[mythtv-users] xorg-server-1.5 & Intel driver causing mythfrontend to segfault

[Nick Rout]

On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 8:31 AM, Cory H <coryhoneyman at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Its the resolution of the recorded video.
>
> For testing, try creating a new profile that only has 1 entry. Change the settings in this entry to test. It will automatically create one when you make a new profile.
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> To check the media's dimensions, codecs, and such, I like using the mediainfo program. http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en
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> There are other ways,such as seeing what tuner was used, and what it is set up to save the fale as, but I can't remember exactly where it is in the settings.
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> But as for your origional problem, have you tried other media players (like mplayer, xine, etc) to see if they crash?

Indeed, mplayer is probably the easiest to test as far as changing
output drivers is concerned, via the -vo switch.

For a full list of what your mplayer is compiled with do

mplayer -vo help

to test xv use

mplayer -vo xv filename.avi

try some of the others too.