[mythtv-users] dvd with ivtv works but not from myth

[Isaac Richards]

On Monday 15 December 2003 06:11 am, myth at fsck.ch wrote:
> Hi
>
> When i enter
>
>   ivtvfbctl /dev/fb0 -noglobalalpha -localalpha
>
> on the console and then use my ivtv-patched mplayer like this
>
>   mplayer -ao alsa9 -vo ivtv:/dev/video16 -dvd-device /dev/cdroms/cdrom0
> dvd://
>
> i can play a dvd just fine.
>
> when i want to do the same from within myth, i get no picture, but the
> dvd is playing, i can hear the sound. when i then run the above ivtvfbctl
> command from the console, the picture appears and everything is just fine.
>
> i did set mythfrontend to use the pvr (settings/tv settings/playback ->
> use pvr), but still, mythtv doesn't 'switch the fb device'. i use 0.13.
>
> what am i doing wrong?

It's not mythtv's job to change the framebuffer for external programs.  If the 
program wants to play video, it should change it itself.

Isaac