[mythtv-users] Why is my trunk build trying to use VDPAU?

Mark Kendall mark.kendall at gmail.com
Sun Mar 15 14:29:35 UTC 2009


2009/3/15 Matt Emmott <memmott at gmail.com>:
> My machine is a Pentium Dual core with a GeForce 7300LE card. X blew up so I
> updated the Nvidia drivers to version 180.29. I had to jump through hoops to
> get Myth working but when I did it retained all my settings, recordings etc.
> However, whenever I try to watch tv or recorded programs on my master FE/BE
> I get a segmentation fault. I upgraded my standalone FE to trunk with the
> same methods as this one and it can play recordings and live tv without
> issue (It's an older GeForce, 5200 I believe).
>
> Mythfrontend -v all gives me this tidbit when it crashes:
> 2009-03-14 15:44:35.139 VDPAU Error: Error at util-vdpau.cpp:157 (#1,
> Unknown)
> 2009-03-14 15:44:35.139 VDPAU Error: Failed to create VDP Device.
>
> And I found these errors in dmesg:
> 2009-03-14 15:44:35.139 VDPAU Error: Error at util-vdpau.cpp:157 (#1,
> Unknown)
> 2009-03-14 15:44:35.139 VDPAU Error: Failed to create VDP Device.

This should be fixed in http://cvs.mythtv.org/trac/changeset/20212

Thanks for reporting the problem.

regards

Mark


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