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

Steve Wilson mythtv_arizona at yahoo.com
Wed Apr 30 04:52:35 UTC 2008


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

> At 07:39 PM 4/29/2008, Steve Wilson wrote:
> 
> >--- 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
> 
> Yes I do, I have reviewed and implemented the entire
> XvMC wiki
> 
> # more /etc/X11/XvMCConfig
> libXvMCNVIDIA_dynamic.so.1
> 
> -- Mache
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> 
I had to put the full path for mine to work. Can't
remember if it gave me an error when I didn't. I
believe it looks for the so.1 file in the /usr/lib
directory so if it's in the /lib64 it may not find it.


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