[mythtv-users] XVMC-VLD on VIA CN700 not working with .21

[David Shay]

I've read the numerous other threads on XvMC-vld not working with .21
and I'm not having *that* problem, but I think a different one.

For background, I'm using a VIA EN12000EG board which uses the CN700
Northbridge chipset for video.  I know it's not capable of HDTV, but
it can still run at up to 1024x1024 with vld, or at least it used
to...

I'm running the openchrome drivers from SVN updated as of last night,
kernel 2.6.22 on Gentoo and also just updated to SVN 16692 last night
as well (so I have the configure patch for the *other* XvMC vld
problem already).

Here's the mythfrontend log:

2008-03-19 10:58:18.971 AFD: Opened codec 0x8bd22c0, id(MPEG2VIDEO_XVMC_VLD) typ
e(Video)
2008-03-19 10:58:18.971 AFD: codec MP2 has 2 channels
2008-03-19 10:58:18.971 AFD: Opened codec 0x8b88470, id(MP2) type(Audio)
2008-03-19 10:58:19.000 Opening audio device '/dev/dsp'. ch 2(2) sr 48000
2008-03-19 10:58:19.000 Opening OSS audio device '/dev/dsp'.
2008-03-19 10:58:20.522 VideoOutputXv: XvMC Adaptor Name: 'XV_SWOV'
Unable to create XvMC Surface.

I don't have the timing down exactly, but there are messages in
Xorg.0.log that indicate the "too many surfaces" is a problem as well:

Fulfilled via DRI at 27382528
Fulfilled via DRI at 27912480
Fulfilled via DRI at 28442432
Fulfilled via DRI at 28972384
(EE) CHROME(0): [XvMC] ViaXvMCCreateSurface: Too many surfaces !
Freed 28972384 (pool 2)

I'm guessing this may have crept in with the -vid merge, but I'm not
sure.  Any additional debugging info needed?

Thanks,

David Shay