[mythtv-users] Mythbuntu 16.04 and nvidia drivers

[Hika van den Hoven]

Hoi John,

Wednesday, December 7, 2016, 10:19:14 AM, you wrote:



> On 12/06/2016 11:15 PM, Marius Schrecker wrote:
>> Thanks Hika,
>>
>> On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 17:43 CET, Hika van den Hoven
>> <hikavdh at gmail.com> wrote:
>>  
>>> Hoi Marius,
>>>
>>> Tuesday, December 6, 2016, 10:48:03 AM, you wrote:
>>>
>>> > Hi,
>>>
>>> > ARound the time that 16.04 came out I did an upgrade of an older
>>> > mythbuntu system with a GT610 video adapter and hit problems with
>>> > the nvidia nv-control module, which wasn't allowing mythtv to match
>>> > the monitor refresh rate to the frame rate of the content I was
>>> trying to play.
>>>
>>> > I tried "everything" at the time, using all the available versions
>>> > I could easily install using packages, scripted installers and
>>> > vanilla nvidia installer, all with no success. I eventually gave up
>>> > and lived with the problem, allowing the available drivers,
>>> > packages, mythtv code to mature over time before trying again.
>>>
>>> > I haven't had much time since to play with mythtv, but last night,
>>> > for the hell of it, after being irritated again with the jumpy
>>> > video, I decided to downgrade from the version that was installed (I
>>> > can't remember now whether it was 358, 361 or 364) to 340, which was
>>> > mentioned in another recent thread regarding a working driver for
>>> legacy cards.
>>>
>>> > I rebooted and was surprised and pleased to see that the refresh
>>> > rates were now being set correctly... Problem solved!
>>>
>>> > However, as we have now moved on quite a bit since April and as
>>> > there are newer driver versions available, does anyone know if
>>> > something changed radically since 340 in the way Nvidia handles
>>> refresh rates?
>>>
>>> > Can anyone say which driver version might now be considered optimal
>>> for the GT610 on a mythTV system?
>>>
>>> > I'm a bit wary about breaking again whatever fixed itself
>>> > yesterday, so don't want to just blindly cycle through the driver
>>> versions.
>>>
>>> > BR.
>>>
>>> > --Marius--
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_32667.html
>>>  
>>
>> Hmm, so the GT 610 isn't there as it's not considered lagacy hardware.
>> All the same, the driver seems to work far better than the version I
>> had installed before. At least when it comes to updating refresh rates.
>>
>> Any other GT610 users out there:Please can you say which nvidia driver
>> you're using with Myth?
>>
>>  Thanks
>>

> I have a FE with a GT610 that successfully uses the 367.57 driver in
> Mythbuntu 16.04.

> John
> _______________________________________________

Ah, but Nvidia itself does not guaranty that! If I remember correct
they place it as a 340 legacy card. It's some time ago I
used/installed a GT610. I guess you will see warnings in your bootlog
about things not working properly.



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