How do I cross-compile Player (e.g., for the iPAQ or Gumstix)?
Read this tutorial. • When I try to connect to Player, I get “connection refused.” That’s usually because either Player isn’t running or because you’re trying the wrong port. To check whether Player is running and to verify on which port(s) it is listening, use netstat. In Linux, the following should help (arguments will be different for other platforms): $ netstat –inet –tcp -lp You should see a list of all processes currently listening on TCP ports; look for player. • How do I add a device driver to Player? Read this tutorial. • When I run Player (possibly under Stage), it exits with the message “unknown host; probably should quit.” What’s the deal? (This seems to occur mostly on OS X) Add an entry to your /etc/hosts for your machine’s name. For example, if your machine is called foobar: 127.0.0.1 localhost foobar There’s probably already a line for 127.0.0.1 (known as the “loopback address”); you can just append your hostname to the end of that line. • I have a syntax error involv
