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The following page has been changed by 65.49.70.167: http://freevo.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/moin.cgi/FrequentlyAskedQuestions The comment on the change is: s/freevo_config/local_conf/ + CD audio notes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @@ -15,35 +15,39 @@ with it (and us spending too much time answering the same questions over and over)... - = How do I play (S)VCDs? = -Make sure freevo_config.py is properly setup (MPLAYER_ARGS_VCD). +Make sure local_conf.py is properly setup (MPLAYER_ARGS_VCD). Test the same commandline from the shell to make sure it can be played. Use "VCD" in Freevo to play it. You need to use the Freevo function for opening and closing the tray to mount the disk. += How do I play CD audio disks? = + +Freevo should autodetect your CD devices depending on the structure of your /etc/fstab. +If it doesn't find one, add an entry like this to your local_conf. -== How do I play CD audio disks? == +{{{ ROM_DRIVES = [ ('/mnt/cdrom','/dev/cdrom','CD')] }}}} -It is not supported yet. It will be available in the next public release. -Get the CVS version if you cannot wait. +If you have problems with stuttering audio, make sure you have your hdparm settings set up correctly. +I had to do the following to get acceptable audio playing on my machine: +{{{ hdparm -d1 -a8 -u1 -c1 /dev/cdrom }}} = When I insert a DVD Freevo doesn't recognize / can't play it = In freevo config, your ROM_DRIVES setting will look something like: -ROM_DRIVES = [ ('/mnt/dvd', '/dev/hdc', 'DVD') ] +{{{ ROM_DRIVES = [ ('/mnt/dvd', '/dev/hdc', 'DVD') ] }}}} Thats 'mountpoint', 'device name', 'what we call it'. In order for freevo to recognize the dvd it mounts it, looks at the files on it, then unmounts it. It uses the mountpoint that you tell it in ROM_DRIVES to do this. -From the shell type: mount /mnt/dvd +From the shell type: {{{ mount /mnt/dvd }}}} now ls /mnt/dvd (if the mount was successful). If you see files there you are halfway there. If the mount failed then you need to setup your /etc/fstab to have an entry for your dvd drive, like: -/dev/hdc /mnt/dvd iso9660 defaults,user,noauto,ro 0 0 +{{{ /dev/hdc /mnt/dvd iso9660 defaults,user,noauto,ro 0 0 }}} Ok, unmount it, umount /mnt/dvd. @@ -105,7 +109,7 @@ This is fixed by re-running the "fbset" command, which is done using the scripts in matrox_g400/mga_[ntsc|pal]_*. There is an option to run a script like this automatically after startup, see -OSD_SDL_EXEC_AFTER_STARTUP in freevo_config.py. +OSD_SDL_EXEC_AFTER_STARTUP in local_conf.py. @@ -118,12 +122,12 @@ = If I watch a movie that has a different aspect ratio than the TV/monitor (i.e. is letter-boxed, e.g. 16:9), the movie is displayed at the top of the screen. In other words, it is not vertically centered. = This is a known problem with the X11/Xv display in MPlayer, -hopefully this will be fixed later. UPDATE: This info is misleading, or perhaps just outdated. In the freevo_config.py file (/usr/local/freevo/freevo_config.py) change the option from MPLAYER_USE_WID = 1 to MPLAYER_USE_WID = 0 that should fix the problem. I don't know the advantage for using window mode, but disabling it fixes the "window at the top" problem. +hopefully this will be fixed later. UPDATE: This info is misleading, or perhaps just outdated. In the local_conf.py file (/usr/local/freevo/local_conf.py) change the option from MPLAYER_USE_WID = 1 to MPLAYER_USE_WID = 0 that should fix the problem. I don't know the advantage for using window mode, but disabling it fixes the "window at the top" problem. = /dev/dsp doesn't work under KDE, it complains that the sound device is busy. = -Try setting AUDIO_DEVICE in freevo_config.py to '/dev/dsp1' instead. +Try setting AUDIO_DEVICE in local_conf.py to '/dev/dsp1' instead. = Can you recommend a tv card that really works under linux? = @@ -144,7 +148,7 @@ = MPlayer doesn't work under X11. = -Try setting MPLAYER_USE_WID to 0 in freevo_config.py, this +Try setting MPLAYER_USE_WID to 0 in local_conf.py, this disables the freevo_xwin application which doesn't always work. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: INetU Attention Web Developers & Consultants: Become An INetU Hosting Partner. Refer Dedicated Servers. We Manage Them. You Get 10% Monthly Commission! INetU Dedicated Managed Hosting http://www.inetu.net/partner/index.php _______________________________________________ Freevo-wikilog mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-wikilog
