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diff --git a/doc/faq/faq.html b/doc/faq/faq.html index 72fd6c9c4..29cc28a07 100644 --- a/doc/faq/faq.html +++ b/doc/faq/faq.html @@ -336,17 +336,17 @@ HREF="#AEN348" ></DT ><DT ><A -HREF="#AEN356" +HREF="#AEN382" >Some parts of my X Desktop get transparent when xine plays the video!</A ></DT ><DT ><A -HREF="#AEN361" +HREF="#AEN387" >The aspect ratio of the video is wrong!</A ></DT ><DT ><A -HREF="#AEN364" +HREF="#AEN390" >What is the difference between discarded and skipped frames?</A ></DT ></DL @@ -360,47 +360,47 @@ HREF="#ERRORS" ><DL ><DT ><A -HREF="#AEN374" +HREF="#AEN400" >Starting xine fails with complains about audio drivers/devices!</A ></DT ><DT ><A -HREF="#AEN381" +HREF="#AEN407" >"no video port found"</A ></DT ><DT ><A -HREF="#AEN386" +HREF="#AEN412" >"Unable to open dvd drive (/dev/dvd)"</A ></DT ><DT ><A -HREF="#AEN390" +HREF="#AEN416" >"demux error! 00 00 00 (should be 0x000001)"</A ></DT ><DT ><A -HREF="#AEN395" +HREF="#AEN421" >"audio driver 'oss' failed, using null driver instead"</A ></DT ><DT ><A -HREF="#AEN406" +HREF="#AEN432" >"video_out: throwing away image with pts xxx because it's too old"</A ></DT ><DT ><A -HREF="#AEN409" +HREF="#AEN435" >"No video plugin available to decode 'xxxxxx'."</A ></DT ><DT ><A -HREF="#AEN413" +HREF="#AEN439" >"w32codec: decoder failed to start. Is 'xxxxxx' installed?"</A ></DT ><DT ><A -HREF="#AEN416" +HREF="#AEN442" >xine just crashed on me - i didn't get any error message</A ></DT ></DL @@ -2209,32 +2209,103 @@ CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING" ><P > First you need to install/use XFree 4.x. Once you got that you have to make sure the XFree drivers you're using are supporting Xv on your - hardware. Here are some locations to look for suitable drivers: - <TABLE -BORDER="0" -BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" -WIDTH="100%" -><TR -><TD -><PRE -CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING" -> CARDS WITH OUT-OF-THE-BOX XV SUPPORT IN XFREE86 4.x: - - 3dfx (voodoo) (URL: ?) - i815 (URL: ?) - Matrox G200/G400 (URL: www.matrox.com) - NVidia (URL: www.nvidia.com) - Permedia 2/3 (URL: ?) - - CARDS WITH YET UNKNOWN STATUS: - - ATI cards (take a look at GATOS: www.linuxvideo.org/gatos/) - Savage (URL: www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html) - </PRE -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -> + hardware. Here are some hints for individual gfx chips: + <P +></P +><UL +><LI +><P +> + 3Dfx: if all you get is a solid black window, upgrade at least to + XFree 4.1.0 + </P +></LI +><LI +><P +> + ATI: if you only get "half a picture", try lowering your resolution + or bit depth, disable DRI (looks like you ran out of video RAM) + </P +></LI +><LI +><P +> + Trident card: If you see vertical bands jumbled, upgrade to the latest + xfree/experimental trident drivers + </P +></LI +><LI +><P +> + nvidia: With newer GeForce cards, Xv should work with XFree 4.2.0 or + newer, for older RivaTNT cards use the binary drivers from nvidia + (of course the binary drivers work as well for GeForce cards) + </P +></LI +><LI +><P +> + Mach64/Rage3D (not Rage128/Radeon) cards/chips get no XVideo with + standard drivers, try + <A +HREF="http://gatos.sourceforge.net/" +TARGET="_top" +>GATOS drivers + </A +> instead + </P +></LI +><LI +><P +> + intel: i815 has Xv support in XFree 4.x, others unknown + </P +></LI +><LI +><P +> + Permedia 2/3 has Xv support in XFree 4.x + </P +></LI +><LI +><P +> + Savage: at least some older drivers tend to lock up the whole machine, + try the drivers available from + <A +HREF="http://www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html" +TARGET="_top" +> www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html + </A +>. + </P +></LI +><LI +><P +> + SIS: certain controllers (more info needed!) have Xv support in XFree 4.x + </P +></LI +><LI +><P +> + Chips and Tech 6555x, 68554, 69000, 69030 have Xv support in XFree 4.x + </P +></LI +><LI +><P +> + NeoMagic: certain controllers (more info needed!) have Xv support in Xfree 4.x + </P +></LI +><LI +><P +> + SiliconMotion: certain controllers (more info needed!) have Xv support in Xfree 4.x + </P +></LI +></UL +> </P ></DIV ><DIV @@ -2242,7 +2313,7 @@ CLASS="SECT1" ><HR><H2 CLASS="SECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN356" +NAME="AEN382" ></A >Some parts of my X Desktop get transparent when xine plays the video!</H2 ><P @@ -2274,7 +2345,7 @@ CLASS="SECT1" ><HR><H2 CLASS="SECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN361" +NAME="AEN387" ></A >The aspect ratio of the video is wrong!</H2 ><P @@ -2286,7 +2357,7 @@ CLASS="SECT1" ><HR><H2 CLASS="SECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN364" +NAME="AEN390" ></A >What is the difference between discarded and skipped frames?</H2 ><P @@ -2345,7 +2416,7 @@ CLASS="SECT1" ><H2 CLASS="SECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN374" +NAME="AEN400" ></A >Starting xine fails with complains about audio drivers/devices!</H2 ><P @@ -2416,7 +2487,7 @@ CLASS="SECT1" ><HR><H2 CLASS="SECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN381" +NAME="AEN407" ></A >"no video port found"</H2 ><P @@ -2449,7 +2520,7 @@ CLASS="SECT1" ><HR><H2 CLASS="SECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN386" +NAME="AEN412" ></A >"Unable to open dvd drive (/dev/dvd)"</H2 ><P @@ -2479,7 +2550,7 @@ CLASS="SECT1" ><HR><H2 CLASS="SECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN390" +NAME="AEN416" ></A >"demux error! 00 00 00 (should be 0x000001)"</H2 ><P @@ -2502,7 +2573,7 @@ CLASS="SECT1" ><HR><H2 CLASS="SECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN395" +NAME="AEN421" ></A >"audio driver 'oss' failed, using null driver instead"</H2 ><P @@ -2579,7 +2650,7 @@ CLASS="SECT1" ><HR><H2 CLASS="SECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN406" +NAME="AEN432" ></A >"video_out: throwing away image with pts xxx because it's too old"</H2 ><P @@ -2595,7 +2666,7 @@ CLASS="SECT1" ><HR><H2 CLASS="SECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN409" +NAME="AEN435" ></A >"No video plugin available to decode 'xxxxxx'."</H2 ><P @@ -2614,7 +2685,7 @@ CLASS="SECT1" ><HR><H2 CLASS="SECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN413" +NAME="AEN439" ></A >"w32codec: decoder failed to start. Is 'xxxxxx' installed?"</H2 ><P @@ -2626,7 +2697,7 @@ CLASS="SECT1" ><HR><H2 CLASS="SECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN416" +NAME="AEN442" ></A >xine just crashed on me - i didn't get any error message</H2 ><P diff --git a/doc/faq/faq.sgml b/doc/faq/faq.sgml index 5503ce8c8..779bbb800 100644 --- a/doc/faq/faq.sgml +++ b/doc/faq/faq.sgml @@ -1171,21 +1171,81 @@ <para> First you need to install/use XFree 4.x. Once you got that you have to make sure the XFree drivers you're using are supporting Xv on your - hardware. Here are some locations to look for suitable drivers: - <programlisting> - CARDS WITH OUT-OF-THE-BOX XV SUPPORT IN XFREE86 4.x: - - 3dfx (voodoo) (URL: ?) - i815 (URL: ?) - Matrox G200/G400 (URL: www.matrox.com) - NVidia (URL: www.nvidia.com) - Permedia 2/3 (URL: ?) - - CARDS WITH YET UNKNOWN STATUS: - - ATI cards (take a look at GATOS: www.linuxvideo.org/gatos/) - Savage (URL: www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html) - </programlisting> + hardware. Here are some hints for individual gfx chips: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + 3Dfx: if all you get is a solid black window, upgrade at least to + XFree 4.1.0 + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + ATI: if you only get "half a picture", try lowering your resolution + or bit depth, disable DRI (looks like you ran out of video RAM) + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Trident card: If you see vertical bands jumbled, upgrade to the latest + xfree/experimental trident drivers + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + nvidia: With newer GeForce cards, Xv should work with XFree 4.2.0 or + newer, for older RivaTNT cards use the binary drivers from nvidia + (of course the binary drivers work as well for GeForce cards) + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Mach64/Rage3D (not Rage128/Radeon) cards/chips get no XVideo with + standard drivers, try + <ulink url="http://gatos.sourceforge.net/">GATOS drivers + </ulink> instead + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + intel: i815 has Xv support in XFree 4.x, others unknown + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Permedia 2/3 has Xv support in XFree 4.x + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Savage: at least some older drivers tend to lock up the whole machine, + try the drivers available from + <ulink url="http://www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html"> + www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html + </ulink>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + SIS: certain controllers (more info needed!) have Xv support in XFree 4.x + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Chips and Tech 6555x, 68554, 69000, 69030 have Xv support in XFree 4.x + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + NeoMagic: certain controllers (more info needed!) have Xv support in Xfree 4.x + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + SiliconMotion: certain controllers (more info needed!) have Xv support in Xfree 4.x + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> </sect1> <sect1> diff --git a/doc/faq/faq.txt b/doc/faq/faq.txt index 6c74e8807..4d232f791 100644 --- a/doc/faq/faq.txt +++ b/doc/faq/faq.txt @@ -858,21 +858,41 @@ system. First you need to install/use XFree 4.x. Once you got that you have to make sure the XFree drivers you're using are supporting Xv on your hardware. Here -are some locations to look for suitable drivers: - CARDS WITH OUT-OF-THE-BOX XV SUPPORT IN XFREE86 4.x: - - 3dfx (voodoo) (URL: ?) - i815 (URL: ?) - Matrox G200/G400 (URL: www.matrox.com) - NVidia (URL: www.nvidia.com) - Permedia 2/3 (URL: ?) - - CARDS WITH YET UNKNOWN STATUS: - - ATI cards (take a look at GATOS: www.linuxvideo.org/gatos/) - Savage (URL: www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html) - +are some hints for individual gfx chips: + * 3Dfx: if all you get is a solid black window, upgrade at least to XFree + 4.1.0 + + * ATI: if you only get "half a picture", try lowering your resolution or bit + depth, disable DRI (looks like you ran out of video RAM) + + * Trident card: If you see vertical bands jumbled, upgrade to the latest + xfree/experimental trident drivers + + * nvidia: With newer GeForce cards, Xv should work with XFree 4.2.0 or newer, + for older RivaTNT cards use the binary drivers from nvidia (of course the + binary drivers work as well for GeForce cards) + + * Mach64/Rage3D (not Rage128/Radeon) cards/chips get no XVideo with standard + drivers, try GATOS drivers instead + + * intel: i815 has Xv support in XFree 4.x, others unknown + + * Permedia 2/3 has Xv support in XFree 4.x + + * Savage: at least some older drivers tend to lock up the whole machine, try + the drivers available from www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html . + + * SIS: certain controllers (more info needed!) have Xv support in XFree 4.x + + * Chips and Tech 6555x, 68554, 69000, 69030 have Xv support in XFree 4.x + + * NeoMagic: certain controllers (more info needed!) have Xv support in Xfree + 4.x + + * SiliconMotion: certain controllers (more info needed!) have Xv support in + Xfree 4.x + ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some parts of my X Desktop get transparent when xine plays the video! |