[mythtv-users] Mythtv playback problemwithNVIDIAvideoacceleration - HELP! (still unsolved)

[michael-mlists at cheshire.id.au]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Johnston" <anaerin at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Mythtv playback 
problemwithNVIDIAvideoacceleration - HELP! (still unsolved)


> On Apr 6, 2005 11:54 PM, michael-mlists at cheshire.id.au
> <michael-mlists at cheshire.id.au> wrote:
>> Does anyone have XvMC working with a stable picture at least? Everytime I
>> playback the picture is extremely unstable (flickery) especially down the
>> bottom of the screen.
>
> I have a stable XvMC using NVidia's kernel module and GLX and 0.17 
> (CVS+Patch).
>
> NVidia Driver 7147 (IIRC), downloaded and installed from the NVidia site.
>
> I had a stable picture on 0.17 (release) as well, though the OSD would
> cause it to freak out (And sometimes segfault on me)
>
> Just researching further patches posted to the dev list...
>
>> Wonder if its Mythtv or an Nvidia issue. Can you use xvmc with mplayer? 
>> (-vo
>> xvmc?) - might give that a go.
>
> I have a feeling it's AGPGart on your system, and the NVidia driver
> not able to access it's hardware at a low enough level.
>
> IMHO, of course.

Yeah. I'll recompile my kernel without agpgart and give it a go - was hoping 
to avoid that - I like using packages for everything :P

M.