should install the module and create the device node for you.
+ Load the driver with
<screen>insmod mga_vid.o</screen>
</para></step>
<step><para>
@@ -858,13 +859,6 @@ make<!--
following line at the end of <filename>/etc/modules.conf</filename>:
<programlisting>alias char-major-178 mga_vid</programlisting>
-
- Then copy the <filename>mga_vid.o</filename> module to the appropriate
- place under <filename>/lib/modules/<replaceable>kernel
- version</replaceable>/<replaceable>somewhere</replaceable></filename>.
- </para><para>
- Then run
- <screen>depmod -a</screen>
</para></step>
<step><para>
Now you have to (re)compile <application>MPlayer</application>,
@@ -932,9 +926,10 @@ cd drivers
make</screen>
</para></step>
<step><para>
- Then create the <filename>/dev/tdfx_vid</filename> device:
- <screen>mknod /dev/tdfx_vid c 178 0</screen>
- and load the driver with
+ Then run (as <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>)
+ <screen>make install</screen>
+ which should install the module and create the device node for you.
+ Load the driver with
<screen>insmod tdfx_vid.o</screen>
</para></step>
<step><para>
@@ -942,15 +937,14 @@ make</screen>
following line at the end of <filename>/etc/modules.conf</filename>:
<programlisting>alias char-major-178 tdfx_vid</programlisting>
-
- Then copy the <filename>tdfx_vid.o</filename> module to the appropriate
- place under <filename>/lib/modules/<replaceable>kernel
- version</replaceable>/<replaceable>somewhere</replaceable></filename>
- and run
- <screen>depmod -a</screen>
</para></step>
</procedure>
+<para>
+There is a test application called <command>tdfx_vid_test</command> in the same
+directory. It should print out some useful information if all is working well.
+</para>
+
</sect2>
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