X-Git-Url: http://git.tuebingen.mpg.de/?p=paraslash.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=INSTALL;h=d791cb780d11829ae3a9b8ecc2d900148263af5b;hp=9d82c9bf239bc130ce3eb1b1b7782558a1e5fa97;hb=67f005d3ea1afbc498feddb70977f4c8252351e0;hpb=c589157169366fa47f2041cfe52e7019fbc19b35 diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 9d82c9bf..d791cb78 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -76,28 +76,28 @@ example) and try to retrieve the list of available commands and some server info. -Choose your database tool (dbtool) -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -You have two options: +Choose an audio file selector +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +paraslash has three different audio file selectors: random (default), +playlist and mysql. - 1. Use the mysql dbtool which comes with paraslash and requires - mysql. + The random selector chooses files randomly from the given + directory. - 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 --random_dbtool_dir. + The playlist selector allows to send a playlist to para_server + via the lpl (load playlist) command. para_server will choose + files from the loaded playlist in sequential order. - 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 mysql selector stores information about your audio + files in a mysql database. It is much more involved than + the other two selectors and lets you chose files in many + interesting ways. If you like to use the mysql selector, + read README.mysql and follow the instructions given there. + Return to this document when ready. -The current database tool can be changed at runtime via +The current audio file selector can be changed at runtime via - para_client cdt new_dbtool - -If you have choosen 1. above, read README.mysql and follow the -instructions given there. Return to this document when ready. + para_client chs new_selector Start streaming manually @@ -115,19 +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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -142,7 +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"