[mythtv-users] Nvidia (binary driver) with XvMC and MPlayer

Sun May 7 20:00:10 EDT 2006

On 5/7/06, Axel Thimm <Axel.Thimm at atrpms.net> wrote:
> On Sun, May 07, 2006 at 11:18:09AM -0700, Big Wave Dave wrote:
> > On 5/7/06, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On 5/7/06, Big Wave Dave <bigwavedave at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > I am having issues getting mplayer (using atrpms package) to work with xvmc.  I
> > > > receive errors and a black window (where there should be video).  Xine appears
> > > > to be working fine (using: [superdave at bart ~]$ xine -V xvmc
> > > > /mythtv/recordings/1191_20060424120000.mpg).  This leads me to believe that
> > > > XvMC is installed/configured correctly, but that Mplayer doesn't like it.
> > > >
> > > > Failing Command and Output:
> > > > [superdave at bart ~]$ XVMC_DEBUG=1 mplayer -vo xvmc -vc ffmpeg12mc
> > > > /mythtv/recordings/1191_20060424120000.mpg
> > > > MPlayer 1.0pre7try2-3.2.3 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
> > > > CPU: Advanced Micro Devices Athlon MP/XP Thoroughbred (Family: 6, Stepping: 1)
> > > > Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
> > > > CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Linux RTC init error in ioctl (rtc_irqp_set 1024): Permission denied
> > > > Try adding "echo 1024 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq" to your system startup
> > > > scripts.
> > > > 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 /mythtv/recordings/1191_20060424120000.mpg.
> > > > TS file format detected.
> > > > DEMUX OPEN, AUDIO_ID: -1, VIDEO_ID: -1, SUBTITLE_ID: -1,
> > > > PROBING UP TO 2000000, PROG: 0
> > > > VIDEO MPEG2(pid=2304)AUDIO A52(pid=2305) NO SUBS (yet)!  PROGRAM N. 1
> > > > Opened TS demuxer, audio: 2000(pid 2305), video: 10000002(pid 2304)...POS=188
> > > > VIDEO:  MPEG2  704x480  (aspect 2)  29.970 fps  15000.0 kbps (1875.0 kbyte/s)
> > > > ==========================================================================
> > > > Opening audio decoder: [liba52] AC3 decoding with liba52
> > > > Using SSE optimized IMDCT transform
> > > > AC3: 2.0 (stereo)  48000 Hz  192.0 kbit/s
> > > > Using MMX optimized resampler
> > > > AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 192.0 kbit/12.50% (ratio: 24000->192000)
> > > > Selected audio codec: [a52] afm:liba52 (AC3-liba52)
> > > > ==========================================================================
> > > > vo: X11 running at 1280x1024 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0.0" => local display)
> > > > vo_xvmc: X-Video extension 2.2
> > > > vo_xvmc: X-Video MotionCompensation Extension version 1.1
> > > > ==========================================================================
> > > > Forced video codec: ffmpeg12mc
> > > > Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
> > > > vd_ffmpeg: XVMC accelerated codec
> > > > Selected video codec: [ffmpeg12mc] vfm:ffmpeg (FFmpeg MPEG-1/2 (XvMC))
> > > > ==========================================================================
> > > > Checking audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/s16le -> 48000Hz/2ch/s16le...
> > > > AF_pre: 48000Hz/2ch/s16le
> > > > alsa-init: 1 soundcard found, using: default
> > > > alsa: 48000 Hz/2 channels/4 bpf/65536 bytes buffer/Signed 16 bit Little Endian
> > > > AO: [alsa] 48000Hz 2ch s16le (2 bps)
> > > > Building audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/s16le -> 48000Hz/2ch/s16le...
> > > > Starting playback...
> > > > vd_ffmpeg: XVMC accelerated MPEG2
> > > > vd_ffmpeg: XVMC-VLD accelerated MPEG2
> > > > trying pixfmt=0
> > > > VDec: vo config request - 704 x 480 (preferred csp: MPEG1/2 Motion Compensation
> > > > and VLD)
> > > > VDec: using MPEG1/2 Motion Compensation and IDCT as output csp (no 1)
> > > > Movie-Aspect is 1.33:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
> > > > VO: [xvmc] 704x480 => 704x528 MPEG1/2 Motion Compensation and IDCT
> > > > vo_xvmc: Port 274 grabed
> > > > vo_xvmc: Found matching surface with id=54434449 on 274 port at 0 adapter
> > > > vo_xvmc: Allocated Direct Context
> > > > vo_xvmc: data_blocks allocated
> > > > vo_xvmc: mv_blocks allocated
> > > > vo_xvmc: Motion Compensation context allocated - 8 surfaces
> > > > vo_xvmc: idct=1 unsigned_intra=0
> > > > vo_xvmc: looking for OSD support
> > > >     Subpicture id 0x34344149
> > > > vo_xvmc: OSD support by additional frontend rendering
> > > > [mpegvideo_xvmc @ 0x86ceabc]XvMCLoadQMatrix: Error: 2
> > > > [mpegvideo_xvmc @ 0x86ceabc]XvMCBeginSurface: Error: 2
> > > > Error while decoding frame!
> > > > [mpegvideo_xvmc @ 0x86ceabc]XvMCLoadQMatrix: Error: 2??% ??,?% 3 0
> > > > [mpegvideo_xvmc @ 0x86ceabc]XvMCBeginSurface: Error: 2
> > > > Error while decoding frame!
> > > > [mpegvideo_xvmc @ 0x86ceabc]XvMCLoadQMatrix: Error: 2??% ??,?% 4 0
> > > > [mpegvideo_xvmc @ 0x86ceabc]XvMCBeginSurface: Error: 2
> > > > Error while decoding frame!
> > > > [mpegvideo_xvmc @ 0x86ceabc]XvMCLoadQMatrix: Error: 2??% ??,?% 5 0
> > > > [mpegvideo_xvmc @ 0x86ceabc]XvMCBeginSurface: Error: 2
> > > > Error while decoding frame!
> > > > [mpegvideo_xvmc @ 0x86ceabc]XvMCLoadQMatrix: Error: 2??% ??,?% 6 0
> > > > [mpegvideo_xvmc @ 0x86ceabc]XvMCBeginSurface: Error: 2
> > > > Error while decoding frame!
> > > >
> > > > Components:
> > > > [superdave at bart ~]$ uname -a
> > > > Linux bart 2.6.16-1.2096_FC5 #1 Wed Apr 19 05:14:36 EDT 2006 i686 athlon i386
> > > > GNU/Linux
> > > > [superdave at bart ~]$ rpm -qa | grep -i mplayer
> > > > mplayer-fonts-1.0-6.at
> > > > mplayer-skins-1.0-pre3_12.at
> > > > mplayer-1.0-52_pre7try3.rhfc5.at
> > > > [superdave at bart ~]$ rpm -qa | grep -i xvmc
> > > > libXvMC-1.0.1-3
> > > > libXvMC-devel-1.0.1-3
> > > > [superdave at bart ~]$ cat /etc/X11/XvMCConfig
> > > > libXvMCNVIDIA_dynamic.so.1
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Any input and/or suggestions are appreciated.
> > >
> > >
> > > http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/info.html#mailing_lists
> >
> > Understood... I just knew they were not going to be happy about me not
> > compiling from source... and since "many" users on this list use the
> > ATrpms for MythTV... it seemed like the right place at the time.
> > Before posting to the list, I also posted to the ATrpms bugzilla.
> > Just trying to compile as much information and reference material as
> > possible.
> >
> > That being said... and for others to reference in the future...
> > I wrote to the MPlayer list, and received a terse response saying ATrpms
> > packages aren't supported... which I had expected.  I was
> > basically informed that I should try the "official MPlayer packages".  I did:
> > from:
> > http://rpm.greysector.net/mplayer/downloads-cvs.html
> >
> > installed (for FC5):
> > http://rpm.greysector.net/yum/5/i386/mplayer-1.0pre8-0.7.20060418.i386.rpm
> >
> > and it now works!  I didn't chanage anything other than the mplayer package.
> >
> > I'm not sure what the differences are between the two packages (besides version
> > numbers).  I suspect that some sort of compile time option must be influencing
> > it.
>
> Edit /etc/X11/XvMCConfig accordingly. Check
>
> http://www.google.com/search?q=XvMCConfig+nvidia
>
Trust me... I promised I googled before posting.   As mentioned in my
original post, I had:
[superdave at bart ~]$ cat /etc/X11/XvMCConfig
libXvMCNVIDIA_dynamic.so.1

I was only able to get that far thanks to Google.

Dave