[mythtv-users] Enabling Xv on ATI HD 3200
Paul Gardiner
lists at glidos.net
Mon Apr 27 08:15:34 UTC 2009
Jim Stichnoth wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 8:09 PM, Kirk Bocek <t004 at kbocek.com
> <mailto:t004 at kbocek.com>> wrote:
>
>
> Eric Holt wrote:
>
> Kirk, can you report back about if you are seeing any tearing or
> not? I purchased some new hardware about 8mo ago with that same
> onboard graphics card to upgrade my Myth box with, and had to
> abandon the idea because I could never get proper playback
> without tearing. Last time I tried (January-ish), I was still
> seeing tearing with the 'fglrx' driver. So I'm curious to
> see/hear if its improved.
>
>
> Funny you bring this up. Yes, I am seeing some tearing but only in
> high-motion transitions. It was the next thing I was going to
> tackle. Just frustrating that Myth always seems to have "just one
> more thing..."
>
>
> The typical path for a person with ATI graphics who cares about tearing
> is to pull their hair out trying everything under the sun, then finally
> give up and throw in an nvidia card. In the meantime, they keep a
> futile eye on Catalyst release notes, hoping that the linux vsync issues
> will someday get resolved. I'm sure if that ever happens, we will hear
> about it right away on this list.
>
> Jim (sad owner of 2 HD3200 motherboards)
Have you tried the radeon driver (not radeonhd) lately? That's what I
use for an integrated X1250. I've heard HD3200 is supported. I get
no problems with sync. Even handles interlaced display modes correctly.
Cheers,
Paul.
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