[mythtv-users] Packet dropped due to uncorrectable error.

[Andrew Junev]

Saturday, May 12, 2007, 8:37:46 PM, you wrote:

> XvMC (X-Video Motion Control) is a way to get some hardware assist in
> playing back MPEG2. It is used by nVidia cards if you use their drivers.

> Your log looks like Myth is trying to use it. There is a checkbox
> somewhere to tell it to do so, I'd try and find it and uncheck it.

> Sorry I can't recall just where that checkbox is, should be in the
> frontend setup someplace.

There's a setting "Preferred MPEG2 decoder". There are 4 choices:
'Standard'; 'libmpeg2'; 'Standard XvMC' and 'VIA XvMC'.
I just have the 'Standart' option selected.

> Can you have Myth make a recording? Will that recording playback with
> mplayer? Will it playback with Myth?

I just tried that. A scheduled recording has actually been recorded.
And it plays just fine with both mplayer and within MythTV.