[mythtv-users] X / xv overlay problems

[Derek Meek]

x.org config please

Brian M. Sperlongano wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm having trouble getting my Xorg configured properly...it's probably
> something simple, but it seems to have something to do with XV.  I
> must confess I know little about Xorg configuration.  I can't get
> mplayer, tvtime, xawtv, etc to run because they complain about not
> having overlay support.
>
> I'm using a PVR-500, 0.3.9 ivtv drivers.  I have at one point in the
> past gotten video out of the /dev/videoX devices, and I'm pretty sure
> they work...I believe X is configured incorrectly.  I've included
> error output from each of the three programs below.
>
> For tvtime, my output is:
>
> localhost ~ # DISPLAY=:0.0 tvtime
> Running tvtime 0.9.15.
> Reading configuration from /etc/tvtime/tvtime.xml
> Reading configuration from /root/.tvtime/tvtime.xml
> xcommon: No window properties found for EWMH.
> xvoutput: No XVIDEO port found which supports YUY2 images.
>
> *** tvtime requires hardware YUY2 overlay support from your video card
> *** driver.  If you are using an older NVIDIA card (TNT2), then
> *** this capability is only available with their binary drivers.
> *** For some ATI cards, this feature may be found in the experimental
> *** GATOS drivers: http://gatos.souceforge.net/
> *** If unsure, please check with your distribution to see if your
> *** X driver supports hardware overlay surfaces.
>
> For xawtv, my output is:
>
> localhost ~ # DISPLAY=:0.0 xawtv
> This is xawtv-3.94, running on Linux/i686 (2.6.12-gentoo-r10)
> switching visual (0x26)
> /dev/video0 [v4l2]: no overlay support
> v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway
> Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-ledfixed-medium-r-*--39-*-
> *-*-c-*-*-*" to type FontStruct
> no way to get: 0x0 8 bit StaticGray
>
>
> And, here's a sample from mplayer:
>
> localhost ~ # mplayer /dev/video1
> MPlayer 1.0pre7try2-3.3.6 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
> CPU: Advanced Micro Devices Athlon 4 /Athlon MP/XP Palomino (Family:
> 6, Stepping: 2)
> Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
> MMX supported but disabled
> MMX2 supported but disabled
> SSE supported but disabled
> 3DNow supported but disabled
> 3DNowExt supported but disabled
> CPUflags:  MMX: 0 MMX2: 0 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 0 SSE2: 0
> Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions:
>
>
>
> 85 audio & 196 video codecs
> Setting up LIRC support...
> mplayer: could not connect to socket
> mplayer: No such file or directory
> Failed to open LIRC support.
> You will not be able to use your remote control.
> Playing /dev/video1.
> Cache fill: 18.75% (1572864 bytes)    MPEG-PS file format detected.
> VIDEO:  MPEG2  720x480  (aspect 2)  29.970 fps  9600.0 kbps (1200.0
> kbyte/s)
> ==========================================================================
> Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
> AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 384.0 kbit/25.00% (ratio: 48000->192000)
> Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm:mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
> ==========================================================================
> vo: couldn't open the X11 display ()!
> vo: couldn't open the X11 display ()!
> VO XOverlay need a subdriver
> [gl] Using 4 as slice height (0 means image height).
> vo: couldn't open the X11 display ()!
> vo: couldn't open the X11 display ()!
> SDL: Initializing of SDL failed: No available video device.
> ==========================================================================
> Opening video decoder: [mpegpes] MPEG 1/2 Video passthrough
> VDec: vo config request - 720 x 480 (preferred csp: Mpeg PES)
> VDec: using Mpeg PES as output csp (no 0)
> Movie-Aspect is 1.33:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
> VO: [vesa] 720x480 => 720x540 Mpeg PES
>
> Thanks,
> Brian
>
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