[mythtv-users] Apple TV almost working. Only a slight issue remains
Michael Brancato
mike at mikebrancato.com
Sat Oct 11 17:47:55 UTC 2008
>What version are you using? Trunk?
>
>/Met vriendelijke groeten,/
>
>*Jelle De Loecker*
>Kipdola Studios - Tomberg
I'm using Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex beta and the pre-compiled mythtv
packages. It reports a version of "0.21.0+fixes18379-0ubuntu1". Output
of my --version is below:
mike at iMyth:~$ mythfrontend.real --version
Please include all output in bug reports.
MythTV Version : 18379
MythTV Branch : branches/release-0-21-fixes
Library API : 0.21.20080304-1
Network Protocol : 40
Options compiled in:
linux profile using_oss using_alsa using_arts using_jack using_backend
using_dbox2 using_dvb using_firewire using_frontend using_hdhomerun
using_iptv using_ivtv using_joystick_menu using_libfftw3 using_lirc
using_opengl_vsync using_opengl_video using_v4l using_x11 using_xrandr
using_xv using_xvmc using_xvmcw using_xvmc_vld using_glx_proc_addr_arb
using_bindings_perl using_bindings_python using_opengl
using_ffmpeg_threads using_libavc_5_3 using_live
Regards,
--
Mike Brancato, CISSP
Michael Brancato wrote:
> >So, you have no problems whatsoever with the program guide? It's slow
> >as helle everywhere (live tv, gui)
>
> >Little OT and sorry I can't help. But would you (or anyone) mind
> >sharing your xorg.conf I have not been able to get 720p or 1080i out
> of my appletv either component or hdmi. I'm driving a samsung 19" lcd
> >that's capable of 1080p. It would be much appreciated and good luck
> >with the sound.
>
> Sorry, I'm a digest reader, you may need to reply-to-all...
>
> From what I can tell, the guide has no delay (except maybe 2 seconds
> re-generating the current channel's preview). Blazing fast.
>
> That said, I made the huge mistake of picking a poor theme, and
> everything was slow. Everything from just moving through the menu's, to
> playing TV. I switched from Blootube to Mythcenter, and things became
> 10x faster in all respects for mythtv. I believe a good part of that
> was it went from using 60%+ RAM to using around 40% only be switching
> themes. I thing Mythbuntu or Retro would have similar results. I think
> swaping out of ram was causing huge performance issues.
>
> I'm running 1080i through component. I do have to adjust for overscan,
> but thats my TV's fault. I just adjust the GUI size to 1720x954 (that's
> what works for my TV (6yo Toshiba 57in HDTV, no DVI).You can find most
> of what you need to tweak on the atv-bootloader website. My Xorg config
> follows:
>
> # nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
> # nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister at builder57) Thu Sep 18
> 17:19:17 PDT 2008
>
> Section "ServerLayout"
> Identifier "Layout0"
> Screen 0 "Screen0"
> InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
> InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Files"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Module"
> Load "dbe"
> Load "extmod"
> Load "type1"
> Load "freetype"
> Load "glx"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
> # generated from default
> Identifier "Mouse0"
> Driver "mouse"
> Option "Protocol" "auto"
> Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
> Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
> # generated from default
> Identifier "Keyboard0"
> Driver "kbd"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Monitor"
> Identifier "Monitor0"
> VendorName "Unknown"
> ModelName "Unknown"
> HorizSync 30.0 - 110.0
> VertRefresh 50.0 - 150.0
> Option "DPMS"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "Device0"
> Driver "nvidia"
> VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
> Option "RegistryDwords" "RMDisableRenderToSystem=1"
>
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
> Identifier "Screen0"
> Device "Device0"
> Monitor "Monitor0"
> DefaultDepth 24
> Option "DPI" "100x100"
> Option "UseDisplayDevice" "TV-0"
> Option "TVOutFormat" "COMPONENT"
> Option "NoLogo" "True"
> Option "XvmcUsesTextures" "True"
> Option "AddARGBVisuals" "1"
> Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "1"
> Option "NvAGP" "1"
> Option "TVStandard" "HD1080i"
> Option "Coolbits" "1"
> Option "VideoOverlay" "1"
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 24
> Modes "1920x1080" "1280x720"
> EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Section "Extensions"
> Option "Composite" "Disabled"
> EndSection
>
>
> --
> Mike Brancato, CISSP
>
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