Re: Command line video player
On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 04:03:15PM +0530, Mehul Ved wrote: Compile it on P1 90MHz? :( I can't install FreeBSD on any other PC. I can totally understand not wanting to compile software on a 90MHz Pentium 1. Why can't you install FreeBSD on any other PC? -- Chad Perrin [ content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] Quoth Jeff Henager: If the average user can put a CD in and boot the system and follow the prompts, he can install and use Linux. If he can't do that simple task, he doesn't need to be around technology. pgpdUnIF13mlQ.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Command line video player
On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 12:42 AM, Mehul Ved mehul.n@gmail.com wrote: 2) I am not able to find mplayer for 5.5 so I tried to get it's package from 5-RELEASE, which lists lots of dependancies. How do I get mplayer package for 5.5 Hello, Try the ports collection and see if it can build that way. mplayer imho is the very best choice here and yeah, you may have to experiment with options like --hardframedrop and the like: RTFM. :) More information on the ports collection here: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/ports-using.html Ports is a system to download and compile software on your system, so it tends to be more useful for older versions of FreeBSD for which package support has been dropped. If ports can get you running then yeah upgrading the machine would be a good call. Sincerely, -daniel -- http://dannyman.toldme.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Command line video player
On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 12:37 AM, Chad Perrin per...@apotheon.com wrote: Why can't you install FreeBSD on any other PC? Because all the other PC's are in use in the office. This is one older one we managed to pull out of the junk, which was actually in working condition. -- This door is baroquen, please wiggle Handel. (If I wiggle Handel, will it wiggle Bach?) -- Fo... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Command line video player
Hi, I am setting up a P1 90MHz machine for some light multimedia playback for a friend. As of now, it is running on FreeBSD 5.5. We have been able to play mp3's using mpd and it's doing well till now. Next, I am looking for a video player. But, I have following problems while proceeding : 1) Would the machine be able to handle any kind of videos 2) I am not able to find mplayer for 5.5 so I tried to get it's package from 5-RELEASE, which lists lots of dependancies. How do I get mplayer package for 5.5 3) Is there any other video player with lesser dependencies since the machine has just 4GB HDD. -- Forgive him, for he believes that the customs of his tribe are the laws of nature! -- G.B. Shaw ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Command line video player
Mehul Ved wrote: Hi, I am setting up a P1 90MHz machine for some light multimedia playback for a friend. As of now, it is running on FreeBSD 5.5. We have been able to play mp3's using mpd and it's doing well till now. Next, I am looking for a video player. But, I have following problems while proceeding : 1) Would the machine be able to handle any kind of videos 2) I am not able to find mplayer for 5.5 so I tried to get it's package from 5-RELEASE, which lists lots of dependancies. How do I get mplayer package for 5.5 3) Is there any other video player with lesser dependencies since the machine has just 4GB HDD. the only dependencies it really has are the codecs that you want it to support. Heck, you can compile it so it only plays mp3 audio and xvid avis if you want to. So if you insist to go down the package route, i'm sure it was compiled with a ton of codecs included. if you compile it yourself, you just need to include what you want supported. And compiling those codec libraries or whatever won't take up too much disk space either. That's my suggestion to this situation you have. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Command line video player
On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 10:45 AM, nawcom naw...@nawcom.com wrote: if you compile it yourself, you just need to include what you want supported. And compiling those codec libraries or whatever won't take up too much disk space either. That's my suggestion to this situation you have. Compile it on P1 90MHz? :( I can't install FreeBSD on any other PC. -- Forgive him, for he believes that the customs of his tribe are the laws of nature! -- G.B. Shaw ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Command line video player
I am setting up a P1 90MHz machine for some light multimedia playback for a friend. As of now, it is running on FreeBSD 5.5. We have been able to play mp3's using mpd and it's doing well till now. Next, I am looking for a video player. But, I have following problems while proceeding : 1) Would the machine be able to handle any kind of videos only low res. 2) I am not able to find mplayer for 5.5 so I tried to get it's package from 5-RELEASE, which lists lots of dependancies. How do I get mplayer package for 5.5 install FreeBSD 7 3) Is there any other video player with lesser dependencies since the machine has just 4GB HDD. still should be no problem to compile it even on 1GB HDD ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Command line video player
On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 4:36 PM, Wojciech Puchar woj...@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl wrote: install FreeBSD 7 How do I upgrade to FreeBSD 7? Use ports? -- Forgive him, for he believes that the customs of his tribe are the laws of nature! -- G.B. Shaw ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Command line video player
Mehul Ved wrote: On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 4:36 PM, Wojciech Puchar woj...@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl wrote: install FreeBSD 7 How do I upgrade to FreeBSD 7? Use ports? No. Strictly speaking, you would have to obtain the sources for 7.1-RELEASE and rebuild the base system. This is described in Chapter 24 of the FreeBSD Handbook. However, you wouldn't want to do any of this on a P1 90. Just download the CD/DVD and reinstall from scratch. As far as video playback on a P1 90, I doubt you will accomplish much. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Command line video player
no ports are not base system. you may just do reinstall. if you fell a bit more advanced you may try the following: 1) replace kernel with generic from 7.0 2) reboot. it should work as there is backward compatibility. 3) unpack FreeBSD userland binaries from CD - by just entering every directory (like base, doc, etc...) and running install.sh 4) then upgrade manually /etc . maybe it could be done more automatic but i never did it that way - maybe someone else will help you. 5) install compat5x from ports unless you like to reinstall all ports. reboot On Sat, 21 Feb 2009, Mehul Ved wrote: On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 4:36 PM, Wojciech Puchar woj...@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl wrote: install FreeBSD 7 How do I upgrade to FreeBSD 7? Use ports? -- Forgive him, for he believes that the customs of his tribe are the laws of nature! -- G.B. Shaw ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Command line video player
As far as video playback on a P1 90, I doubt you will accomplish much. P200 MMX plays TV class videos fine, but P1 90 - maybe only half-res ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Command line video player
On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 8:52 PM, Wojciech Puchar woj...@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl wrote: you may just do reinstall. I guess that's what I will ask someone to do since I won't be there till next Saturday. if you fell a bit more advanced you may try the following: 1) replace kernel with generic from 7.0 2) reboot. it should work as there is backward compatibility. 3) unpack FreeBSD userland binaries from CD - by just entering every directory (like base, doc, etc...) and running install.sh 4) then upgrade manually /etc . maybe it could be done more automatic but i never did it that way - maybe someone else will help you. 5) install compat5x from ports unless you like to reinstall all ports. reboot I'd like to try this... but some other time now. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
