[mythtv-users] One Video Card, Two sessions

Jeff Simpson jeffsimpson at alum.wpi.edu
Fri Dec 15 20:29:00 UTC 2006


On 12/15/06, Guillaume Membré <guillaume.ml at gmail.com> wrote:
> There is a dma issue with the ivtv driver for the pvr 350 that prevent
> from doing this kind of setup :(
> Anyway, if you try, X will eat all your cpu :( and both X (one on the
> CRT and one on the PVR350) crashe.

I found the same result. It's especially true if you are trying to use
framebuffer (menus) while using the other X session, even if not for
myth (newer versions of X let you "share vts" which should keep both
displays active at the same time).


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