[mythtv-users] Video lasts for only 1 second on live TV

Neale Swinnerton mythtv-users.spam at isismanor.com
Mon Oct 10 14:56:01 UTC 2005


Why've you got the DRI section commented out at the end of XF86Config-4?
try commenting that back in.

in X what sort of FPS are you getting if you run glxgears?

any errors in the XFree86.0.log file?



> The /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 is attached at the end.
>
> Here is the xdpyinfo:
>
> name of display:    :0.0
> version number:    11.0
> vendor string:    The XFree86 Project, Inc
> vendor release number:    40300001
> XFree86 version: 4.3.0.1
> maximum request size:  4194300 bytes
> motion buffer size:  256
> bitmap unit, bit order, padding:    32, LSBFirst, 32
> image byte order:    LSBFirst
> number of supported pixmap formats:    7
> supported pixmap formats:
>     depth 1, bits_per_pixel 1, scanline_pad 32
>     depth 4, bits_per_pixel 8, scanline_pad 32
>     depth 8, bits_per_pixel 8, scanline_pad 32
>     depth 15, bits_per_pixel 16, scanline_pad 32
>     depth 16, bits_per_pixel 16, scanline_pad 32
>     depth 24, bits_per_pixel 32, scanline_pad 32
>     depth 32, bits_per_pixel 32, scanline_pad 32
> keycode range:    minimum 8, maximum 255
> focus:  window 0x320000a, revert to PointerRoot
> number of extensions:    28
>     BIG-REQUESTS
>     DPMS
>     Extended-Visual-Information
>     FontCache
>     GLX
>     LBX
>     MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
>     MIT-SHM
>     MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
>     RECORD
>     RENDER
>     SECURITY
>     SGI-GLX
>     SHAPE
>     SYNC
>     TOG-CUP
>     X-Resource
>     XC-APPGROUP
>     XC-MISC
>     XFree86-Bigfont
>     XFree86-DGA
>     XFree86-Misc
>     XFree86-VidModeExtension
>     XINERAMA
>     XInputExtension
>     XKEYBOARD
>     XTEST
>     XVideo
> default screen number:    0
> number of screens:    1
>
> screen #0:
>   dimensions:    3072x1280 pixels (918x378 millimeters)
>   resolution:    85x86 dots per inch
>   depths (1):    24
>   root window id:    0x79
>   depth of root window:    24 planes
>   number of colormaps:    minimum 1, maximum 1
>   default colormap:    0x20
>   default number of colormap cells:    256
>   preallocated pixels:    black 0, white 16777215
>   options:    backing-store NO, save-unders NO
>   largest cursor:    1024x1280
>   current input event mask:    0xfa4035
>     KeyPressMask             ButtonPressMask          EnterWindowMask
>     LeaveWindowMask          KeymapStateMask          StructureNotifyMask
>     SubstructureNotifyMask   SubstructureRedirectMask FocusChangeMask
>     PropertyChangeMask       ColormapChangeMask
>   number of visuals:    8
>   default visual id:  0x23
>   visual:
>     visual id:    0x23
>     class:    TrueColor
>     depth:    24 planes
>     available colormap entries:    256 per subfield
>     red, green, blue masks:    0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
>     significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
>   visual:
>     visual id:    0x24
>     class:    TrueColor
>     depth:    24 planes
>     available colormap entries:    256 per subfield
>     red, green, blue masks:    0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
>     significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
>   visual:
>     visual id:    0x25
>     class:    TrueColor
>     depth:    24 planes
>     available colormap entries:    256 per subfield
>     red, green, blue masks:    0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
>     significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
>   visual:
>     visual id:    0x26
>     class:    TrueColor
>     depth:    24 planes
>     available colormap entries:    256 per subfield
>     red, green, blue masks:    0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
>     significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
>   visual:
>     visual id:    0x27
>     class:    DirectColor
>     depth:    24 planes
>     available colormap entries:    256 per subfield
>     red, green, blue masks:    0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
>     significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
>   visual:
>     visual id:    0x28
>     class:    DirectColor
>     depth:    24 planes
>     available colormap entries:    256 per subfield
>     red, green, blue masks:    0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
>     significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
>   visual:
>     visual id:    0x29
>     class:    DirectColor
>     depth:    24 planes
>     available colormap entries:    256 per subfield
>     red, green, blue masks:    0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
>     significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
>   visual:
>     visual id:    0x2a
>     class:    DirectColor
>     depth:    24 planes
>     available colormap entries:    256 per subfield
>     red, green, blue masks:    0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
>     significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
>
>
>
>
>
>>
>> There's something wrong with your X config.
>>
>> PLease post the output of
>>
>> xdpyinfo
>>
>> and your xorg.conf or equivalent and we'll see if it's something
>> obvious.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> When trying to watch live TV I only get 1 second
>>> of video. Then the front end freezes up and eventually
>>> goes back to the menu.
>>>
>>> Here is the error log from the front end as it happens.
>>>
>>>
>>> ***
>>> * Couldn't find Xv support, falling back to non-Xv mode.
>>> * MythTV performance will be much slower since color
>>> * conversion and scaling will be done in software.
>>> * Consider upgrading your video card or X server if
>>> * you would like better performance.
>>> X Error: XvBadPort 152
>>>   Major opcode:  141
>>>   Minor opcode:  15
>>>   Resource id:  0xffffffff
>>> X Error: XvBadPort 152
>>>   Major opcode:  141
>>>   Minor opcode:  14
>>>   Resource id:  0xffffffff
>>> 2005-10-08 22:18:07.243 Couldn't get the color key color, and we need
>>> it.
>>> You likely won't get any video.
>>> 2005-10-08 22:18:07.440 Realtime priority would require SUID as root.
>>> 2005-10-08 22:18:07.549 Video timing method: USleep with busy wait
>>> 2005-10-08 22:18:07.553 Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
>>> 2005-10-08 22:18:08.794 prebuffering pause
>>> 2005-10-08 22:18:27.556 ReadStringList timeout (quick).
>>> Remote encoder not responding.
>>> 2005-10-08 22:18:27.556 WriteStringList: Bad socket
>>> 2005-10-08 22:18:27.557 ReadStringList: Bad socket
>>> Remote encoder not responding.
>>> 2005-10-08 22:18:27.557 WriteStringList: Bad socket
>>> 2005-10-08 22:18:27.557 ReadStringList: Bad socket
>>> Remote encoder not responding.
>>> ASSERT: "i <= nodes" in /usr/include/qt3/qvaluelist.h (373)
>>> 2005-10-08 22:18:27.559 WriteStringList: Bad socket
>>> 2005-10-08 22:18:27.559 ReadStringList: Bad socket
>>> Remote encoder not responding.
>>> X Error: XvBadPort 152
>>>   Major opcode:  141
>>>   Minor opcode:  15
>>>   Resource id:  0xffffffff
>>> X Error: XvBadPort 152
>>>   Major opcode:  141
>>>   Minor opcode:  14
>>>   Resource id:  0xffffffff
>>> 2005-10-08 22:18:27.682 Couldn't get the color key color, and we need
>>> it.
>>> You likely won't get any video.
>>> 2005-10-08 22:18:27.785 Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None
>>> 2005-10-08 22:18:27.791 Changing from None to None
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Alberto
>>>
>>>
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>>
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