On 2/14/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Jerry Rubinow</b> <<a href="mailto:jerrymr@gmail.com">jerrymr@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On 2/14/06, Steven Adeff <<a href="mailto:adeffs.mythtv@gmail.com">adeffs.mythtv@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> On 2/14/06, Jerry Rubinow <<a href="mailto:jerrymr@gmail.com">jerrymr@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> > On 2/14/06, Todd Hutchinson <
<a href="mailto:tahutchinson_99@yahoo.com">tahutchinson_99@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>> > > > Is this an original (Sis graphics) Pundit that you<br>> > > have?<br>> > > ><br>> > > > -Jerry
<br>> > ><br>> > > Yes it is.<br>> > ><br>> > > I didn't explain everything in my original email, but<br>> > > I have installed a FX5200 in the system and I<br>> > > currently use the FX5200 with XvMC enabled. AFAIK,
<br>> > > XvMC is not available on the on-board SiS graphics<br>> > > card in the pundit. So, I'd like to remove the FX5200<br>> > > and install a HDTV/QAM card. My other slot in the<br>> > > pundit is filled with a PVR250.
<br>> ><br>> > Is that actually working for you? I've spent months trying to get my<br>> > Pundit (same kind) displaying HD, both with the onboard Sis and with a<br>> > FX5200 card, and have come close, but not close enough to be useable.
<br>> > I was just using the Pundit as a front end, no capturing going on.<br>> > With the onboard Sis (and you're right, there's no XvMC with that), I<br>> > didn't have enough CPU for 720p (I'm running
2.8GHz P4). With XvMC, I<br>> > had stuttering or other issues.<br>> ><br>> > I've you have this working, we need to talk. :)<br>> ><br>> > -Jerry<br>><br>> 2.8Hgz P4 should be more than enough for 720p, should be enough for
<br>> 1080i as well.<br>><br>> --<br>> Steve<br><br>I know, it's the most frustrating thing. When I was running without<br>XvMC, CPU was maxing out. I compiled with enable-proc-opts, I tried<br>running ratpoison instead of KDE, but when running 720p or 1080i, I'd
<br>get stuttering periodically and top would report the CPU as maxed out.<br> Perhaps I should try wiping the machine and trying with a different<br>Linux distrib (FC4 is what's there now).<br><br>-Jerry<br>_______________________________________________
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</a><br></blockquote></div><br><br>Can someone point me in the direction of running with XvMC enabled and how to do it etc? Thanks!<br><br>Jim<br>