[mythtv-users] high cpu load with nvidia fx5700LE and pvr500

[Rick van der Mieden]

I downloaded the NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1.run and installed it right
after the gentoo installation. What do you think is a more stable driver?

Rick 

-----Original Message-----
From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Sasha Z
Sent: zondag 18 december 2005 13:50
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] high cpu load with nvidia fx5700LE and pvr500

Did you just "upgrade" to the latest nvidia modules? They seem to have the
effect of pegging CPU when using openGL vsync.

On 12/18/05, Rick van der Mieden <mieden8 at zonnet.nl> wrote:
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> Hi All,
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> I've got a very high cpu load (about 90%) when I use LiveTV or when I 
> watch video. I don't think this should be normal.
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> Here's my setup:
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> P4-3,0
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> Hauppauge Pvr500
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> Nvidia FX5700LE
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> Gentoo 2.6.14-gentoo-r2
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> Output of lsmod (only the important ones)
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> Module                  Size  Used by
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> nvidia               4084336  0
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> lirc_imon              14212  0
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> lirc_dev               14212  1 lirc_imon
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> firmware_class          9088  1 cx25840
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> tuner                  24736  0
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> tveeprom               13740  0
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> ivtv                  220052  0
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> videodev                8448  1 ivtv
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> i2c_algo_pca            6660  0
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> i2c_algo_pcf            8068  0
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> i2c_dev                 8960  0
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> sata_sx4               12676  0
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> sata_sis                6400  0
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> s2io                   52364  0
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> Installed nvidia stuff:
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> *  media-gfx/nvidia-cg-toolkit
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>       Latest version installed: 1.2.0402.1900
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> *  media-video/nvidia-glx
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>       Latest version installed: 1.0.8174-r1
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> *  media-video/nvidia-kernel
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>       Latest version installed: 1.0.8174-r1
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> *  media-video/nvidia-settings
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>       Latest version installed: 1.0.6629
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>
>
> I installed the nvidia drivers downloaded from the nvidia site and I 
> do see the nvidia logo at startup of X
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> I'm using kde for X and my PVR500 seems to work ok.
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> But I really don't like the quallity of the picture. It's by far not 
> as good as it is on my normal tv. It's a bit flickering (like the 
> picture can't catch up with the movements) and not completely sharp).
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>
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> Below my xorg.conf:
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> satie ~ # cat xorg.conf
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> Section "ServerLayout"
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>         Identifier     "X.org Configured"
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>         Screen         "Screen0" 0 0
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>         InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
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>         InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
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> EndSection
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> Section "Module"
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>         Load  "extmod"
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>         Load  "dbe"
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>         Load  "record"
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>         Load  "v4l"
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>         Load  "xtrap"
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>         Load  "glx"
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>         Load  "type1"
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>         Load  "freetype"
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> EndSection
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> ...
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> Section "Monitor"
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>         Identifier   "Monitor1"
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>         VendorName   "Philips"
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>         ModelName    "NEC FE700"
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>         HorizSync    31.5 - 48.5
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>         VertRefresh  40 - 70
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> EndSection
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> Section "Monitor"
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>         Identifier   "Monitor0"
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>         HorizSync    30.0 - 68.0
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>         VertRefresh  50.0 - 120.0
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>         Gamma        1.21
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>         ModeLine     "720x576" 42.6 720 760 832 944 576 577 580 602 -hsync
> -vsync
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> EndSection
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>
> Section "Device"
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>         Identifier  "Videocard0"
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>         Driver      "nvidia"
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>         VendorName  "Peak"
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>         BoardName   "nVidia GeRorce FX5700 LE"
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>         BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
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>         # TV Out Setup
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>         Option      "DigitalVibrance" "0"
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>         Option      "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
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>         Option      "VideoOverlay" "on"
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>         Option      "TVStandard" "PAL-B"
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>         Option      "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
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>         Option      "TVOverScan" "0.6"
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> EndSection
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> Section "Screen"
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>         Identifier "Screen0"
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>         Device     "Videocard0"
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>         Monitor    "Monitor0"
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>         DefaultDepth 24
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>         SubSection "Display"
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>                 Viewport   0 0
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>                 Depth     1
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>         EndSubSection
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>         SubSection "Display"
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>                 Viewport   0 0
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>                 Depth     4
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>         EndSubSection
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>         SubSection "Display"
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>                 Viewport   0 0
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>                 Depth     8
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>         EndSubSection
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>         SubSection "Display"
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>                 Viewport   0 0
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>                 Depth     15
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>         EndSubSection
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>         SubSection "Display"
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>                 Viewport   0 0
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>                 Depth     16
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>         EndSubSection
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>         SubSection "Display"
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>                 Viewport   0 0
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>                 Depth    16
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>         EndSubSection
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> EndSection
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>
>
> I'm using a 100HZ Philips TV (PAL-B, as I live in the Netherlands) and 
> make use of Svideo-out of the nvidia FX5700.
>
>
>
> Is there anybody who can help me out here Is their something wrong in 
> my configuration (it's always something stupid I forgot)? Is their a 
> mythsetup parameter I have to think off? What CPU load do you have 
> with watching LiveTV? What kind of quallity can I expect with this 
> kind of settup? Please let me know if you need some more info.
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>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Rick
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