X-Git-Url: http://git.tuebingen.mpg.de/?p=paraslash.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=INSTALL;h=9bf20154454ecd0c083ca4555488fcacda176b65;hp=3b3731814de256e127a98e09e4053590e5376090;hb=38389139df0d6fd5a2c3c6845f7c2142521c3885;hpb=2ed89c59f0efcd0a2763f47c7d3455663241e623 diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 3b373181..9bf20154 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -78,24 +78,19 @@ to retrieve the list of available commands and some server info. Choose your database tool (dbtool) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -You have three options: +You have two options: 1. Use the mysql dbtool which comes with paraslash and requires - mysql. This is recommended. + mysql. - 2. Use your own database tool. If you have that already, - skip this step. - - 3. If you can not use the mysql dbtool and you just want - to quickly make paraslash working, use the dopey dbtool. + 2. If you can not use the mysql dbtool and you just want + to quickly make paraslash working, use the random dbtool. The directory which is searched for audio files can be given - via the server option --dopey_dir. - - Note, however, that dopey is _really_ dopey. It scans - $dopey_dir on every audio file change and chooses one - randomly. You get the idea. Have a look at its source code - and feel free to modify. + via the server option --random_dbtool_dir. + Note, however, that this database tool is really dopey. It + scans the given directory on every audio file change and + chooses one randomly. There is no further functionality. The current database tool can be changed at runtime via @@ -120,19 +115,19 @@ on client_host: mp3: - para_recv -r http:-i:server_host | para_filter -f mp3 -f wav | para_play - or - mpg123 http://server_host:8000/ - or - xmms http://server_host:8000/ + para_recv -r 'http -i server_host' | para_filter -f mp3dec -f wav | para_play + or + mpg123 http://server_host:8000/ + or + xmms http://server_host:8000/ ogg: - para_recv -r http:-i:server_host | para_filter -f ogg -f wav | para_play + para_recv -r 'http -i server_host' | para_filter -f oggdec -f wav | para_play If this works, proceede. Otherwise doublecheck what is logged by -para_server and use the --loglevel option of para_recv to increase -verbosity. +para_server and use the --loglevel option of para_recv, para_filter +to increase verbosity. Configure para_audiod ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -147,7 +142,7 @@ the audio stream. Try for help. Usually you have to specify at least server_host as the receiver specifier, like this: - -r http:-i:server_host + -r 'mp3:http -i server_host' The prefered way to use para_audiod is to run it once at system start as an unprivileged user. para_audiod needs to create a "well-known"