[mythtv-users] VDPAU Feedback

Raymond Wagner raymond at wagnerrp.com
Tue Jan 17 05:47:53 UTC 2012


On 1/17/2012 00:33, Kirk Bocek wrote:
>
> On 1/16/2012 9:20 PM, Jean-Yves Avenard wrote:
>> On 17 January 2012 15:56, Kirk Bocek<t004 at kbocek.com>   wrote:
>>> Unfortunately, for MythTV there are whole slew of kernel modules that
>>> would need to be compile along with the custom kernel: nvidia, alsa,
>>> lirc. Maybe some others. I think the effort involved would outstrip the
>>> benefit.
>> other than nvidia (which is trivial to install); all new kernels
>> include all the modules you listed.
> Really, lirc? I thought that was special. Learn something new every day.
> Thanks.
>
> You piped in on my GT-430/CentOS 5. Regardless, that is a symptom of the
> kind of problem that will only get worse as time goes on and the
> developers of the various subsystems only develop for newer kernels.
>
> Figuring out my problems with CentOS 6 is going to be a better use of my
> time.

LIRC became part of the 2.6.36 kernel some 15 months ago.  CentOS 6 runs 
the 25 month old 2.6.32 kernel.


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