Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 22:17:07 +0000 From: "clayton rollins" <crollins666@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mplayer Message-ID: <Sea1-F20xCMWDHmBhD10002635f@hotmail.com>
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On 10 Jun 2003 14:10:40 Adam <blueeskimo@gmx.net> 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
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