From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 10 15:17:08 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 B11BA37B401 for ; Tue, 10 Jun 2003 15:17:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hotmail.com (sea1-f20.sea1.hotmail.com [207.68.163.20]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4242643FE0 for ; Tue, 10 Jun 2003 15:17:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from crollins666@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 10 Jun 2003 15:17:07 -0700 Received: from 216.19.22.118 by sea1fd.sea1.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Tue, 10 Jun 2003 22:17:07 GMT X-Originating-IP: [216.19.22.118] X-Originating-Email: [crollins666@hotmail.com] From: "clayton rollins" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 22:17:07 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 10 Jun 2003 22:17:07.0781 (UTC) FILETIME=[07BF1F50:01C32F9E] 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 22:17:09 -0000 On 10 Jun 2003 14:10:40 Adam wrote: > >On Tue, 2003-06-10 at 13:39, 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 ;-) > >For starters, you'll need to compile in support for your soundcard. The >handbook goes over this in great detail: >http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/sound-setup.html > >Beyond that, as long as your video driver is working OK, you should be >able to use mplayer just fine. > >Please note the differences between 4.x and 5.x in setting up sound >devices. Be sure you are reading the correct instructions for setting it >up in 4.x (more steps). > In addition you'll probably need to add: options USER_LDT to your kernel. (unless you're running current, or have done it already.) Before compiling mplayer you should read the makefile to check out the various options. (You won't get a gui by default...) You should also go over the documentation at http://www.MPlayerHQ.hu/homepage/design6/news.html. (The links are currently down, though... You probably won't need them to install, just make sure you change the ~/.mplayer/config file to reflect the gui, 'skin,' you want to use.) Best of luck, Clayton PS. you'll need to get the codecs too, if you haven't already. I have gotten them from the mplayer site before, though I see they exist in ports too. (I think the links on the mplayer site are screwy enough that I can't find the download page right now...) _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail