[mythtv-users] Yet Another PVR-350 tvout question :)

[John Kuhn]

ok, i'm almost there.. i hope someone that was in a similar spot can 
help me..

I followed this guide http://ivtv.writeme.ch/tiki-index.php?page=TvOutHowto

(dd if=/dev/video of=/dev/video16 bs=64k) works great if i issue the 
(ivtvfbctl /dev/fb1 -noglobalalpha -localalpha) command first.. tv plays 
for hours like this.. looks and sounds wonderfull

so i setup X on the frame buffer.. took a bit but i also got this 
working as well.. so i make the big test and click watch live tv in 
myth... i can hear it.. but the picture is now black..

now here is where it gets weird... if i issue the (ivtvfbctl /dev/fb1 
-noglobalalpha -localalpha) command and go back into X.. its all messed 
up.. meaning its a little scrambled and i can hardly read the text.. but 
if i hit "enter enter" on my remote.. i can then view TV properly

i've tried diffrent FB drivers and diffrent IVTV drivers.. all seem to 
do the same thing... am i missing something here.. my modules.conf 
matchs the howto and everything loads properly.. i also have "use pvr 
hardware" checked in myth.. it seems myth needs to issue the alpha 
commands before watching tv and it isnt?

someone please help i got a taste of the quality on the tvout and i want 
it badly :)

thx
John Kuhn