[mythtv-users] XvMC Angst with 0.20 on Ubuntu with GeForce FX5200

[Dylan Semler]

On 10/7/06, Sam Hathaway <mythtv-users.list at munkynet.org> wrote:
> Hi All,
>

<snip>

> /proc/driver/nvidia/agp/status looks like this:
>          Status:          Enabled
>          Driver:          NVIDIA
>          AGP Rate:        8x
>          Fast Writes:     Enabled
>          SBA:             Enabled
>
> Driver section in xorg.conf looks like this:
>          Identifier      "nVidia GeForce FX 5200"
>          Driver          "nvidia"
>          BusID           "PCI:1:0:0"
>          Option          "NvAgp" "1"
>          Option          "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT-0"
>

<snip>

> * Turn on deinterlacing with "Bob" algorithm - raises CPU usage a
> little, but problem persists.
> * Turn on "Enable OpenGL vertical sync for timing" - no effect.
> * Turn on "Use video as timebase" - no effect.
> * Turn off "Extra audio buffering" - no effect.
> * Change "NvAGP" to "2" in xorg.conf - no effect.
> * Stop blacklisting via_agp kernel module - no improvement, and hard
> freeze.
> * Load nvidia_agp in /etc/modules - no improvement.
> * Set "XvMCUsesTextures" to "1" in xorg.conf - no improvement, and

Have you made sure that the Sync to VBlank boxes are not checked in
nvidia-settings.  Try putting an accurate DisplaySize option in the
Monitor section of your xorg.conf:

Section "Monitor"
     ...
     DisplaySize  310        230            # for 4:3 displays only
EndSection

Good Luck,
Dylan
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