[mythtv] hardware mpeg decoder

[Chad]

On 2/15/06, Jason Pyeron <jpyeron at pdinc.us> wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Feb 2006, Jason Pyeron wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 12 Feb 2006, Chad wrote:
> >
> >> On 2/12/06, Jason Pyeron <jpyeron at pdinc.us> wrote:
> >>> On Sun, 12 Feb 2006, Chad wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On 2/12/06, Jason Pyeron <jpyeron at pdinc.us> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I have an old dell inspiron 7100 with a mpeg decoder in it. I was
> >>>>> wondering if anyone has looked into using such a beast with MythTV?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -Jason
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --
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> >>>>
> >>>> :D  What "Mpeg Decoder" does it have?  People definitely use mpeg
> >>>> decoders in MythTV, ask all the PVR-350 folks ;)
> >>>
> >>> no not like the pvr-350, it is not an output device, but only a mpeg2
> >>> decoder.
> >>>
> >>> dell describes it as "Luxsonar DVD Chipset"
> >>>
> >>> I used this machines as a (windows 2k) network DVD player for a few years.
> >>> Now I would like to use it to play my MythTV recordings from my PVR-xxx
> >>> cards in the basement.
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Chad
> >>>> _______________________________________________
> >>
> >> When booted into linux (even with a live CD) what does your output of:
> >> lspci
>
> here is the output:
>
> [root at localhost ~]# lspci
> 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 03)
> 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 03)
> 00:03.0 Multimedia video controller: M-Pact, Inc.: Unknown device 0020 (rev 01)
> 00:04.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1220 (rev 02)
> 00:04.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1220 (rev 02)
> 00:07.0 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
> 00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
> 00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
> 00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)
> 00:08.0 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1968 Maestro 2
> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage LT Pro AGP-133 (rev dc)
>
>
> relevant entry from /proc/pci
>
> PCI devices found:
>    Bus  0, device   3, function  0:
>      Class 0400: PCI device 1287:0020 (rev 1).
>        IRQ 11.
>        Master Capable.  Latency=64.
>        Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xfc000000 [0xfcffffff].
>
> http://www.pcidatabase.com/vendor_details.php?id=1171
>
> --
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Looks like you'll be extremely limited with that (just doing a quick google):
http://mpact4lin.sourceforge.net/

That's about the best I could find.

HTH

Chad