[mythtv-users] Getting VIA graphics to work, or buy a PVR-350?

[Christoffer Kjølbæk]

ons, 2004-10-20 kl. 13:57 skrev Christopher Flynn:
> On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 12:17:22 +0200, Christoffer Kjølbæk
> <christoffer at kjoelbaek.dk> wrote:
> > My biggest problem is, that I can get the VIA driver working under FC2,
> > with a patched kernel, but then I can't get ivtv to compile.
> 
> What kind of problems are you having getting ivtv to compile? If it's
> because you compiled a 2.6 kernel, don't let that discourage you...
> http://ivtv.writeme.ch/tiki-index.php?page=PatchesHowTo
> 
> more specifically you should look at:
> http://67.18.1.101/~ckennedy/ivtv/ which are Chris Kennedy's patches
> which include (among other things) support for 2.6 kernels as well as
> 2.4. I don't have an epia system so I can't comment on the video
> quality but if you plan on watching other types of video (besides
> mpg2) then I wouldn't recommend the PVR-350. However if this is just
> used for watching recorded tv (that you recorded with the capture
> card) then by all means get the PVR-350.
> -Chris
I got the epia kernel working, and get the ivtv driver working just
great. cat /dev/video0 > test.mpg and mplayer test.mpg works just fine.
But, mythtv can't play Live TV nor recordings. I got this message:
2004-10-22 00:35:54 Waited too long for video out to pause

Using mythfrontend --verbose backplaying gives me this:
2004-10-22 00:35:39 detectInterlace(Detect Scan, Detect Scan, 25, 480)
->Interlaced Scan
2004-10-22 00:35:39 Interlaced: Interlaced Scan  video_height: 480  fps:
25
2004-10-22 00:35:39 Estimated bitrate = 384000
2004-10-22 00:35:39 Position map filled from DB to: 8739
2004-10-22 00:35:39 SyncPositionMap prerecorded, from DB: 8740 entries
2004-10-22 00:35:39 detectInterlace(Ignore Scan, Interlaced Scan, 25,
480) ->Interlaced Scan
2004-10-22 00:35:39 Interlaced: Interlaced Scan  video_height: 480  fps:
-1
2004-10-22 00:35:39 Position map found
2004-10-22 00:35:39 Opening OSS audio device '/dev/dsp'.
2004-10-22 00:35:39 Audio fragment size: 4096
2004-10-22 00:35:39 Over/underscan. V: 0, H: 0, XOff: 0, YOff: 0
2004-10-22 00:35:39 Using XV port 56
2004-10-22 00:35:39 Image size. dispxoff 0, dispyoff: 0, dispwoff: 799,
disphoff: 600
2004-10-22 00:35:39 Image size. imgx 0, imgy: 0, imgw: 480, imgh: 480
2004-10-22 00:35:40 Changing from None to WatchingPreRecorded
2004-10-22 00:35:40 nVidiaVideoSync: Could not open device /dev/nvidia0,
Ingen sådan fil eller filkatalog
pthread_setschedparam: Succes
2004-10-22 00:35:40 Running as SUID root would allow some threads to run
with realtime priority, improving video smoothness.
2004-10-22 00:35:41 Waited too long for video out to pause


Especially the nVidiaVideoSyns is wierd, because I don't have a nvida
card. And, if I boot up using the old kernel,it is playing.

But, the great thing is, that everything is working faster :)

/Christoffer
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