[mythtv] DirectFB/QTE on /dev/fb1 with ivtv / PVR-350

[Martin Rehfeld]

... I don't think so. I haven't had any hard hangs lately (finger's
crossed) but I experienced more frontend hangs with QT/E than with QT/X.
I guess I will wait a while until the QT/E port is used more widely.

Martin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-dev-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-dev-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Timon, John
> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 8:55 PM
> To: 'Development of mythtv'
> Subject: RE: [mythtv] DirectFB/QTE on /dev/fb1 with ivtv / PVR-350
> 
> 
> does this fix problems with the box hanging when you go into 
> the OSD using a pvr350 tv-out?
> 
> --
> John Timon
> Unix like TeePee no windows, no gates, Apache inside.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Rehfeld [mailto:klickmich at gmx.de] 
> Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 10:11 AM
> To: 'Development of mythtv'
> Subject: RE: [mythtv] DirectFB/QTE on /dev/fb1 with ivtv / PVR-350
> 
> 
> O.k.! Thanx for clarifying that.
> 
> I just tested mythfrontend with the newly compiled QTE 
> (no-rtti removed from
> mkspecs/qws) and it works. I tried building without drirectfb 
> alltogether but that lead to dependency problems so I left it in.
> 
> Three problems remain:
> 
> - The font used to display the GUI is not the same as with 
> QT/X (looks more like Times) and there are problems 
> displaying some "Umlauts".
> 
> - As was mentioned in another post before, some screens do 
> not draw correctly (for example the main menu shines through 
> in mythgallery).
> Wayne: Is this rather a problem of QT/E or has MythTv to do 
> some things in a "cleaner" way to work with both QT flovours?
> 
> - And a minor one: How do I get rid of that useless mouse 
> cursor which is sitting right in the middle of my TV screen ;-)
> 
> If anyone has already solved these I would be pleased to get 
> some tips...
> 
> Martin