[mythtv-users] No VDPAU with 8300GS

Sat Dec 5 04:15:30 UTC 2009

On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:20:25 -0500, backuppc at sundquist.imapmail.org
said:
> I changed my mind about sticking with ubuntu 8.04 LTS (as an LTS release
> is intended) and installed 9.10 to get the newer mythtv and its VDPAU
> capabilities (and also to run the latest boxee, but that's another
> story).
> 
> I am glad I kept the old 8.04 however because so far I am not too
> impressed.  I have the pixelation problems reported in
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/410757 adn switching
> to slim helped get rid of the shimmering lines but still was pixelated
> compared to 0.21
> 
> But the real problem is VDPAU doesn't work.  I vet the "Please Wait"
> screen and then it's hung.  I have to go to a console and restart gdm to
> get out of it.
> 
> Here is the frontend log of when this happens:
> 
> 2009-11-29 10:35:27.497 TV: Attempting to change from None to Watching
> WatchingLiveTV
> 2009-11-29 10:35:27.498 MythContext: Connecting to backend server:
> 127.0.0.1:6543 (try 1 of 1)
> 2009-11-29 10:35:27.499 Using protocol version 50
> 2009-11-29 10:35:27.505 Spawning LiveTV Recorder -- begin
> 2009-11-29 10:35:31.028 Spawning LiveTV Recorder -- end
> 2009-11-29 10:35:31.028 GetEntryAt(-1) failed.
> 2009-11-29 10:35:31.029 EntryToProgram(0 at Wed Dec 31 19:00:00 1969)
> failed to get pginfo
> 2009-11-29 10:35:31.029 TV Error: HandleStateChange(): LiveTV not
> successfully started
> 2009-11-29 10:35:31.029 We have a RingBuffer
> 2009-11-29 10:35:31.080 TV Error: LiveTV not successfully started
> 2009-11-29 10:35:31.102 ScreenSaverX11Private: DPMS Deactivated 1
> 2009-11-29 10:35:31.102 ScreenSaverX11Private: DPMS Reactivated 1
> 2009-11-29 10:35:37.287 Deleting UPnP client...
> 2009-11-29 10:35:37.296 QMulticastSocket: setsockopt - IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP
> Error
> Starting mythfrontend.real..
> 
> That is for watching live TV (haven't got any recordings yet), but same
> thing happens looking at some live TV snippets that were recorded.  The
> starting mythfrontend.real is after I restarted gdm and my X session.
> 
> I have a 8300GS (low end, but supported as per the wiki) and am running
> the drivers that come with mythbuntu (185).
> 
> Should I try John-Yves's repo?

No ideas, huh?

I haven't switched to JYA repos, but I did go to mythbuntu auto-builds
and upgraded to the 190.42 driver.

Still doesn't work.  Still have to restart kdm to recover.

This is a pretty unmodified new mythbuntu install, with (as I mentioned)
daily autobuilds.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Jon S.

2009-12-04 22:46:29.852 TV: Attempting to change from None to Watching
WatchingLiveTV
2009-12-04 22:46:29.853 MythContext: Connecting to backend server:
127.0.0.1:6543 (try 1 of 1)
2009-12-04 22:46:29.853 Using protocol version 50
2009-12-04 22:46:29.855 Spawning LiveTV Recorder -- begin
2009-12-04 22:46:30.135 Spawning LiveTV Recorder -- end
2009-12-04 22:46:30.145 We have a
playbackURL(/var/lib/mythtv/livetv/1022_20091204224630.mpg) &
cardtype(DUMMY)
2009-12-04 22:46:30.145 We have a RingBuffer
2009-12-04 22:46:30.196 TV: StartPlayer(0, Watching WatchingLiveTV,
main) -- begin
2009-12-04 22:46:30.271 NVP(0): Disabling Audio, params(-1,2,44100)
2009-12-04 22:46:30.324 VDPAU Error: Error at util-vdpau.cpp:221 (#1,
Unknown)
2009-12-04 22:46:30.334 VidOutVDPAU Error: Failed to initialise VDPAU
2009-12-04 22:46:30.352 VideoOutputXv: Desired video renderer 'vdpau'
not available.
			codec 'None' makes 'xv-blit,xshm,xlib,' available, using 'xv-blit' instead.
2009-12-04 22:46:30.354 VideoOutputXv: XVideo Adaptor Name: 'NV17 Video
Texture'
2009-12-04 22:46:30.391 FilterManager: Failed to load filter
'colorspace', no such filter exists
2009-12-04 22:46:30.391 New DB connection, total: 3
2009-12-04 22:46:30.391 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
localhost
2009-12-04 22:46:30.392 OSD Theme Dimensions W: 640 H: 480
2009-12-04 22:46:30.800 TV: StartPlayer(0, Watching WatchingLiveTV,
main) -- end ok
2009-12-04 22:46:30.801 TV: Changing from None to Watching
WatchingLiveTV
2009-12-04 22:46:30.801 TV: State is LiveTV & mctx == ctx
2009-12-04 22:46:30.802 TV: UpdateOSDInput done
2009-12-04 22:46:30.802 TV: UpdateLCD done
2009-12-04 22:46:30.802 TV: ITVRestart done
2009-12-04 22:46:30.804 Failed to approve 'vdpauadvanceddoublerate'
deinterlacer as a software deinterlacer
2009-12-04 22:46:30.804 Couldn't load deinterlace filter 
2009-12-04 22:46:30.805 OpenGLVideoSync()
2009-12-04 22:46:30.807 Realtime priority would require SUID as root.
2009-12-04 22:46:30.838 ScreenSaverX11Private: DPMS Deactivated 1
2009-12-04 22:46:30.870 Video timing method: SGI OpenGL
2009-12-04 22:46:31.402 FilterManager: Failed to load filter
'colorspace', no such filter exists
2009-12-04 22:46:32.788 AFD: Opened codec 0xb079720, id(MPEG2VIDEO)
type(Video)
2009-12-04 22:46:32.788 AFD: codec AC3 has 2 channels
2009-12-04 22:46:32.789 AFD: Opened codec 0xb2aa480, id(AC3) type(Audio)
2009-12-04 22:46:32.968 Couldn't open decoder for:
/var/lib/mythtv/livetv/1022_20091204224631.mpg
2009-12-04 22:46:32.968 NVP(0), Error: Error opening jump program file
2009-12-04 22:46:32.968 NVP(0), Error: JumpToProgram failed.
2009-12-04 22:46:32.968 NVP(0), Error: Unknown recorder error, exiting
decoder
2009-12-04 22:46:32.974 ~OpenGLVideoSync() -- closing opengl vsync
2009-12-04 22:46:33.010 TV: StartPlayer(0, Watching WatchingLiveTV,
main) -- begin
2009-12-04 22:46:33.064 AFD: Opened codec 0xb1b3c20, id(MPEG2VIDEO)
type(Video)
2009-12-04 22:46:33.064 AFD: codec AC3 has 2 channels
2009-12-04 22:46:33.065 AFD: Opened codec 0xb22a040, id(AC3) type(Audio)
2009-12-04 22:46:33.077 Opening audio device 'default'. ch 6(2) sr 48000
2009-12-04 22:46:33.077 Opening ALSA audio device 'default'.
2009-12-04 22:46:33.180 Mixer unable to find control PCM 2
2009-12-04 22:46:33.180 Mixer unable to find control PCM 3
2009-12-04 22:46:33.180 Mixer unable to find control PCM 4
2009-12-04 22:46:33.180 Mixer unable to find control PCM 5
2009-12-04 22:46:33.180 mixer unable to find control Master 1
2009-12-04 22:46:34.348 VDPAU Error: Error at util-vdpau.cpp:221 (#1,
Unknown)
2009-12-04 22:46:34.348 VidOutVDPAU Error: Failed to initialise VDPAU
2009-12-04 22:46:34.348 VideoOutput, Error: Not compiled with any
useable video output method.
2009-12-04 22:46:34.348 NVP(0), Error: Couldn't create VideoOutput
instance. Exiting..
2009-12-04 22:46:34.348 Unable to initialize video.