# HG changeset patch # User Paul Issott # Date 1224099473 0 # Node ID 5e44cfe797564de6638153bfac71202cd1768169 # Parent b7f918b332857cf53f5b7cc321bf8e37c3cc2777 en: Update Multimedia in Hdbk diff -r b7f918b33285 -r 5e44cfe79756 en/doc/cookbook/boot-scripts.html --- a/en/doc/cookbook/boot-scripts.html Mon Oct 13 22:21:38 2008 +0000 +++ b/en/doc/cookbook/boot-scripts.html Wed Oct 15 19:37:53 2008 +0000 @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ SliTaz does not use a level of execution (runlevel), the system is initialized via a primary script and its main configuration file. This script itself launches some other smaller -scripts which deal with the internationalization or the +scripts which deal with the internationalization or other commands placed for the system to start.

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ basic services and initializes the base system. It begins by mounting the filesystems and starts services like syslogd, klogd, mdev and cleans up the system and so on. It -uses the configuration file /etc/rcS.conf to see which daemons +uses the configuration file /etc/rcS.conf to locate which daemons and scripts to launch at startup. You can browse the script to know which commands are executed:

diff -r b7f918b33285 -r 5e44cfe79756 en/doc/cookbook/rootcd.html --- a/en/doc/cookbook/rootcd.html Mon Oct 13 22:21:38 2008 +0000 +++ b/en/doc/cookbook/rootcd.html Wed Oct 15 19:37:53 2008 +0000 @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Syslinux and main bootloader of SliTaz - we use the isolinux version to start the system contained on the CD-ROM. Simple effective and configurable, isolinux was installed during the creation of the base system. -The binary is named isolinux.bin and its configuration file isolinux.cfg. +The binary is named isolinux.bin and its configuration file: isolinux.cfg. Here's an example of isolinux.cfg using isolinux.msg to post the splash image and displayable help files via F1, F2, F3 and F4. You will find the files help.txt, options.txt, etc in SliTaz tools. @@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ kernel /boot/memtest

-Or if you want to use GRUB, the line to launch memtest86: +Or if you want to use GRUB, here's the line to launch memtest86:

title 	Memtest86 (Test system memory)
 kernel 	/boot/memtest
diff -r b7f918b33285 -r 5e44cfe79756 en/doc/handbook/multimedia.html
--- a/en/doc/handbook/multimedia.html	Mon Oct 13 22:21:38 2008 +0000
+++ b/en/doc/handbook/multimedia.html	Wed Oct 15 19:37:53 2008 +0000
@@ -36,14 +36,17 @@
 	Alsamixer - Mixer.
 	Alsaplayer - Audio Player.
 	Asunder - Audio CD Ripper.
+	MPD - Music Player Daemon.
+	mpg123 - Command line audio player.
+	Mplayer - Movie Player.
 	Xine - Multimedia Player.
-	mpg123 - Command line audio player.
+	
 
 
 
 SliTaz sound and video
 
-SliTaz LiveCD mode provides sound support, but no video player, however you can watch YouTube by installing 
+SliTaz LiveCD mode provides sound support, but no video player^**, however you can watch YouTube by installing 
 the get-flash-plugin package. To watch videos you can use Xine, it supports most formats such 
 as avi, mov, mpeg, etc. Note Xine can also act as an audio player. At the sound level, you have a mixer 
 (alsamixer) and audio player (alsaplayer), both installed by default on the standard LiveCD. SliTaz also
@@ -118,18 +121,36 @@
 edit file names. You will find Asunder in the Multimedia category on the menu.
 
 
-
-Xine
+
+MPD - Music Player Daemon
 
-Xine is a multimedia project providing various video viewers and audio players. SliTaz provides libraries 
-and a media player contained in the package xine-ui. Xine uses a Xlib interface, a control 
-panel, a right click configuration menu and various plugins. It can play ogg, mp3 and flac audio codecs, 
-and mov, avi or mpg video formats. To install xine and its dependancies:
+MPD is a great little music player that uses the server/client architecture, this means it can be even
+run remotely without a X server operating. To install MPD on SliTaz: tazpkg get-install mpd.
+MPD on SliTaz drops root priviledges, so to start the server, just run:
 
-- # tazpkg get-install xine-ui
+ $ mpd
 
-Official Xine website
+

+And to stop it:
+
+ $ mpd --kill
+
+
+Simply drag your music files into the ~/music folder (or create a link) and then run mpd --create-db as root to update the database
+and you're ready to use one of the many clients. The mpd --version command lets you have a full list of available formats and outputs.
+
+
+MPC - Music Player Client
+
+MPC is a popular client for MPD, to load all the files into MPC from the MPD database 
+and start to play them, simply install: tazpkg get-install mpc and run:
+
+ $ mpc add /
+ $ mpc play
+
+
+The command mpc --help gives you a full list of all the available options that allow you to edit the playlist, enable crossfade,
+adjust the volume and shuffle tracks, etc.
 
 
 
@@ -150,6 +171,33 @@
  $ mpg123 -w sound.mp3 sound.wav 
 
 
+
+Mplayer
+
+Mplayer is a popular movie player for Linux suppporting many formats including, DVD, VCD, mpeg, wmv, realvideo, etc.
+It can also play various audio codecs such as aac, wma, realaudio, as well as ogg, flac, etc. Mplayer is configurable
+via a right click menu and customizable using various skins and GUIs that easily enable you to configure your own video 
+drivers, output devices and so on.
+
+
+
+Xine
+
+Xine is a multimedia project providing various video viewers and audio players. SliTaz provides libraries 
+and a media player contained in the package xine-ui. Xine uses a Xlib interface, a control 
+panel, a right click configuration menu and various plugins. It can play ogg, mp3 and flac audio codecs, 
+and mov, avi or mpg video formats. To install xine and its dependancies:
+
++ # tazpkg get-install xine-ui
+
+Official Xine website
+
+
+
+** Note: mplayer now included in 'cooking' versions.
+
+