From 8fcec7fe3853a00928b872e7c221b80509236b89 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guenter Bartsch Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 16:50:37 +0000 Subject: additions from derrik pates CVS patchset: 3789 CVS date: 2003/01/05 16:50:37 --- doc/faq/faq.html | 171 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------- doc/faq/faq.sgml | 90 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----- doc/faq/faq.txt | 48 +++++++++++----- 3 files changed, 230 insertions(+), 79 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') 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" >
Some parts of my X Desktop get transparent when xine plays the video!
The aspect ratio of the video is wrong!
What is the difference between discarded and skipped frames?
Starting xine fails with complains about audio drivers/devices!
"no video port found"
"Unable to open dvd drive (/dev/dvd)"
"demux error! 00 00 00 (should be 0x000001)"
"audio driver 'oss' failed, using null driver instead"
"video_out: throwing away image with pts xxx because it's too old"
"No video plugin available to decode 'xxxxxx'."
"w32codec: decoder failed to start. Is 'xxxxxx' installed?"
xine just crashed on me - i didn't get any error message

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)
-
+ hardware. Here are some hints for individual gfx chips: +

Some parts of my X Desktop get transparent when xine plays the video!

The aspect ratio of the video is wrong!

What is the difference between discarded and skipped frames?

Starting xine fails with complains about audio drivers/devices!

"no video port found"

"Unable to open dvd drive (/dev/dvd)"

"demux error! 00 00 00 (should be 0x000001)"

"audio driver 'oss' failed, using null driver instead"

"video_out: throwing away image with pts xxx because it's too old"

"No video plugin available to decode 'xxxxxx'."

"w32codec: decoder failed to start. Is 'xxxxxx' installed?"

xine just crashed on me - i didn't get any error message

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) - + hardware. Here 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 + + + 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! -- cgit v1.2.3