[mythtv-users] no OpenGL transitions in mythgallery

[Nick]

On 4/20/05, Franco <mythtv at email.it> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> sorry if I ask this again, I already posted it months ago
> but it's still not solved.
> 
> I can't use "OpenGL transitions" from within mythgallery,
> as well as I can't use the GL visualizations from within mythmusic.
> It says "no opengl available" (or just crashes).
> 
> I have an up-to-date FC2 mythbox. I do use apt-get, I always have
> the latest stable packages, kernel and kernel modules. I re-executed
> all the instructions on Jarod's guide many times.
> 
> I can run glxgears (as well as any other OpenGL program) in hw accelerated mode
> both as mythtv user and root. I already tried to suid mytht[front|back]end.
> 
> Do you have any hint (except "reinstall everything", which I should avoid)

Franco,

Does your version of MythTV have OpenGL support compiled in? I seem to
recall reading that OpenGL support is a compile option (I think some
readers were trying to get OpenGL vsync support), so it may be missing
from your current installation. Perhaps a recompilation of
myth/mythgallery may solve this problem?

As glxgears runs, your system obviously has a working OpenGL layer, so
it could be that Myth doesn't have it compiled in which is then
causing MythGallery to fail.

Nick