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| author | diego <diego@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2> | 2006-09-09 22:40:00 +0000 |
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| committer | diego <diego@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2> | 2006-09-09 22:40:00 +0000 |
| commit | b464da0a00cad6ec42060fada10712691b1a6326 (patch) | |
| tree | f10402cf672ee2a87a259c0a8905cebd8a8bc015 /DOCS | |
| parent | 4ef7512cb8d6aa37cca01edf419d52084d903ee1 (diff) | |
| download | mpv-b464da0a00cad6ec42060fada10712691b1a6326.tar.bz2 mpv-b464da0a00cad6ec42060fada10712691b1a6326.tar.xz | |
RTC is no longer the default timing method.
git-svn-id: svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk@19779 b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2
Diffstat (limited to 'DOCS')
| -rw-r--r-- | DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | DOCS/xml/en/install.xml | 5 |
2 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml index 863cf07416..3325d2acc1 100644 --- a/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml +++ b/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml @@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ When I start playing, I get this message but everything seems fine: <screen>Linux RTC init: ioctl (rtc_pie_on): Permission denied</screen> </para></question> <answer><para> -You need root privileges or a specially set up kernel to use the new timing +You need a specially set up kernel to use the RTC timing code. For details see the <link linkend="rtc">RTC</link> section of the documentation. </para></answer> </qandaentry> diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml index 22df83a2e9..7ee3ce795e 100644 --- a/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml +++ b/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml @@ -880,8 +880,8 @@ There are three timing methods in <application>MPlayer</application>. </simpara></listitem> <listitem><para> <emphasis role="bold">The new timer</emphasis> code uses the RTC (RealTime Clock) - for this task, because it has precise 1ms timers. It is automagically enabled - when available, but requires a properly set up kernel. + for this task, because it has precise 1ms timers. The <option>-rtc</option> + option enables it, but a properly set up kernel is required. If you are running kernel 2.4.19pre8 or later you can adjust the maximum RTC frequency for normal users through the <systemitem class="systemname">/proc </systemitem> filesystem. Use this command to @@ -891,7 +891,6 @@ There are three timing methods in <application>MPlayer</application>. The power management functions of some notebook BIOSes with speedstep CPUs interact badly with RTC. Audio and video may get out of sync. Plugging the external power connector in before you power up your notebook seems to help. - You can always turn off RTC support with the <option>-nortc</option> option. In some hardware combinations (confirmed during usage of non-DMA DVD drive on an ALi1541 board) usage of the RTC timer causes skippy playback. It's recommended to use the third method in these cases. |