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

[Steve Wilson]

--- Mache Creeger <mache at creeger.com> wrote:

> 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
> 
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Do you have a XvMCConfig file in your /etc/X11
directory? It should have one line pointing to your
libXvMCNIVIDIA_dynamic.so.1 file like /usr/lib64/libXvMCNIVIDIA_dynamic.so.1


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