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diff --git a/DOCS/en/faq.html b/DOCS/en/faq.html index de6d844f3b..7916ef57c8 100644 --- a/DOCS/en/faq.html +++ b/DOCS/en/faq.html @@ -414,7 +414,8 @@ <DT>Q: I cannot pinpoint the cause of some strange playback problem.</DT> <DD>A: Do you have a stray <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> file in <CODE>~/.mplayer/</CODE>, <CODE>/etc/</CODE>, <CODE>/usr/local/etc/</CODE> - or a similar location? Remove it.</DD> + or a similar location? Remove it, outdated <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> files + can cause obscure problems. MPlayer will use its builtin one instead.</DD> <DD> </DD> <DT>Q: ... works with xine/avifile/... but doesn't with MPlayer.</DT> diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml index 444755d5b4..3663ffa3eb 100644 --- a/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml +++ b/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml @@ -588,7 +588,9 @@ I cannot pinpoint the cause of some strange playback problem. <answer><para> Do you have a stray <filename>codecs.conf</filename> file in <filename>~/.mplayer/</filename>, <filename>/etc/</filename>, -<filename>/usr/local/etc/</filename> or a similar location? Remove it. +<filename>/usr/local/etc/</filename> or a similar location? Remove it, +outdated <filename>codecs.conf</filename> files can cause obscure +problems. MPlayer will use its builtin one instead. </para></answer> </qandaentry> |