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

[Nick Rout]

On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
>>
>> To check the media's dimensions, codecs, and such, I like using the mediainfo program. http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>

oh and a PS: I usually do this from the sofa with my laptop. ssh in as
the user that runs mythfrontend and then

export DISPLAY=:0 (assuming you don't have some multi-scrren exotic X setup)

then running mplayer will output to your regular screen/tv and the
debug info will appear on your laptop.