[mythtv] DirectFB/QTE on /dev/fb1 with ivtv / PVR-350

[Wayne Hogue]

Joseph A. Caputo wrote:

>On Friday 06 February 2004 02:37, Martin Rehfeld wrote:
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>>... Just to follow up on my own post, in case SB is interested.
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>>The relevant settings for choosing the output framebuffer are not in
>>directfb but in QT-Embedded. One can either set the environment
>>variable "QWS_DISPLAY=:/dev/fb1" or use the command line switch
>>"-display
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>>:/dev/fb1".
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>>What is directfb acutally used for - I though it was the low level
>>output driver below QT/E - am I missing something?
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>Hmmm, not sure, but I think DirectFB is for the hardware-accelerated 
>video output (since we don't have Xv if we're not running X).  Qt/E is 
>just for the basic UI display.  Somebody care to confirm?
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Absolutly correct.

QT/E removes the need for X in the GUI.  DirectFB removes the need for X 
in video display.

With a 350 setup, you would just need QT/E as the 350 is taking care of 
the video display.

-Wayne