[mythtv-users] Mythtv - backend set up, and some frontend menus not working (with Radeon 7750).

Eric B bernhart2002 at gmail.com
Thu Feb 5 17:57:27 UTC 2015


>I'm using Mythtv, 0.27.04 from
>mythbuntu control centre PPA. I have
>xorg-edgers PPA and the radeon driver
>from there.
>Mythtv playback and records ok with
>frontend set up/video/playback on
>normal, HQ, and all OpenGL settings.
>VDPAU doesn't (as install of that failed).

It sounds like you are using the AMD catalyst driver, and you really don't
want to use that as it is a peace of crap.

Anyhow make sure that you disable the AMD driver and try removing the
bleeding edge driver. No telling what is going on with that. That should
get you back to the stock mesa driver

you can do that by running the command

sudo apt-get install ppa-purge

sudo ppa-purge xorg-edgers

then install try installing the vdpau driver from the other thread. If
you have a error report that back
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