[mythtv] Question on compile!!!

Isaac Richards mythtv-dev@snowman.net
Fri, 26 Jul 2002 17:55:21 -0400


On Friday 26 July 2002 09:32 am, Andrew Deponte wrote:
> Sorry for all the short messages I will stop that. K, If i run mythtv as
> root I see the display but if I try to change the channel with the up
> and down arrow keys the sound continues but the video freezes. Please
> let me why you think this may be so I can fix it. 

Try muting the line-in on your soundcard, or whatever input your tv tuner is 
connected to.  If that doesn't fix it, use gdb to find out why it's hanging.

> I would also like
> to no if it is possible to run the video at a smaller resolution so it
> doesn't take up the entire screen. I am running my screen at 1600x1200
> resolutino.

You're free to go edit the source and turn off the full screen bits.

> Xawtv works perfectly and looks great. Mythtv has a bit
> of flickering of sorts not really flicker but like little scratchy
> things you got on your old tvs with the rabit ears back in the day.
> I would appriciate your thoughts on that as well. 

It _is_ compressing the video.

> You are using Xv for
> output so I am thinking for the non-root running I would have to adjust
> permisions on something. Well please let me know.

Probably.

Isaac