[mythtv-users] XvMC Problems with Nvidia, Fedora 8

[Mache Creeger]

I have two frontends that have nVidia graphics, 0.21, most recent 
Fedora 8 kernel and have been unable to get XvMC to function in 
either xine (using -V xxmc) or to play back myth recordings on either machine.

The driver seems to load correctly and xine's log shows that XvMC is 
found and loaded, but in both instances, the player just hangs and 
either the process must be killed or the machine must be rebooted.

Can anyone with Fedora 8 list their xorg.conf, nvidia-settings, and 
any other things they can think of. I have reviewed the XvMC wiki on 
myth and am out of ideas.

-- Mache

# cat Xorg.0.log |grep NVIDIA
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
(II) NVIDIA GLX Module  173.08  Wed Apr  2 00:11:16 PST 2008
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
(II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver  173.08  Tue Apr  1 23:51:01 PST 2008
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
(--) Chipset NVIDIA GPU found
(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "NoLogo" "True"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "NvAGP" "1"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "RenderAccel" "True"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "XvMCUsesTextures" "False"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "UseEvents" "true"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
(**) NVIDIA(0): Forcing SVIDEO output
(**) NVIDIA(0): TV Standard string: "NTSC-M"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Use of NVIDIA internal AGP requested
(WW) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Unable to read EDID for display device CRT-0
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 6200 (NV44) at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0)
(--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 131072 kBytes
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 05.44.a2.03.00
(II) NVIDIA(0): Detected AGP rate: 8X
(--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
(--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce 6200 at PCI:1:0:0:
(--) NVIDIA(0):     CRT-0
(--) NVIDIA(0): CRT-0: 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
(II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: CRT-0
(II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
(II) NVIDIA(0):     "800x600"
(II) NVIDIA(0):     "720x400"
(II) NVIDIA(0):     "640x480"
(II) NVIDIA(0):     "640x400"
(II) NVIDIA(0):     "640x350"
(II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 800 x 600
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Unable to get display device CRT-0's EDID; cannot compute DPI
(WW) NVIDIA(0):     from CRT-0's EDID.
(==) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (75, 75); computed from built-in default
(==) NVIDIA(0): Disabling 32-bit ARGB GLX visuals.
(WW) NVIDIA(0): No useable AGP GART found.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "800x600"
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA 3D Acceleration Architecture Initialized
(II) NVIDIA(0): Using the NVIDIA 2D acceleration architecture
(==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
(==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
(**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled

# cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log |grep nvidia
(**) ModulePath set to 
"/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia,/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions,/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//nvidia_drv.so
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"

# uname -r
2.6.24.4-64.fc8

# rpm -qa |grep mythtv-frontend
mythtv-frontend-0.21-185.fc8

# more .nvidia-settings-rc
#
# /home/mythtv/.nvidia-settings-rc
#
# Configuration file for nvidia-settings - the NVIDIA X Server Settings utility
# Generated on Tue Apr 29 09:44:19 2008
#

# ConfigProperties:

RcFileLocale = C
ToolTips = Yes
DisplayStatusBar = Yes
SliderTextEntries = Yes
IncludeDisplayNameInConfigFile = No
ShowQuitDialog = Yes
Timer = PowerMizer_Monitor_(GPU_0),Yes,1000
Timer = Thermal_Monitor_(GPU_0),Yes,1000

# Attributes:

0/DigitalVibrance[CRT-0]=0
0/ImageSharpening[CRT-0]=0
0/SyncToVBlank=1
0/AllowFlipping=1
0/LogAniso=0
0/FSAA=0
0/TextureSharpen=0
0/GammaCorrectedAALines=1
0/CursorShadow=0
0/CursorShadowXOffset=4
0/CursorShadowYOffset=2
0/CursorShadowAlpha=64
0/CursorShadowRed=0
0/CursorShadowGreen=0
0/CursorShadowBlue=0
0/FSAAAppControlled=1
0/LogAnisoAppControlled=1
0/RedBrightness=0.000000
0/GreenBrightness=0.000000
0/BlueBrightness=0.000000
0/RedContrast=0.000000
0/GreenContrast=0.000000
0/BlueContrast=0.000000
0/RedGamma=1.000000
0/GreenGamma=1.000000
0/BlueGamma=1.000000
0/OpenGLImageSettings=1
0/XVideoTextureSyncToVBlank=0
0/XVideoBlitterSyncToVBlank=0
0/XVideoSyncToDisplay=1