[mythtv-users] VPDAU and Nvidia GPU running on non-Nvidia motherboard?

Robin Gilks g8ecj at gilks.org
Tue Jan 27 08:16:25 UTC 2009


> Rob Smith wrote:
>> On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 5:22 PM, Al McIntosh <al at allanmcintosh.com>
>> wrote:
>>> Am I correct that it's warning it's safe to only install NVDIA VDPAU
>>> enabled
>>> driver on an NVIDIA motherboard?  Or does the mention of chipset and
>>> chip
>>> refer to GPU?
>>
>> It's basically saying that running Nvidia GPUs mixed with other
>> non-Nvidia GPUs in the same box is unsupported and doesn't work very
>> well. Motherboard chipset doesn't matter.
>
>
> Gee, I thought I was being clear.That's what law school does to you! Yo
> become verbose, prolix and misunderstood. Or is it misunderestimated?
>
>
> Normally, you can install any driver package you want and it will not
> affect you ability to use a different driver of the same group, such as
> a video driver.
> Merely installing the 180 series NVIDIA driver screws up  your ability
> to get proper video output with non-Nvidia GPU chips. The install itself
>   breaks things for other GPU chips. The Nvidia 180 series driver should
> only be installed when you intend to use a vdpau enabled nvidia GPU.
>
> I found this out the hard way with the 180.08 driver. It may change but
> my examination of the 180.22 package shows that it will do the same thing.
>
> Geoff

So its nothing to do with the driver itself, its the header files that it
brings with it that cause MytTV to be compiled in such a way as to no
longer work with (for example) Intel GPUs.

Did I get it right? In which case I'm confused as to why you are
installing Nvidia drivers when you don't have an Nvidia GPU...


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Robin Gilks





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