From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 10 14:46:37 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E84837B401 for ; Tue, 10 Jun 2003 14:46:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from snickers.hotpop.com (snickers.hotpop.com [204.57.55.49]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC91843FCB for ; Tue, 10 Jun 2003 14:46:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kitlists@hotpop.com) Received: from hotpop.com (kubrick.hotpop.com [204.57.55.16]) by snickers.hotpop.com (Postfix) with SMTP id E75A675B7F for ; Tue, 10 Jun 2003 21:46:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from fortytwo. (ip68-109-49-234.lu.dl.cox.net [68.109.49.234]) by smtp-2.hotpop.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 097661800CC; Tue, 10 Jun 2003 21:45:31 +0000 (UTC) Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 17:44:52 -0500 From: Vulpes Velox To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-Id: <20030611174452.762137e2.kitlists@hotpop.com> In-Reply-To: <20030610173924.GA253@pooh.nagual.st> References: <20030610173924.GA253@pooh.nagual.st> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.8.2claws (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd4.7) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-HotPOP: ----------------------------------------------- Sent By HotPOP.com FREE Email Get your FREE POP email at www.HotPOP.com ----------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: mplayer X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 21:46:37 -0000 On Tue, 10 Jun 2003 19:39:24 +0200 Dick Hoogendijk wrote: > I thought I'd install the mplayer port plus the mplayer-skins and have > fun playing my DivX or Quicktime movies. ** wrong ** > > Running a GENERICS kernel mplayer complains about having to recompile > the kernel w/ some extra options. I can't seem to find these > instructions in the dox though, so I'll reluctantly ask you: > > What do I need to succesfully run mplayer. I mean: which port(s) and > which kernel options need be set? > > An info page on FreeBSD and mplayer is also welcome ;-) > > -- > dick -- http://www.nagual.st/ -- PGP/GnuPG key: F86289CE > ++ Running FreeBSD 4.8 ++ Debian GNU/Linux (Woody) > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" iirc it is options USER_LDT that mplayer needs... BTW take the time to mess with /etc/make.conf and recompile X. That will give a boost in speed. Then take a bit of time to learn how to make a kernel config and check that out. From my experience it has been worth it.