[mythtv-users] mythtv with hardware mpeg decoding ??

Mike Wood mike at woodsnest.com
Thu Dec 11 14:09:58 EST 2003


try running Myth as root.  I'm using the EPIA's hardware decoding with VIAs binary drivers on a stock RH 9 kernel, but in order for it to work, I have to run as root.  



> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [mythtv-users] mythtv with hardware mpeg decoding ??
> From: "Jelle Kalf" <jelle at kalf.org>
> Date: Thu, December 11, 2003 11:46 am
> To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I tried to set up my gentoo box with hardware mpeg decoding.. And I
> don't seem to get it up and running. Does anyone have a dummies howto
> yet, because I see various forums where single instances of success are
> reported, but none come with a complete description of kernel version,
> patchversions, Xfree versions, mythversion etc.
> 
> I'm now running on a 2.4.23-pre9-epia1 kernelwith Ivor's mpeg 1.2
> kernelpatch  with xfree86 4.3.99.901 with the xfree patch Ivor has on
> his page. After building and installing this all I added the libddmpeg
> 1.3 into /usr/X11R6/lib/ directory...
> 
> After doing that I compiled Mythtv 0.13 with the via cle266 hardware
> mpeg decoding support and when I try to watch liveTV or a recoring I
> get this: 
> 
> 2003-12-11 19:33:09 Connecting to backend server: 192.168.55.98:6543
> (try 1 of 1)
> Input #0, mpeg, from
> 'rbuf://192.168.55.98:6543/mnt/stream//ringbuf1.nuv':
>   Stream #0.0: Video: mpegvideo_via, 720x576, 25.00 fps
>   Stream #0.1: Audio: mp2, 48000 Hz, stereo, 384 kb/s
> 2003-12-11 19:33:14 Opening OSS audio device '/dev/dsp'.
> Segmentation fault
> 
> 
> Indeed, stupid not helping me out error, just a segfault without a
> coredump :(
> 
> any1 able to help me ? Do I need to have the VIA drm drivers installed
> as well? I never read about using them as well to get it up and
> running....
> 
> 
> Jelle.


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