[mythtv-users] Any HOWTOs for setting up DirectFB?

[sschaefer1 at woh.rr.com]

So if I setup an X server on the Hauppauge 350's TV out, and the Myth frontend is displayed full screen, presumably through the frame buffer. When I select to playback a recording that goes through the /dev/video16 does it display over the the framebuffer?

----- Original Message -----
From: John Harvey <john.p.harvey at btinternet.com>
Date: Saturday, October 23, 2004 3:30 pm
Subject: RE: RE: [mythtv-users] Any HOWTOs for setting up DirectFB?

> I run 2 x servers. One on my nvidia card and one on the 350. I run 
> mythtvwith the DISPLAY set to that of the 350 xserver and so the 
> menus appear on
> the tv. All other apps use the normal display on the computer.
> 
> Running a second X server is the better way to do this.
> 
> DirectFB is not relevant at all when using a 350. This is for playing
> recordings back onto cards that just have a frame buffer. Since 
> the 350 has
> an mpeg decoder you are better off using that which means using 
> the ivtv
> support in mythtv.
> 
> QT/Embedded can only use the native interface to the frame buffer. 
> The x
> drivers use a better interface to the 350 and achieve better 
> performancebecause it cooperates with the 350 better. The x driver 
> is not that fast but
> it is being worked on and will get better.
> 
> John
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: sschaefer1 at woh.rr.com [sschaefer1 at woh.rr.com]
> > Sent: 23 October 2004 17:16
> > To: John Harvey
> > Subject: Re: RE: [mythtv-users] Any HOWTOs for setting up DirectFB?
> > 
> > I have it the standard way I think, right now. I have the 
> MythFrontend> come up as a seperate window in X, navigate the 
> menu, select a playback,
> > and the video shows up on the television while the menu 
> disappears with in
> > the X window frontend, at least until it's over or I exit out of the
> > playing video.
> > 
> > I'd like to have the frontend on the television so I don't have 
> to use the
> > computer.
> > Correct me if I'm wrong, that the DirectFB + QT-embedded is how 
> to make
> > that happen.
> > As I understand, I could setup X to display out the TV out port 
> and have
> > the frontend be full screen, but I'm not interested in this 
> configuration.> 
> > Thanks for the info.
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: John Harvey <john.p.harvey at btinternet.com>
> > Date: Friday, October 22, 2004 4:36 pm
> > Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] Any HOWTOs for setting up DirectFB?
> > 
> > > You are better off running X on the board. Things look better than
> > > runningthe QT/Embedded version and the latest drivers probably
> > > wont support QT/E.
> > > Also things like using mplayer or any other X app wont work that
> > > way either.
> > >
> > > I started off running it this way but it really isn't worth the
> > > effort.If you do try this approach you don't need DirectFB support
> > > because you use
> > > the built in 350 output for playing back recordings.
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mythtv-users-
> > > > bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of sschaefer1 at woh.rr.com
> > > > Sent: 22 October 2004 20:34
> > > > To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> > > > Subject: [mythtv-users] Any HOWTOs for setting up DirectFB?
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone know of some HOWTO or guide for setting up DirectFB
> > > / QT-
> > > > embedded?
> > > >
> > > > I've got a Hauppauge WinTV PVR 350. I'm wanting to setup MythTV
> > > to use TV
> > > > out port exclusively.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> 
>