[mythtv] Xv support error

[Rick Warner]

On Monday 20 January 2003 10:48 pm, Ryan A. Carris wrote:
I don't mean to be rude, but you should try to learn the underlying methods of 
configuring things rather than relying on a gui tool  gui tools vary from 
distro to distro, so if you want to learn to be able to work with 
ANY distro of linux, you should learn to edit the config files manually.

you'll probably be better off removing your rpm install of mysql and doing a 
fresh install of it from their package.  That's how I installed it on mine 
(linux from scratch install, no rpms whatsoever) and it works beautifully.

> I'm an idiot.  I thought that the Nvidia Unified Drivers for the Nforce
> MB would include the video drivers, but they don't. I followed the
> instructions for installing the Nvidia Accelerated drivers, and it now
> works.  I can watch live tv.
>
> Now though, I can't change the channel.  I get an error:
> "Error, couldn't find any available channels.
> Your database is most likely setup incorrectly."
>
> Which is weird, because if I choose schedule recording, I see the
> channels, programs, ect. --I don't know.  I guess it is a Mysql problem.
>   I also can't get Mysql to load on boot, even though the check box in
> the Mandrake services config is checked.  I'm working my way through the
> MySQL installation docs over at mysql.com now.  Hopefully by the
> Superbowl, I can get this all figured out (fingers crossed).
>
> -rac
>
> Ryan A. Carris wrote:
> > I bought a new Asus A7n266-VM motherboard (Nforce) and Athlon XP1700 for
> > Myth.  I'm also using a Hauppague 401 card.  I did a fresh install of
> > Mandrake 9.0, Nvidia Unified Drivers.rpm, ALSA, and Myth.  ALSA works,
> > aplay will play all the sounds.  I'm using XFree86-4.2.1 w/ Nvidia
> > Geforce2 Integrated driver.
> >
> > Mythfrontend starts, but when I try and watch TV, I get the following
> > error message:
> >
> > "Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
> > strange error flushing buffer ...
> > Couldn't find Xv support, exiting"
> >
> >
> > Typing xvinfo gets:
> > "X-Video Extension version 2.2
> > screen #0
> >   Adapter #0: "video4linux"
> >     number of ports: 1
> > .... continues for a page or so."
> >
> > Based on a post here, I added the following to my XFree86Config-4 "Load
> > GLcore and Load xie" under modules, so that it looks like the following:
> > Section "Module"
> >   Load "dbe"
> >   Load "v4l"
> >   Load "extmod"
> >   Load "Type1"
> >   Load "freetype"
> >   Load "glx"
> >   Load "GLcore"
> >   Load "xie"
> > EndSection
> >
> >
> > Also of note, the Mandrake setup will only let me select 16bit color for
> > all resolutions :(
> >
> > Does anyone have any suggestions?  I'm guessing it is the video driver
> > that is causing the error with Myth. If so, how do I go about getting a
> > better one and updating it?
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > -rac
> >
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