[mythtv-users] Mythtv playback problem with NVIDIA videoa cceleration - HELP! (still unsolved)

Michael Cheshire (Mailing Lists) michael-mlists at cheshire.id.au
Mon Mar 28 22:35:57 UTC 2005


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Axel Thimm" <Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net>
> To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 8:24 PM
> Subject: [mythtv-users] Re: 
> MythtvplaybackproblemwithNVIDIAvideoacceleration - HELP!
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 27, 2005 at 08:44:22AM +0930, Michael Cheshire (Mailing Lists) 
> wrote:
>>
>> From: "Axel Thimm" <Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net>
>> To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 4:35 AM
>> Subject: [mythtv-users] Re: Mythtv
>> playbackproblemwithNVIDIAvideoacceleration - HELP!
>>
>> >On Sun, Mar 27, 2005 at 12:58:01AM +1030, Michael Cheshire (Mailing 
>> >Lists)
>> >wrote:
>> >>OK. So i did an
>> >>
>> >>apt-get install nvidia-graphics7167
>> >>
>> >>nvidia-graphics-switch 7167
>> >>
>> >>try to playback using hardware acceleration.
>> >>
>> >>Mar 27 00:56:27 mythtv kernel: NVRM: client does not support 
>> >>versioning!!
>> >>Mar 27 00:56:27 mythtv kernel: NVRM:    aborting to avoid catastrophe!
>> >>
>> >>same problem
>> >>
>> >>What am I missing?
>>
>> >did you modify your xorg.conf to adjust for the nvidia driver? The
>> >driver does create a sample xorg.conf.nvidia files for you.
>>
>> >Use glxinfo and make sure you get OpenGL version string: 1.5.3 NVIDIA
>> >71.67.
>>
>> >Also make sure glxgears works (with appropriate results). Then try
>> >myth again.
>>
>> OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
>> OpenGL renderer string: GeForce FX 5200/AGP/SSE2
>> OpenGL version string: 1.5.3 NVIDIA 71.67
>> OpenGL extensions:
>>
>> (full output attached)
>>
>> Looks OK to me  - glxgears rocks along - much better than the older 
>> drivers
>> :
>>
>> [myth at mythtv ~]$ glxgears
>> 6733 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1346.600 FPS
>> 7064 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1412.800 FPS
>> 7053 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1410.600 FPS
>> 7081 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1416.200 FPS
>>
>> [myth at mythtv ~]$
>>
>> (thanks for your help btw :)
>
>> So does it work in mythtv now, or not?
>
> NO it doesnt! :) Same problem.
>
> All the rendering stuff was working all along its the first thing I 
> checked when Mythtv didnt work!
>

Any word on this oh atrpm gurus?

If  I didnt know any better I'd say the first reply was right and myth was 
compiled against the old nvidia drivers..

Anyone else having issues with playback with XvMC turned on after upgrading 
to the latest linux drivers?

M. 




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