[mythtv-users] cl266 - some issues on my side

Jelle Kalf jelle at kalf.org
Tue Dec 2 12:06:10 EST 2003


Either I have a memory problem with xfree-4.3.99 or something else is wrong. Did any of you experience X using loads of CPU when running?

My Xfree eats up 20 to 44% straight on :(


Jelle Kalf

On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 08:44:17 +0100
Jelle Kalf <jelle at kalf.org> wrote:

> Thanks,
> 
> Started compiling xfree-4.3.99.16.ebuild right now. The .14 is already out of the portage tree. You say CLE266 is built-in to the new xfree version? Which means you don't need the DRM drivers anymore ?
> 
> I'm the same howto right now. There are some new binary drivers. 40037.
> Yet they don't give a good result in xfree-4.3.0-r4.
> 
> and indeed I'm using a pvr250 as well. 
> 
> Jelle
> 
> On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 22:10:31 -0500
> "Patrick M. Gray, Jr." <pgray at epcotnet.dyndns.org> wrote:
> 
> > Jelle,
> > 
> > I had similar problems with an M10000 running gentoo.  Video would
> > record like a champ (I was using a PVR-250) but would all be pink
> > static/"snow" when played back in myth or with xv.  I was following the
> > "Gentoo on EPIA" howto, and trying to use the binary drivers for the
> > M10000, which I think were not ready for primetime, at least when I last
> > tried them about a month ago.
> > 
> > I rebuilt my myth box, and used xfree 4.3.99-r14 with the built-in
> > cle266 drivers with OK results.  Video plays back fine, and I am able to
> > record and watch with no problems since encoding is handled by the PVR.
> > The only problem is that some of myth's screens, mainly anything with a
> > list of some sort (channel guide, select recording to view, delete
> > recordings, etc.) are all screwy.  With some tweaking of myth's
> > appearance settings and disableing the "picture in picture preview"
> > thing they're usable, but still ugly.
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> >  Message: 27
> > Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 23:46:25 +0100
> > From: Jelle Kalf <jelle at kalf.org>
> > Subject: [mythtv-users] cl266 - some issues on my side
> > To: "'Discussion about mythtv'" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> > Message-ID: <20031201234625.42531100.jelle at kalf.org>
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> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I'm still working on my M10000 machine. I have some issues. I've
> > compiled XFree86 and mplayer, libsdl and xv, but when I play a movie
> > with mplayer it gives me a distorted image. something like fullscreen
> > colored snow. When I play a movie with mythfrontend I have the same
> > issue. Yet if I play it with "mplayer -vo x11" then the image is
> > correct.
> > 
> > Help, anyone got any experience with this on gentoo?
> > 
> > Jelle.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 


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