[mythtv-users] Re: RE:Can't get mythvideo to work

[Gabe]

OK, this solution works brilliantly (both pieces of it).  One thing to 
add,  that Ryan pointed out to me off list, I was getting an error 
regarding libfbdevhw.a in X log.  If this happens to you, do the following:
# mv libfbdevhw.a libfbdevhw.a.old

I still have a problem of mplayer not recognizing remote commands.  I 
see this in the logs (when I start the vid)
Mar 27 16:09:33 localhost lircd 0.7.0pre1[2582]: accepted new client on 
/dev/lircd
Mar 27 16:10:43 localhost lircd 0.7.0pre1[2582]: accepted new client on 
/dev/lircd
Mar 27 16:10:43 localhost lircd 0.7.0pre1[2582]: removed client

so it appears mplayer is opening some connection, but just not accepting 
the commands.  I think my config file is proper.  i.e., to stop, I have 
this command:
# Stop playback and exit
begin
prog = mplayer
button = STOP
repeat = 3
config = quit
end


and this works no prob for MYTHTV:
# Stop
begin
prog = mythtv
button = STOP
config = Esc
end


These come from my lircrc file in /home/mythtv/.mythtv

Do I need to tell mplayer to look for this file somewhere, and if so, 
where do i do that?

Thanks for all the help, I can almost taste victory here!


This has to do with mplayer not liking the fbdev X driver for some
reason. You can change the mplayer command line so that it has the
switch -vo x11 instead of -vo xv (I think it is). But on mine that was
incredibly slow and not worth it. I tried loading the new ivtvdev
driver, and that's faster, but I still need the aforementioned switch to
get it to work and it crashes on me anyway.

-----Original Message-----
From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Jason D. Agostoni
Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 1:51 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Can't get mythvideo to work

I have the exact same problem and I have not yet been able to get it
running. I have even made sure the videos are in MPEG2 format (for the
350's decoder) just in case ... no dice.