[mythtv-users] ViaChrome9 on HP Mini-Note PC

Gordon McCrae gordon.mccrae at googlemail.com
Tue Aug 5 07:33:35 UTC 2008


Brian Wood wrote:
> Udo van den Heuvel wrote:
>   
>> Brian Wood wrote:
>>     
>>> Anyone have more specific information?
>>>       
>> http://wiki.openchrome.org/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=HardwareCaveats
>>     
>
> I'm not really sure what "not implemented, up to 1024x1024" means.
> (referring to mpeg2 support).
>
> If it's not implemented, why would you list an "up to" resolution spec?
> That would make more sense if it was implemented. I can't imagine a
> situation where HD resolutions ae supported but not SD ones.
>
> I think I will simply assume that compressed video support doesn't exist
> with this chipset.
>
> beww
>   
It simply means that the built in MPEG2 decoding has a maximum 
resolution of 1024x1024, however the driver does not currently support 
it. The VIA graphics chipsets are very hit and miss when it comes to 
Linux support.

Cheers
Gordon


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