[mythtv-users] Mythtv playback problem with NVIDIA videoa cceleration - HELP! (still unsolved)

Brian Stults bstults at crim.ufl.edu
Fri Apr 1 20:32:55 UTC 2005


Howard Cokl wrote:
> --- Brian Stults <bstults at crim.ufl.edu> wrote:
> 
>>Jarod Wilson wrote:
>>

>>>And now with 7174, same box:
>>>
>>>35696 frames in 5.0 seconds = 7139.200 FPS
>>>35680 frames in 5.0 seconds = 7136.000 FPS
>>>
>>>Hopefully, 7174 has rectified all the issues that
>>
>>made 7167 somewhat sill-born 
>>
>>>for so many folks...
>>
>>I've never used glxgears before, so I decided to
>>give it a whirl on my 
>>frontend.  I get *much* smaller numbers:
>>
>>3057 frames in 5.0 seconds = 611.400 FPS
>>3172 frames in 5.0 seconds = 634.400 FPS
>>3162 frames in 5.0 seconds = 632.400 FPS
>>3173 frames in 5.0 seconds = 634.600 FPS
>>
>>Of course, my system is very different from yours,
>>so I'm curious which 
>>particular difference between the systems makes the
>>most difference in 
>>the rendering speed.
>>
>>I suspect the two most relevant factors are CPU and
>>GPU.  First, I only 
>>have an Athlon XP 2400. Second, my mobo is a 7NIF2,
>>so I'm using the 
>>integrated MX 440.  Do both of these have a big
>>influence, or would you 
>>say one is more important than the other?
>>
>>I'm curious mostly because I still see some tearing
>>when playing DVDs 
>>and I'm wondering if I should upgrade the video card
>>or the CPU.  I'm 
>>very happy with the current quality of my TV output,
>>though that might 
>>change if I switch to HDTV.
>>
>>Thanks.
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> 
> Try cat /proc/drivers/nvidia/agp/status and see if agp
> is enabled.
> 

hardin[/home/bs7452]% cat /proc/driver/nvidia/agp/status
Status:          Enabled
Driver:          AGPGART
AGP Rate:        4x
Fast Writes:     Disabled
SBA:             Disabled

Looks like it's enabled.  Does the other stuff look correct for an MX 440?


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