-Frequentely Asked Questions for VideoLAN Client
-$Id: FAQ,v 1.10 2002/07/25 22:34:37 lool Exp $
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-1. Using VLC
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-1.1 How do I read a DVD ?
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-Just launch vlc and use the "open disc" command from the graphical
-interface. In case of trouble, you may want to use the command line
-interface :
- vlc dvd:/dev/dvd
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-1.2 How do I read an encrypted DVD ?
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-It's exactly the same as for a normal DVD. You will need write access to
-/dev/dvd, because of the key negociation process.
-
-If you compiled your VLC by hand, please bear in mind that you also need
-to install libdvdcss. It can be downloaded from the VideoLAN website. It
-used to be distributed in the same package as VLC, but now you must install
-them seperately.
-
-1.3 How do I switch to full screen display ?
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-Press 'f' to toggle fullscreen mode. Note that not all video output
-devices support full screen.
-
-1.4 How do I hide the mouse cursor ?
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-It should disappear after a few seconds if you stop moving the mouse.
-
-1.5 How do I use vlc if I don't want to install Gnome and all this
-#@!£% *$@&§% !@# bloat ?
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-You can run :
- vlc --intf dummy myfile.mpg
-Most commands are available from the command line, see vlc --help for
-more information.
-
-1.6 VLC eats my buffer cache, how to I use raw device ?
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-If you don't know what is a raw device, don't even read this answer :-).
-There is an experimental support for raw devices in libdvdcss. It needs
-that you set up a raw device pointing to your DVD device (under Linux,
-use the "raw" utility). Then pass the raw device as second argument, for
-instance :
- vlc dvd:/dev/dvd@/dev/raw0
-
-1.7 How do I use VLC as a client for VLS/VLMS streaming ?
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-First you must set up a VLS or VLMS stream. Please refer to the
-documentation of these programs. Then start VLC :
- vlc udp:
-You shouldn't need any option. If you're paranoid and want to control
-everything, here is the exact syntax :
- vlc udp:[<server>[:<server port>]][@[<bind address>][:<bind port>]]
-
-1.8 How do I uninstall / reinstall VLC ?
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-Why would you want to ? ;)
-
-If you're using a source distribution of VLC, for example a tarball or
-the CVS, then you have probably used "make install" to install the
-compiled VLC. To remove it just "make uninstall". If you want to
-install a newer version than the currently installed one, you should
-first uninstall the first one. If you deleted the original source tree,
-a "make uninstall" in the newer tree should still work.
-
-For binary packages, remove old packages first and install the new ones
-(normally this should be handled automagically by your sytem).
-
-1.9 Debian: what should I put in my sources.list for videolan ?
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-deb ftp://ftp.videolan.org/pub/videolan/ debian/
-deb-src ftp://ftp.videolan.org/pub/videolan/ debian/
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-
-2. Troubleshooting
-
-2.1 When I start vlc, I don't have any interface coming...
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-If you installed a binary package, make sure you also installed an
-interface package such as vlc-gtk or vlc-qt. If you installed from
-source, make sure the development package for gtk or qt is correctly
-installed (often gtk-dev or gtk-devel) and recompile.
-
-2.2 Clicking on "disc" in the interface doesn't do anything
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-Wait a few seconds. Key cracking can take much time on some discs. If it
-still doesn't work, you can have a more verbose output using "vlc -vvvvv".
-Here are a few things to check for :
-* Did you install the libdvdcss package ?
-* Do you have write access to your DVD device ? For instance :
-chmod 666 /dev/hdc
-* Does your kernel log contain line about your DVD device ?
-* Do you have a link from /dev/dvd to your real DVD device ? For instance
-ln -s hdc /dev/dvd
-
-2.3 [REMOVED]
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-
-2.4 The video runs but the picture is distorted...
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-There is probably a problem with the output layer. There are several
-ways of troubleshooting it. First, try with another output plug-in, for
-instance :
-vlc --vout sdl
-vlc --vout x11
-Second, change your screen depth and/or definition. It quite often helps.
-Lastly, have a look at your XFree86 video driver (nVidia for instance
-releases optimized drivers for its boards).
-
-2.5 Video is choppy...
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-Your system is too slow to decode all pictures. It might be that your
-CPU basically isn't fast enough. It can also be that the subsystem is
-misconfigured/misdriven. Here are some elements to improve speed :
-* Turn on DMA on your DVD device, for instance :
-hdparm -X34 -d1 /dev/dvd
-* Upgrade to the latest XFree86 version and the latest driver for your
-video board ; check that the xvideo plug-in is effectively used with
-vlc -vvvv
-* Kill other applications running...
-
-2.6 Audio is choppy...
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-This is not normal ; it is a known problem and is being investigated.
-
-2.7 Audio and video are out of sync
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-This is not normal. Try using another output plug-in (for instance --aout dsp),
-kill esd or artsd if they are running... This is a known problem and
-is being investigated.
-
-2.8 [REMOVED]
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-
-2.9 Sound volume is too low
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-You can raise it with --volume commandline switch or in the preferences
-window of your graphical interface.
-
-2.10 I have no image under DirectX
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-Check that your video card drivers are in their latest version and that
-your DirectX is up-to-date.
-
-2.11 VLC crashes
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-Increase the verbosity level (either in the preferences or with a
-"-vvvv" command-line option) and look at the debug messages (on the
-terminal or in the Messages window).
-
-2.12 I can only play a DVD as root
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-Check that as user you have write access to your DVD drive / device.
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-2.13 I'm stuck with option xxx, how do I reset options ?
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-Under unices, remove your ~/.videolan/vlcrc; for Windows, remove vlcrc
-in the videolan subfolder of your "Application Data" directory.
-
-
-3. Ports and features
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-3.1 MacOS X port
-
-3.1.1 Does VLC support the ATI DVD hardware acceleration cards ?
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-Currently it doesn't. We'd be glad to support them, but we lack technical
-information on them.
-
-3.1.2 [REMOVED]
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-
-3.2 Win32 port
-
-3.2.2 When moving the focus to another window, VLC network input stops
-working properly !
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-This is a known problem with Win 95-class systems. Upgrade to an NT-class
-system.
-
-3.3 Planned ports
-
-3.3.1 Do you have plans for a MacOS 9 / OS/2 / &{#!@}~ port ?
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-No, nobody reported to be actually working on a MacOS 9 port. If you
-feel like you could write it, we would of course welcome it. Currently,
-the developers are more interested in supporting the latest Operating
-Systems and completing the functionalities.
-
-3.3.2 Does VLC have dxr2 / dxr3 cards support ?
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-This support is currently being developed.
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-3.3.3 Does VLC support RTP ?
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-No, but this is planned.
+The FAQ is in SGML format under doc/faq/ with an appropriate Makefile to
+build it.
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