[mythtv-users] Enabling Xv on ATI HD 3200

Tom Flair tom at graniteskies.net
Mon Apr 27 20:10:41 UTC 2009


On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Rodney Morris <rodamorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 4/27/09, Paul Gardiner <lists at glidos.net> wrote:
> > Kirk Bocek wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Ian Clark wrote:
> > >
> > > > Just looked for some more specific URLs and came across this:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.botchco.com/agd5f/?p=33 (from here:
> > http://www.x.org/wiki/radeon)
> > > >
> > > > Which looks like very good news and perfect timing. :)
> > > >
> > > > If anyone gets tear free ATI video now I'd love to know, if not I'll
> pop
> > > > my 2600 back in to try it if anyone is interested. Only SD though, I
> > > > can't afford a flashy telly! :)
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >  Yes, I get tear free video.
> >
> >
> > > Following a few links, looks like the radeonhd driver is the one I need
> an
> > not
> > > the older radeon driver:
> > >
> >
> >  No, although radeonhd is supposed to be the one for modern ATI
> >  chips, it seems to be miles behind the radeon driver which has
> >  been developed to also handle modern chips and does a great job
> >  of it.
> >
> >  Paul.
>
> The radeonhd driver also offers tear free Xv for the HD3200 on par
> with that found in the radeon driver.  The 2d acceleration for radeon
> and radeonhd were developed at the same time.  The radeonhd 1.2.5
> release contains the Xv code for the HD3200; however, you'll need to
> compile the radeon and drm kernel modules from the r6xx-r7xx-support
> branch of drm git for Xv and EXA to work.  The advantage of radeonhd
> over radeon is that radeonhd supports hdmi audio.
>
> On my FC10 myth box with an HD3200, I've been running the radeonhd
> from git since the Xv/EXA was being developed and have been satisfied
> with the results.  Building an up to date radeonhd package containing
> the latest code should be easy if radheonhd had been previously
> packaged.
>
> Rod
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I would have to agree with Rodney.  I have had more issues with Mesa 7.4 on
a brand new build with an HD 3200 than I ever had with the radeonhd
drivers.   Once I found a patch for that, everything fell into place.
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