[mythtv-users] Re: Blue Screen in Myth

[Robert Dege]

I didn't try that color_key entry yet, but based on your note, I went
straight into myth instead of testing with xawtv first.  VIOLA!  I can see
video with my audio.  Thankx. :)

Now, I have to figure out why mythbackend is now seg faulting.  But hey,
I'm in the right direction.

-Rob

> Robert Dege <rdege at cse.Buffalo.EDU> writes:
>
> > So far, my myth setup has gone pretty well.  But now I've run into a wall
> > with my Matrox G200 card.
> >
> > When I try to watch liveTV, instead of seeing video, I only get a blue
> > screen.  However, I can hear audio.  I can even change channels through
> > keyboard input.
> >
>
> Here's a tip i found on the marvel-linux mailing list on sourceforge:
>
> From: Kevin O'Connor <kevin at ko...>
> blue screen with mplayer -vo xv
> 2003-04-30 19:35
>
> Hi,
>
> I was experiencing an annoying conflict between the marvel drivers and the
> xvideo output mode of mplayer.  This conflict causes mplayer to only show a
> blue screen if it is run after xawtv is used.
>
> I was able to track this problem down to a conflict with the chromakey of
> the bes.  I also found a simple fix:
>
> echo 'color_key_rgb 1 1 254' > /proc/mgavideo/mga0/bes
>
> This appears to reset the chromakey to what xvideo expects.  YMMV.
>
> -Kevin
>
>
> HTH, Stefan
>
> --
> It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God.
> It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.
>
>                                    -- Thomas Jefferson
>



Dege

I'm just not up2date on my al-kee-hol-*hic* lingo
Although, I do have that slurring part down ;)