<p>Curtis-</p><p>How do I turn transcoding off?</p><p>-Matt</p><p></p><p>
Quoting Curtis White <soaro77@gmail.com>:</p><br />
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> Besides defining the device in your xorg.conf file, make sure you<br />
> don't have transcoding turned on. That one got me and took me a while<br />
> to figure out. If you have transcoding on it will not be able to play<br />
> the files out to the PVR350 TV output because it can only decode mpeg2<br
/>
> files.<br />
><br />
><br />
> On 12/23/05, Matt Rude <mythtv-users@mattrude.com> wrote:<br />
>><br />
>><br />
>> I have a fresh install of mythtv running on Fedora 4 with a PVR-350<br
/>
>><br />
>> I can record shows off TV just fine and watch them on my monitor. But
when I<br />
>> try to output them to my TV throw the PVR-350 output I get no
picture.<br />
>><br />
>> I am un clear If I need to worry about the xorg.conf file or the<br />
>> XF86Config-4<br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>> Here's my configuration<br />
>><br />
>> [root@mythtv ~]# uname -a<br />
>><br />
>> Linux mythtv 2.6.14-1.1653_FC4 #1 Tue Dec 13 21:32:09 EST 2005 i686
i686<br />
>> i386 GNU/Linux<br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>>
======================================================================<br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>> [root@mythtv log]# cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf<br />
>><br />
>> # Xorg configuration created by system-config-display<br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>> Section "ServerLayout"<br />
>><br />
>> Identifier "single head configuration"<br />
>><br />
>> Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0<br />
>><br />
>> InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"<br />
>><br />
>> InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"<br />
>><br />
>> EndSection<br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>> Section "Files"<br />
>><br />
>> RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"<br />
>><br />
>> FontPath "unix/:7100"<br />
>><br />
>> EndSection<br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>> Section "Module"<br />
>><br />
>> Load "dbe"<br />
>><br />
>> Load "extmod"<br />
>><br />
>> Load "fbdevhw"<br />
>><br />
>> Load "glx"<br />
>><br />
>> Load "record"<br />
>><br />
>> Load "freetype"<br />
>><br />
>> Load "type1"<br />
>><br />
>> Load "dri"<br />
>><br />
>> EndSection<br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>> Section "InputDevice"<br />
>><br />
>> Identifier "Keyboard0"<br />
>><br />
>> Driver "kbd"<br />
>><br />
>> Option "XkbModel" "pc105"<br />
>><br />
>> Option "XkbLayout" "us"<br />
>><br />
>> EndSection<br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>> Section "InputDevice"<br />
>><br />
>> Identifier "Mouse0"<br />
>><br />
>> Driver "mouse"<br />
>><br />
>> Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"<br />
>><br />
>> Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"<br />
>><br />
>> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"<br />
>><br />
>> Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"<br />
>><br />
>> EndSection<br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>> Section "Monitor"<br />
>><br />
>> Identifier "Monitor0"<br />
>><br />
>> VendorName "Monitor Vendor"<br />
>><br />
>> ModelName "LCD Panel 1280x1024"<br />
>><br />
>> HorizSync 31.5 - 67.0<br />
>><br />
>> VertRefresh 50.0 - 75.0<br />
>><br />
>> Option "dpms"<br />
>><br />
>> EndSection<br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>> Section "Device"<br />
>><br />
>> Identifier "Videocard0"<br />
>><br />
>> Driver "nv"<br />
>><br />
>> VendorName "Videocard vendor"<br />
>><br />
>> BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX (generic)"<br />
>><br />
>> EndSection<br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>> Section "Screen"<br />
>><br />
>> Identifier "Screen0"<br />
>><br />
>> Device "Videocard0"<br />
>><br />
>> Monitor "Monitor0"<br />
>><br />
>> DefaultDepth 16<br />
>><br />
>> SubSection "Display"<br />
>><br />
>> Viewport 0 0<br />
>><br />
>> Depth 16<br />
>><br />
>> Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1152x768"
"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"<br />
>><br />
>> EndSubSection<br />
>><br />
>> EndSection<br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>> Section "DRI"<br />
>><br />
>> Group 0<br />
>><br />
>> Mode 0666<br />
>><br />
>> EndSection<br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>>
======================================================================<br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>> [root@mythtv X11]# cat XF86Config-4<br />
>><br />
>> Section "ServerLayout"<br />
>><br />
>> Identifier "XFree86 Configured"<br />
>><br />
>> Screen 0 "TV Screen"<br />
>><br />
>> InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"<br />
>><br />
>> InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"<br />
>><br />
>> EndSection<br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>> Section "Monitor"<br />
>><br />
>> Identifier "NTSC Monitor"<br />
>><br />
>> HorizSync 30-68<br />
>><br />
>> VertRefresh 50-120<br />
>><br />
>> Mode "720x480"<br />
>><br />
>> # D: 34.563 MHz, H: 37.244 kHz, V: 73.897 Hz<br />
>><br />
>> DotClock 34.564<br />
>><br />
>> HTimings 720 752 840 928<br />
>><br />
>> VTimings 480 484 488 504<br />
>><br />
>> Flags "-HSync" "-VSync"<br />
>><br />
>> EndMode<br />
>><br />
>> EndSection<br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>> Section "Device"<br />
>><br />
>> Identifier "Hauppauge PVR 350 iTVC15 Framebuffer"<br />
>><br />
>> Driver "fbdev"<br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>> ### change fb1 to whatever number you got in the previous section<br
/>
>><br />
>> Option "fbdev" "/dev/fb1"<br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>> ### change the busid to whatever is reported by lspci. Note that<br
/>
>><br />
>> ### output of lspci is hex, so add a preceding "0x" to the
BusID<br />
>><br />
>> BusID "0:0x06:0"<br />
>><br />
>> EndSection<br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>> Section "Screen"<br />
>><br />
>> Identifier "TV Screen"<br />
>><br />
>> Device "Hauppauge PVR 350 iTVC15 Framebuffer"<br />
>><br />
>> Monitor "NTSC Monitor"<br />
>><br />
>> DefaultDepth 24<br />
>><br />
>> DefaultFbbpp 32<br />
>><br />
>> Subsection "Display"<br />
>><br />
>> Depth 24<br />
>><br />
>> FbBpp 32<br />
>><br />
>> Modes "720x480"<br />
>><br />
>> EndSubsection<br />
>><br />
>> EndSection<br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>> Thanks<br />
>><br />
>> -Matt<br />
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