[mythtv-users] Myth + ubuntu + Via ME 6000 + hardware decoding

Wed Nov 1 21:43:36 UTC 2006

here is output from mythfront, hope it shows something useful.

mythfrontend
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 171
  Major opcode:  146
  Minor opcode:  3
  Resource id:  0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 171
  Major opcode:  146
  Minor opcode:  3
  Resource id:  0x0
Failed to open device
2006-10-30 19:21:03.396 Using runtime prefix = /usr
2006-10-30 19:21:04.550 Gnome-Screensaver support enabled
2006-10-30 19:21:04.551 DPMS is active.
2006-10-30 19:21:05.404 New DB connection, total: 1
2006-10-30 19:21:05.545 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: XXX
2006-10-30 19:21:05.554 Total desktop dim: 1280x1024, with 1 screen[s].
2006-10-30 19:21:05.710 Using screen 0, 1280x1024 at 0,0
2006-10-30 19:21:06.582 Current Schema Version: 1160
2006-10-30 19:21:06.583 mythfrontend version: 0.20.20060828-3 www.mythtv.org
2006-10-30 19:21:06.584 Enabled verbose msgs:  important general
2006-10-30 19:21:08.298 Total desktop dim: 1280x1024, with 1 screen[s].
2006-10-30 19:21:08.303 Using screen 0, 1280x1024 at 0,0
2006-10-30 19:21:08.306 Switching to square mode (G.A.N.T.)
libGL warning: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x46
2006-10-30 19:21:09.708 Using the Qt painter
mythtv: could not connect to socket
mythtv: No such file or directory
lirc_init failed for mythtv, see preceding messages
2006-10-30 19:21:13.551 Joystick disabled.
2006-10-30 19:21:17.533 Loading from:
/usr/share/mythtv/themes/G.A.N.T./base.xml
2006-10-30 19:21:18.593 Loading from:
/usr/share/mythtv/themes/default/base.xml
2006-10-30 19:21:18.943 Key A is bound to multiple actions in context TV
Playbac
k.
2006-10-30 19:21:19.041 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.
2006-10-30 19:22:22.404 XMLParse::LoadTheme using
/usr/share/mythtv/themes/G.A.N
.T./ui.xml
2006-10-30 19:22:29.000 Connecting to backend server: XXX:6543 (try 1 of
 5)
2006-10-30 19:22:29.070 Using protocol version 31
2006-10-30 19:22:38.592 XMLParse::LoadTheme using
/usr/share/mythtv/themes/G.A.N
.T./ui.xml
2006-10-30 19:22:43.306 NVP: Prebuffer wait timed out 10 times.
2006-10-30 19:22:44.609 NVP: prebuffering pause
2006-10-30 19:22:45.519 NVP: prebuffering pause
2006-10-30 19:22:50.139 NVP: prebuffering pause
2006-10-30 19:22:51.263 New DB connection, total: 2
2006-10-30 19:22:51.319 NVP: prebuffering pause
2006-10-30 19:22:51.621 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: XXX
2006-10-30 19:22:51.752 TV: Attempting to change from None to
WatchingPreRecorde
d
2006-10-30 19:22:52.245 DPMS Deactivated
2006-10-30 19:22:53.436 Opening OSS audio device '/dev/dsp'.
2006-10-30 19:22:53.961 VideoOutputXv: XvMCTex: Init failed
2006-10-30 19:22:54.237 VideoOutputXv: XVideo Adaptor Name: 'XV_SWOV'
2006-10-30 19:22:59.563 TV: Changing from None to WatchingPreRecorded
2006-10-30 19:22:59.817 Using realtime priority.
2006-10-30 19:23:01.679 Video timing method: DRM
2006-10-30 19:23:03.389 NVP: prebuffering pause
2006-10-30 19:23:04.713 NVP: prebuffering pause
2006-10-30 19:23:05.757 NVP: prebuffering pause
2006-10-30 19:23:06.664 NVP: prebuffering pause
2006-10-30 19:23:07.556 NVP: prebuffering pause
2006-10-30 19:23:08.476 NVP: prebuffering pause
2006-10-30 19:23:09.463 NVP: prebuffering pause
2006-10-30 19:23:09.702 TV: Attempting to change from WatchingPreRecorded
to Non
e
2006-10-30 19:23:10.542 TV: Changing from WatchingPreRecorded to None
2006-10-30 19:23:11.003 DPMS Reactivated.

> On Mon, October 30, 2006 04:24, Ian Macdonald wrote:
>> I have a VIA me 6000 mini itx motherboard that I am trying to get
>> working
>> as a myth frontend box. The CPU isn't fast enough to decode an mpeg
>> stream
>> so I am trying to get the hardware mpeg decoding working that is built
>> into the onboard CLE266 graphics card.
>>
>> I am running ubuntu edgy so I am running the standard packages for X and
>> myth from edgy.
>>
>> I am running the via driver and as far as I can tell the XvMC extensions
>> are beign loaded and running. And everything I have read suggests that
>> the
>> standard X drivers should support mpeg decoding.
>>
>> I have set mythfrontend Prefered MPEG decoder to via XvMC and
>> deinterlace
>> to BOB.
>>
>> My CPU sits at 100% why playing back tv shows so I suspect that
>> Mythfrontend is not using the via decoding hardware.
>>
>> Any suggests on what to look at next?
>>
>> Bits from the X.org log
>>
>> (II) Module via: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
>>         compiled for 7.1.1, module version = 0.2.1
>>         Module class: X.Org Video Driver
>>         ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 1.0
>>
>> (**) VIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
>> (==) VIA(0): RGB weight 888
>> (==) VIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
>> (==) VIA(0): Using XAA acceleration architecture
>> (==) VIA(0): Using HW cursor
>> (--) VIA(0): Chipset: "CLE266"
>> (--) VIA(0): mapping MMIO @ 0xd8000000 with size 0x9000
>> (--) VIA(0): mapping BitBlt MMIO @ 0xd8200000 with size 0x10000
>> (II) VIA(0): vgaHWGetIOBase: hwp->IOBase is 0x03d0, hwp->PIOOffset is
>> 0x0000
>> (--) VIA(0): Chipset Rev.: 3
>> (WW) VIA(0): Manufacturer plainly copied main PCI ids to Subsystem/Card
>> ids.
>> (--) VIA(0): Detected VIA VT3122 (CLE266)-EPIA M/MII/....
>> (==) VIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
>> (--) VIA(0): videoram =  65536k
>>
>>
>> (II) VIA(0): [XvMC] Registering viaXvMC.
>> (II) VIA(0): [XvMC] Initialized XvMC extension.
>> (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x22
>> (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x23
>> (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x24
>> (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x25
>> (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x26
>> (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x27
>> (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x28
>> (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x29
>> (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x2a
>> (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x2b
>> (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x2c
>> (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x2d
>> (II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized /usr/lib/dri/unichrome_dri.so
>>
>> start up log for mythfrontend
>>
>>
>> X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 171
>>   Major opcode:  146
>>   Minor opcode:  3
>>   Resource id:  0x0
>> Failed to open device
>> X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 171
>>   Major opcode:  146
>>   Minor opcode:  3
>>   Resource id:  0x0
>> Failed to open device
>> 2006-10-29 21:46:09.169 Using runtime prefix = /usr
>> 2006-10-29 21:46:09.260 Gnome-Screensaver support enabled
>> 2006-10-29 21:46:09.261 DPMS is active.
>> 2006-10-29 21:46:09.587 New DB connection, total: 1
>> 2006-10-29 21:46:09.642 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
>> mythbackend
>> 2006-10-29 21:46:09.651 Total desktop dim: 1280x1024, with 1 screen[s].
>> 2006-10-29 21:46:09.665 Using screen 0, 1280x1024 at 0,0
>> 2006-10-29 21:46:10.582 Current Schema Version: 1160
>> 2006-10-29 21:46:10.583 mythfrontend version: 0.20.20060828-3
>> www.mythtv.org
>> 2006-10-29 21:46:10.583 Enabled verbose msgs:  important general
>> 2006-10-29 21:46:12.101 Total desktop dim: 1280x1024, with 1 screen[s].
>> 2006-10-29 21:46:12.106 Using screen 0, 1280x1024 at 0,0
>> 2006-10-29 21:46:12.109 Switching to square mode (G.A.N.T.)
>> libGL warning: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x46
>> 2006-10-29 21:46:12.463 Using the Qt painter
>> mythtv: could not connect to socket
>> mythtv: No such file or directory
>> lirc_init failed for mythtv, see preceding messages
>> 2006-10-29 21:46:15.323 Joystick disabled.
>> 2006-10-29 21:46:19.082 Loading from:
>> /usr/share/mythtv/themes/G.A.N.T./base.xml
>> 2006-10-29 21:46:20.005 Loading from:
>> /usr/share/mythtv/themes/default/base.xml
>> 2006-10-29 21:46:20.403 Key A is bound to multiple actions in context TV
>> Playback.
>> 2006-10-29 21:46:20.492 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.
>>
>>
> Attaching the logs of what happens when you start and stop TV playback
> would be helpful, I think!
>
> It'll show what it attempts to use for display, and how X responds to
> that...
>
> --
> F Peeters
>   PC-Chips M863G Geode - NVidia 440 - Hauppauge PVR250
>   Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft) - XFCE - MythTV 0.20 - Xine
>   Panasonic NV-VHD1 VCR/DVD player case modded to fit it all in...
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