[mythtv-users] Re: libmyth-0.18.1-114.rhfc4.at VLD fails an my Via ...

Jules Gosnell jules at coredevelopers.net
Fri Nov 18 07:52:15 EST 2005


Jules Gosnell wrote:

> Axel Thimm wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Nov 18, 2005 at 11:59:30AM +0000, Jules Gosnell wrote:
>>  
>>
>>> Jules Gosnell wrote:
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>> Axel Thimm wrote:
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Nov 18, 2005 at 09:53:43AM +0000, Jules Gosnell wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>       
>>>>>
>>>>>> My FC3 Ezra is still on libmyth-0.18.1-113.rhfc3.at.i386.rpm
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I posted when upgrading to 0.18.1-114 broke Unichrome use, then 
>>>>>> rolled back (just libmyth) to 113.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Last night I upgraded all Myth components to 115 - breaking 
>>>>>> Unichrome support again (log enclosed) - so I have rolled (just 
>>>>>> libmyth) back to 113 again, which works fine (log enclosed for 
>>>>>> comparison).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         
>>>>>
>>>>> Have you configured XvMCW to use VLD?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>       
>>>>
>>> I'll be a little more specific here - in case I have misunderstood 
>>> you - I HAVE selected the 'Use hardware XvMC MPEG Decoding' setting 
>>> in Utilities-Setup/Setup/TV Settings/Playback.
>>>   
>>
>>
>> No, I mean /etc/X11/XvMCConfig. Does it say libviaXvMC.so.1 or similar?
>>  
>>
> [root at troodon ~]# cat /etc/X11/XvMCConfig
> /usr/X11R6/lib/libviaXvMC.so.1.0
> [root at troodon ~]#
>
>
also :

[root at troodon ~]# ls -l /usr/X11R6/lib/libviaXvMC.so.1.0
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root 59600 Nov 15 01:54 /usr/X11R6/lib/libviaXvMC.so.1.0
[root at troodon ~]# ls -l /etc/X11/XvMCConfig
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 33 Oct 31 11:14 /etc/X11/XvMCConfig
[root at troodon ~]#

I can tell when everything works, because the OSD is grey - when I am 
running without VLD the OSD is blue - when I get a complete failure I 
don't get a picture, I get an error message.

With my current setup 113 runs with a grey OSD happily
With exactly the same setup, but a 115 libmyth rpm I get the error 
message and no picture
If I disable VLD from setup with 115 I get a picture - with blue OSD  - 
i.e. NO acceleration


Jules

> Jules
>
>>  
>>
>>> If there is anything else that I need to do for 115 over and above 
>>> what I have done for 113, then I'm afraid that I have missed it - 
>>> please advise...
>>>
>>>
>>> Jules
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>> Of course :-)
>>>>
>>>> Look at the logs enclosed - you can see that one (113) says :
>>>>
>>>> Using XvMC version: 1.1
>>>> XvMC found and using VLD surface
>>>> 2005-11-18 00:10:38.086 Using XV port 68
>>>> 2005-11-18 00:10:39.335 Changing from None to WatchingPreRecorded
>>>>
>>>> whilst the other (115) says :
>>>>
>>>> Using XvMC version: 1.1
>>>> XvMC found and using MC surface
>>>> 2005-11-18 00:08:55.587 Using XV port 68
>>>> Unable to create XvMC Blocks
>>>> 2005-11-18 00:08:57.225 Changing from None to WatchingPreRecorded
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, Axel,
>>>>
>>>> Jules
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>>
>>>>>       
>>>>>
>>>>>> The box is now running xorg-x11-6.8.99.902-0.FC3.ucr.2 et al. 
>>>>>> from : http://washington.kelkoo.net/epia/testing/FC3/RPMS/ along 
>>>>>> with kernel-module-via-drm-2.6.12-1.1381_FC3-2.7.2-1.ucr and the 
>>>>>> latest kernel from FC3/updates...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If I can give you any more information to help get to the bottom 
>>>>>> of this one, please ask.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On the bright side, 113 seems to ignore the 'Use hardware XvMC 
>>>>>> MPEG Decoding' setting in Utilities-Setup/Setup/TV 
>>>>>> Settings/Playback and always tries to use XvMC, whereas 115 does 
>>>>>> actually take notice of this setting, but doesn't work when you 
>>>>>> switch it on :-( - so things are moving forward in other 
>>>>>> directions....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jules
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jules Gosnell wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Axel Thimm wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sun, Oct 02, 2005 at 11:10:50PM +0100, Jules Gosnell wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>    
>>>>>>>>             
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Just upgraded my Via Epia to latest myth build from 
>>>>>>>>> atrpms-stable, but had to roll back libmyth from 
>>>>>>>>> libmyth-0.18.1-114.rhfc4.at to libmyth-0.18.1-113.rhfc3.at in 
>>>>>>>>> order to get my VLD support working again...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> can't remember exact error message offhand, but if anyone is 
>>>>>>>>> interested I could roll forward again and reproduce it. The 
>>>>>>>>> frontend would fail to play video and present you with a 
>>>>>>>>> button taking you back to the menu. The log said something 
>>>>>>>>> like it had failed trying to initialise a VLD surface.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It took me ages to get it all working so I would rather not 
>>>>>>>>> start messing around with my X server again....
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Could some build parameter have changed between the 113 and 
>>>>>>>>> 114 builds ?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>                     
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The change between 113 and 114 is an update to the fixes 
>>>>>>>> branch. But
>>>>>>>> you also changed fc3 to fc4 or mixed the two, I guess that's more
>>>>>>>> relevant.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Axel,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sorry that it has taken me so long to get back to you - I've 
>>>>>>> been on holiday and then had to rebuild my myth-box after the 
>>>>>>> disc got trashed...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The mention of FC4 above is a typo.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In rebuilding my box I came across exactly the same problem 
>>>>>>> again. Here is a little more detail.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Box is an EPIA VIA Ezra 1gz running 2.6.12-1.1378_FC3, FC3, 
>>>>>>> xorg-x11-6.8.2-37.FC3.ucr.30.8 and 
>>>>>>> kernel-module-via-drm-2.6.12-1.1376_FC3-2.6.3-2.ucr 
>>>>>>> (http://washington.kelkoo.net/epia/FC3/RPMS/) and latest myth 
>>>>>>> from atrpms (0.18.1-114) with libmyth-0.18.1-113.rhfc3.at. I 
>>>>>>> haven't been able to upgrade past this version of unichrome 
>>>>>>> because of issues in later versions on my architecture.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> running  libmyth 0.18.1-114 gives :
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Using XvMC version: 1.0
>>>>>>> XvMC found and using MC surface
>>>>>>> 2005-10-08 17:38:10.774 Using XV port 64
>>>>>>> Unable to create XvMC Blocks
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> using libmyth 0.18.1-113 gives :
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Using XvMC version: 1.0
>>>>>>> XvMC found and using VLD surface
>>>>>>> 2005-10-08 17:39:20.731 Using XV port 64
>>>>>>> 2005-10-08 17:39:22.017 Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
>>>>>>> 2005-10-08 17:39:22.022 Realtime priority would require SUID as 
>>>>>>> root.
>>>>>>> 2005-10-08 17:39:22.121 Video timing method: DRM
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Perhaps something in the fixes branch has caused this change, or 
>>>>>>> a different compile-time environment ?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for your time,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jules
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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