[mythtv-users] Re: libmyth-0.18.1-114.rhfc4.at VLD fails an my
Via ...
Jules Gosnell
jules at coredevelopers.net
Fri Nov 18 07:47:32 EST 2005
Axel Thimm wrote:
>On Fri, Nov 18, 2005 at 11:59:30AM +0000, Jules Gosnell wrote:
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>>Jules Gosnell wrote:
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>>>Axel Thimm wrote:
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>>>>On Fri, Nov 18, 2005 at 09:53:43AM +0000, Jules Gosnell wrote:
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>>>>>My FC3 Ezra is still on libmyth-0.18.1-113.rhfc3.at.i386.rpm
>>>>>
>>>>>I posted when upgrading to 0.18.1-114 broke Unichrome use, then
>>>>>rolled back (just libmyth) to 113.
>>>>>
>>>>>Last night I upgraded all Myth components to 115 - breaking
>>>>>Unichrome support again (log enclosed) - so I have rolled (just
>>>>>libmyth) back to 113 again, which works fine (log enclosed for
>>>>>comparison).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>Have you configured XvMCW to use VLD?
>>>>
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>>I'll be a little more specific here - in case I have misunderstood you -
>>I HAVE selected the 'Use hardware XvMC MPEG Decoding' setting in
>>Utilities-Setup/Setup/TV Settings/Playback.
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>No, I mean /etc/X11/XvMCConfig. Does it say libviaXvMC.so.1 or similar?
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[root at troodon ~]# cat /etc/X11/XvMCConfig
/usr/X11R6/lib/libviaXvMC.so.1.0
[root at troodon ~]#
Jules
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>>If there is anything else that I need to do for 115 over and above what
>>I have done for 113, then I'm afraid that I have missed it - please
>>advise...
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>>Jules
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>>>Of course :-)
>>>
>>>Look at the logs enclosed - you can see that one (113) says :
>>>
>>>Using XvMC version: 1.1
>>>XvMC found and using VLD surface
>>>2005-11-18 00:10:38.086 Using XV port 68
>>>2005-11-18 00:10:39.335 Changing from None to WatchingPreRecorded
>>>
>>>whilst the other (115) says :
>>>
>>>Using XvMC version: 1.1
>>>XvMC found and using MC surface
>>>2005-11-18 00:08:55.587 Using XV port 68
>>>Unable to create XvMC Blocks
>>>2005-11-18 00:08:57.225 Changing from None to WatchingPreRecorded
>>>
>>>Thanks, Axel,
>>>
>>>Jules
>>>
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>>>>>The box is now running xorg-x11-6.8.99.902-0.FC3.ucr.2 et al. from :
>>>>>http://washington.kelkoo.net/epia/testing/FC3/RPMS/ along with
>>>>>kernel-module-via-drm-2.6.12-1.1381_FC3-2.7.2-1.ucr and the latest
>>>>>kernel from FC3/updates...
>>>>>
>>>>>If I can give you any more information to help get to the bottom of
>>>>>this one, please ask.
>>>>>
>>>>>On the bright side, 113 seems to ignore the 'Use hardware XvMC MPEG
>>>>>Decoding' setting in Utilities-Setup/Setup/TV Settings/Playback and
>>>>>always tries to use XvMC, whereas 115 does actually take notice of
>>>>>this setting, but doesn't work when you switch it on :-( - so things
>>>>>are moving forward in other directions....
>>>>>
>>>>>regards,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Jules
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Jules Gosnell wrote:
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>>>>>
>>>>>>Axel Thimm wrote:
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>>>>>>>On Sun, Oct 02, 2005 at 11:10:50PM +0100, Jules Gosnell wrote:
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Just upgraded my Via Epia to latest myth build from
>>>>>>>>atrpms-stable, but had to roll back libmyth from
>>>>>>>>libmyth-0.18.1-114.rhfc4.at to libmyth-0.18.1-113.rhfc3.at in
>>>>>>>>order to get my VLD support working again...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>can't remember exact error message offhand, but if anyone is
>>>>>>>>interested I could roll forward again and reproduce it. The
>>>>>>>>frontend would fail to play video and present you with a button
>>>>>>>>taking you back to the menu. The log said something like it had
>>>>>>>>failed trying to initialise a VLD surface.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>It took me ages to get it all working so I would rather not start
>>>>>>>>messing around with my X server again....
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Could some build parameter have changed between the 113 and 114
>>>>>>>>builds ?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>The change between 113 and 114 is an update to the fixes branch. But
>>>>>>>you also changed fc3 to fc4 or mixed the two, I guess that's more
>>>>>>>relevant.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>Axel,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Sorry that it has taken me so long to get back to you - I've been
>>>>>>on holiday and then had to rebuild my myth-box after the disc got
>>>>>>trashed...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The mention of FC4 above is a typo.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>In rebuilding my box I came across exactly the same problem again.
>>>>>>Here is a little more detail.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Box is an EPIA VIA Ezra 1gz running 2.6.12-1.1378_FC3, FC3,
>>>>>>xorg-x11-6.8.2-37.FC3.ucr.30.8 and
>>>>>>kernel-module-via-drm-2.6.12-1.1376_FC3-2.6.3-2.ucr
>>>>>>(http://washington.kelkoo.net/epia/FC3/RPMS/) and latest myth from
>>>>>>atrpms (0.18.1-114) with libmyth-0.18.1-113.rhfc3.at. I haven't
>>>>>>been able to upgrade past this version of unichrome because of
>>>>>>issues in later versions on my architecture.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>running libmyth 0.18.1-114 gives :
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Using XvMC version: 1.0
>>>>>>XvMC found and using MC surface
>>>>>>2005-10-08 17:38:10.774 Using XV port 64
>>>>>>Unable to create XvMC Blocks
>>>>>>
>>>>>>using libmyth 0.18.1-113 gives :
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Using XvMC version: 1.0
>>>>>>XvMC found and using VLD surface
>>>>>>2005-10-08 17:39:20.731 Using XV port 64
>>>>>>2005-10-08 17:39:22.017 Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
>>>>>>2005-10-08 17:39:22.022 Realtime priority would require SUID as root.
>>>>>>2005-10-08 17:39:22.121 Video timing method: DRM
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Perhaps something in the fixes branch has caused this change, or a
>>>>>>different compile-time environment ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks for your time,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Jules
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