I wonder if perhaps we are overlooking something. For example, I never thought about it until now but I don't think my card is in an AGP slot. Could that be the source of the issue (i.e. lack of AGP or proper AGP config)?
<br><br>--<br>Mike<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/27/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">nik gibson</b> <<a href="mailto:nik.gibson@gmail.com">nik.gibson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I now get some additional errors in the frontend log, I'm wondering if<br>the XvMCTex: Init failed has anything to do with it:<br><br>2006-11-27 15:40:14.162 VideoOutputXv: XvMCTex: Init failed<br>2006-11-27 15:40:14.163 VideoOutputXv: XvMC Adaptor Name: 'NV17 Video Texture'
<br>2006-11-27 15:40:15.962 TV: Changing from None to WatchingPreRecorded<br>2006-11-27 15:40:15.966 Realtime priority would require SUID as root.<br>2006-11-27 15:40:16.107 Video timing method: USleep with busy wait<br>2006-11-27 15:40:
16.140 VideoOutputXv Error: ProcessFrameXvMC: Failed<br>to get OSD lock<br>2006-11-27 15:40:16.159 VideoOutputXv Error: ProcessFrameXvMC: Failed<br>to get OSD lock<br><br><br>On 11/27/06, nik gibson <<a href="mailto:nik.gibson@gmail.com">
nik.gibson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> I just did a complete re-install and upgraded from FC 5 to FC 6 and I<br>> still have the same problem. I can't find anything on google, what<br>> could be causing this?<br>
><br>> On 11/27/06, Michael Tiller <<a href="mailto:michael.tiller@gmail.com">michael.tiller@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> > On 11/27/06, Tom Lichti <<a href="mailto:tom@redpepperracing.com">tom@redpepperracing.com
</a>> wrote:<br>> > > Michael Tiller wrote:<br>> > > > I have exactly the same issue (Xv errors followed by prebuffereing<br>> > > > pauses). I would also really appreciate any advice people have.
<br>> > > ><br>> > > > In my case, my CPU load is around 93-96% (despite XvMC being on, as<br>> > > > evidenced by the gray OSD) during HD playback. I'm running Ubuntu 6.10<br>> > > > on a
2.8 GHz Pentium D with 1.2 Gb of RAM.<br>> > > ><br>> > > > --<br>> > > > Mike<br>> > ><br>> > > I was just trying this last night and had the same problem. 99% CPU<br>
> > > utilisation, same errors in the log, with a dual core Pentium D 2.8GHz<br>> > > 512GB RAM, on CentOS 4.4, GigE network, QuadroFX video card. This should<br>> > > be PLENTY of hardware to play this file.
<br>> ><br>> > I would have thought so although with all the talk about XvMC this list I<br>> > was puzzled. I just got my HDHomerun and if I send the stream to my Windows<br>> > P4 2.4GHz desktop machine it renders the direct HD stream without any
<br>> > problems (I didn't check the CPU utilization under Windows). I don't<br>> > understand why there is so much fuss about HD decoding under Linux (but I'm<br>> > pretty ignorant :-).<br>> ><br>
> > > Without XvMC, I get about 65% CPU, with BOB de-int enabled, and it plays<br>> > perfectly.<br>> ><br>> > Well, my situation is different. I still get 99% CPU utilization without<br>> > XvMC. At least with XvMC it seems like the video is running at (or close
<br>> > to) real time whereas without it the video looks like slo-mo.<br>> ><br>> > I'm totally bummed that my Myth system can't seem to handle HD. I'm still<br>> > sorting through all the different advice on the mailing list but it is still
<br>> > surprising to me that this machine strains so much under the HD load whereas<br>> > my Windows machine (which I did *nothing* to optimize) handles it so easily.<br>> ><br>> > > Tom<br>> >
<br>> ><br>> > So far this thread is long on questions and short on answers. :-)<br>> ><br>> > --<br>> > Mike<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > _______________________________________________
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