[mythtv-users] XvMC

[Harry Orenstein]

David,

Post your XF86Config-4 file and I will take a look if I can get some time.
Did you get a chance to look at the Nvidia README?  I haven't looked
at it since you first posted, but my feeling is that this should be
possible.


-- Harry O.


>From: DBakker at arrayasolutions.com
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>Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] XvMC
>Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 18:24:06 -0500
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>Just confirming that XvMC doesnt work in TwinView mode. With 2 X screens
>will I get to overlays or will it be just one (hardware)?? I wish NVIDIA
>supported something VRM on linux.
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>Im running in clone mode. I will try it tonight to see what happens.
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>David F. Bakker
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>"Harry Orenstein" <ho_9 at hotmail.com>
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>David,
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>I can't tell from your message what "mode" (for lack of a better
>word) of TwinView you are running in.  If Clone, I don't know
>if XvMC would work (I would think probably, but I haven't tried
>it).  If you are spanning two screens (CRT/TV) then XvMC should
>only work on the first screen (s/b the one with the desktop icons).
>
>For TwinView you should still need to specify 2 different display
>sections in XF86Config-4 and the one for the TV should be set up
>as Screen 0.  Check out the section of the README for restrictions
>on XvMC.
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>The advantage (as I see it anyway) of having two distinct X server
>screens (2 sessions) is that I can run a terminal session on the CRT
>screen at the same time Myth is running on the TV.  That way,
>if I need to check something out or recover from a frontend
>freeze it is easier than trying to recover on the one screen and I
>had trouble getting spanning to work is a useful way.  After
>reading the README I thought that 2 X screens would be easier
>to work with.  Eventually when Myth and ivtv mature I may drop
>the CRT and just go with a single TV screen output, but for now
>I feel more comfortable with 2 screens (and I can always turn off
>the CRT).
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>If you are using a spanning TwinView setup, I believe you have to
>set the Xinerama screen to use for Myth in the frontend setup.
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>Good luck!
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>-- Harry O.
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> >From: DBakker at arrayasolutions.com
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> >Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 11:50:56 -0500
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> >So in Twinview I wont be able to see video on both displays? Does having
> >two XServers running on different screens fix this?
> >
> >David F. Bakker
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> >"Harry Orenstein" <ho_9 at hotmail.com>
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> >I don't think XvMC breaks TwinView.  I think you need to make sure
> >that your primary display is the TV out so that XvMC can run on the
> >TV screen.
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> >Look in the Nvidia README.  It should mention that XvMC can only run
> >on the primary display.  I personally use the method (also mentioned in
> >the README) of having dual X displays and I have gotten XvMC in Myth
> >working in the past (0.11, 0.12, CVS) by changing my TV out display
> >to be the primary.  I forget the syntax exactly, but if I remember
> >correctly, you just have to put a "Screen 0" or "Screen 1" in the
> >Display section of your XF86Config-4 file to indicate which is the
> >primary display.  0 is primary, 1 is secondary.  This parameter has
> >nothing to do with the Screen sections or the screen layout definition
> >at the bottom of the config file (i.e.: leftof, rightof, etc.).
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> >Hope this helps!
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> >
> >-- Harry O.
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> > >From: DBakker at arrayasolutions.com
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> > >Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 10:02:06 -0500
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> > >The closest thing  I run is RedHat. I install RH and then redo
> >everything.
> > >This way I can make sure I have no bugs going on. However if twinview
> > >breaks it isnt worth it.
> > >Just so I can try can someone let me know what I need to add to the pro
> > >file?
> > >
> > >David F. Bakker
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> > >"Jelle Kalf" <jelle at kalf.org>
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> > >For me it broke twinview. I was unable to get it working.
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> > >You enable XvMC by editting the settings.pro file or if you use gentoo
>do
> > >this: env USE="nvidia" emerge mythtv
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> > >Jelle Kalf.
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> > >-----Original Message-----
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> > >How do I enable XvMC support in MythTV? Does anyone know if this
>"breaks"
> > >twinview?
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> > >"Chris Wieringa" <cwieri39 at calvin.edu>
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> > > >>>> DBakker at arrayasolutions.com 11/30/2003 7:35:17 PM >>>
> > > >I have 2 pvr-250s and a Gforce 5200AGP running in a twinview
> > >configuration
> > > >. Is it worth compiling in XvMC support? I saw that Isac wasnt going
>to
> > > >work on it anymore.
> > > >
> > > >David
> > >
> > >There was a pretty big bug-fix for XvMC committed to Myth CVS last
>week;
> > >if
> > >you're going to tryXvMC get the CVS version first.  It has helped me
> > >tremendously, as my K6-3 450 isn't being hammered anymore.
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> > >Chris
> > >cwieri39 at calvin.edu
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