From b464da0a00cad6ec42060fada10712691b1a6326 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: diego Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2006 22:40:00 +0000 Subject: RTC is no longer the default timing method. git-svn-id: svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk@19779 b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2 --- DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml | 2 +- DOCS/xml/en/install.xml | 5 ++--- 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'DOCS/xml/en') 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: Linux RTC init: ioctl (rtc_pie_on): Permission denied -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 RTC section of the documentation. 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 MPlayer. The new timer 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 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 /proc filesystem. Use this command to @@ -891,7 +891,6 @@ There are three timing methods in MPlayer. 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. 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. -- cgit v1.2.3