[mythtv-users] Can't get glx to load

kteague@speakeasy.net kteague at speakeasy.net
Fri Jan 27 21:27:14 UTC 2006


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry Rubinow [mailto:jerrymr at gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 08:16 PM
> To: 'Discussion about mythtv'
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Can't get glx to load
> 
> Because a Pundit motherboard only has PCI slots, and PCI doesn't seem
> to have the bandwidth for HD.  I'm not sure how much lower XvMC's
> bandwidth requirements are (if at all) than non-XvMC video, but I was
> never able to get XvMC to play acceptably over the PCI.
> 
> The on-board Sis, on the other hand, seems to have the bandwidth, and
> I _should_ have the CPU, but I'm not sure why it's getting maxed out. 
> I compiled Myth with O3 and the processor-specific option.

If the motherboard only has PCI slots, chances are the onboard video is PCI based, and data to/from it travel through the PCI bus.  So, I don't believe your woes with XvMC are due to the PCI bus.  

- Ken




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