[mythtv-users] PCI videocard GeForce 8200/8400 (gpu 98) for vdpau
Robert
RobertCL at iname.com
Sun Feb 15 10:41:09 UTC 2009
Goga wrote:
>>>>> > is there any limitations for PCI cards as GeForce 8300/8400 for
>>>>> gpu video decoding ? Can I use it for hdtv watching on my
>>>>> > Sempron 3200 ?
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Goga
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Is a P4 at 2.4GHz enough? I have 4 of them lying around but they have
>>>>> AGP video. If PCI works and this is fast enough, I am suddenly in the
>>>>> market for a new video card.
>>>> I've put a 512Mb PCI 8400GS in a relatively old 2.?GHz sff HP pc and my
>>> ^^^^^^^^^
>>>
>>>
>>> sorry, which CPU do you mean - sempron/celeron/pentium ??? 2.0GHz ???
>> Ah, it's a Pentium 4, 2.4GHz (I think, might be a 2.8GHz)
>
> thanks for your answer, but which gpu has your 512Mb PCI 8400GS card ? G98 or G86 ?
I don't know - how do I find out? There's nothing obvious (see below)
in either /proc/driver/nvidia or nvidia-xsettings or reported by vdpinfo
(posted a while ago on this list)
> where's can I found the detailed information about your PCI card ?
http://www.sparkle.com.tw/product_detail.asp?id=86&sub_id=239
Some output:
robert at Frontend1:/proc/driver/nvidia$ cat cards/0
Model: GeForce 8400 GS
IRQ: 18
Video BIOS: 62.98.12.00.00
Card Type: PCI-E
DMA Size: 40 bits
DMA Mask: 0xffffffffff
Bus Location: 06.00.0
robert at Frontend1:~/vdapu$ DISPLAY=:0 ./vdpinfo
display: :0 screen: 0
API version: 0
Information string: Unknown
Video surface:
name width height types
-------------------------------------------
420 4096 4096 NV12 YV12
422 4096 4096 UYVY YUYV
Decoder capabilities:
name level macbs width height
------------------------------------
MPEG1 0 8192 2048 2048
MPEG2_SIMPLE 3 8192 2048 2048
MPEG2_MAIN 3 8192 2048 2048
H264_MAIN 41 8190 2032 2048
H264_HIGH 41 8190 2032 2048
VC1_SIMPLE 1 8190 2048 2048
VC1_MAIN 2 8190 2048 2048
VC1_ADVANCED 4 8190 2048 2048
Output surface:
name width height nat types
----------------------------------------------------
B8G8R8A8 8192 8192 y Y8U8V8A8 V8U8Y8A8
R10G10B10A2 8192 8192 y Y8U8V8A8 V8U8Y8A8
Bitmap surface:
name width height
------------------------------
B8G8R8A8 8192 8192
R8G8B8A8 8192 8192
R10G10B10A2 8192 8192
B10G10R10A2 8192 8192
A8 8192 8192
Video mixer:
feature name sup
------------------------------------
DEINTERLACE_TEMPORAL y
DEINTERLACE_TEMPORAL_SPATIAL y
INVERSE_TELECINE y
NOISE_REDUCTION y
SHARPNESS y
LUMA_KEY y
parameter name sup min max
-----------------------------------------------------
VIDEO_SURFACE_WIDTH y 1 4096
VIDEO_SURFACE_HEIGHT y 1 4096
CHROMA_TYPE y
LAYERS y 0 4
attribute name sup min max
-----------------------------------------------------
BACKGROUND_COLOR y
CSC_MATRIX y
NOISE_REDUCTION_LEVEL y 0.00 1.00
SHARPNESS_LEVEL y -1.00 1.00
LUMA_KEY_MIN_LUMA y
LUMA_KEY_MAX_LUMA y
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