[mythtv-users] PVR350 frame buffer blanking before calling mplayer

[jgmtfia Mr]

> I believe this should blank your framebuffer:
> 
> ivtvfbctl /dev/fb1 -noglobalalpha -localalpha
> 
> Note the 'fb1' part might need adjusting on your box.  Also, I don't know if
> it will preclude mplayer from outputting, nor if the frontend will display
> properly once mplayer exits.  I'm not near my box to test that part out.

Your instruction does blank the screen, however, my mplayer is using
"-fb /dev/fb0" and cannot display after executing the ivtvfbctl
command.  It is frustrating because mplayer sometimes blanks the
screen and sometimes does not on the same command line inputs.