[mythtv-users] 0.20 experience

Max Barry mythtv at maxbarry.com
Thu Oct 12 03:40:03 UTC 2006


Chris Martin wrote:
> On 9/13/06, Osma Ahvenlampi <oa[at]iki.fi> wrote:
>> On ti, 2006-09-12 at 13:05 +0100, Chris Martin wrote:
>> > 2. Using the OpenGL painter, I often get a blank screen (just the
>> > background picture) when the screen is redrawn for a menu change.
>> > Pressing up/down on the remote control causes everything to come back
>> > again.
>>
>> I noticed something similar (maybe) when switching the interface to
>> window mode (instead of full screen) briefly - the text would not redraw
>> correctly and menu items would effectively disappear when moving up/down
>> in the menus with the OpenGL painter. In full screen mode it worked, so
>> I paid little attention to it.
>>
>> This was with an ATI card and fglrx - my primary MythTV machine has
>> Nvidia, but there I haven't tried the window mode.
...
> Yes, this was an ati card, although running the open source drivers
> rather than fglrx. It happens whenever I return from live tv or from
> my media library. 

I'm experiencing this issue on an nVidia GeForce MX400, so it's not
ATI-specific. It happens whenever I return from a non-standard menu
screen (like Watch Recordings or News). I'm running 0.20_p11444 in a window.

Before I turn off the OpenGL painter, does anyone know of a fix (or the
cause)?

Max.


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