[mythtv-users] XvMC output not working

[Mario Limonciello]

David ellis wrote:

> Its funny, I've spent most of the day trying to get this to work 
> properly, succeeded (briefly) - only to find intermittent failures.
>
> Hardware:
> AMD64 3200, with 1GB of RAM
> NVidia 5200
> HD3000 using DVB drivers
>
> Software:
> MythTV 18.1
> Nvidia .7667
> Gentoo Linux with gentoo-sources 2.6.12-r4
>
> I can get acceptable HD playback with real time threads - but real 
> time threads crashes the program guide if I try and change a channel.
> XVMC will work (sometimes) - but it is really random.
>
> Nvidia has a open bug for this (it is a driver bug) - but .7667 was 
> supposed to be the fix.
>
> Anyone who has this working - What Video card are you using? (maybe I 
> could just upgrade/downgrade the video).
>
> David
> On 30-Jul-05, at 7:50 PM, Michael Haan wrote:
>
>> On 7/30/05, Chad <masterclc at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 7/30/05, Dave <dbadia at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 7/30/05, Todd Ignasiak <ignasiak at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I just got through rebuilding my system using Gentoo  x86-64.      In
>>>>> that new configuration, I began having XvMC problems.
>>>>>
>>>>> In my current config, XvMC will work if I run mythfrontend as root.
>>>>> So, I apparently have a permissions problem.     You might give 
>>>>> that a
>>>>> try.. I get the same error message you listed when I run as a  normal
>>>>> user.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Well, I tried the 7667 drivers, and I tried running the frontend as
>>>> root, but I'm still getting the errors.
>>>> Seems strange that running as root works for you but not me,  maybe
>>>> I'm
>>>> missing something?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Dave
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>
>>>
>>> I was having quite the problem with this too.  I am running High Def,
>>> so I really worked diligently to get this going.  I have an AMD64
>>> 3200, and nvidia GF4 440MX
>>>
>>> I finally got it running with the latest drivers (7667).  I did have
>>> to recompile myth a couple times while toying with different  versions,
>>> myth builds against the installed version.
>>>
>>> Good Luck!
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>>
>> For what it's worth, my experience is similar to Dave's.  I've not yet
>> tried 7667.
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David,

For what its worth here.  I have a very similar setup to you.   Try to
disable opengl-vsync to get myth to start playing with regular Xv again.
(at least until XvMC is fixed).  Disabling opengl vsync is the only way
I got it to work here.