[mythtv-users] Big Plea For Help - SOLVED

[Mark Garland]

Hi all,

I seem to have solved the below issues by dropping in a
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/116473
Asus EN6200LE 64MB Turbocache supporting 256MB DDR DVI PCI-E Graphics Card
Qty: 1Cost: 17.60

@Steve Milner - Perhaps try an NVidia over your Intel chipset.  For this
money, it's a cheap test.

@Marc Randolph - I was using just standard VGA with the ATI chip.  Nothing
fancy.  I'm currently using CPU+ with the NVidia, and have chose not to use
XvMC to keep things simple right now!

@Kevin Kuphal - You were right on the money and I was very relieved to read
your response.  Putting in the NVidia made it a new machine.

@Ken Scales - Thanks for your left field suggestion.  If I run into more
issues, I'll give that a try.

@Geoff Newbury - Right now, I'm not getting any issues with scaling as the
CPU is virtually always at 1Ghz, even when playing and commflagging
simultaneously.  If I get periodic freezes, I'll be sure to check if the CPU
is scaling - so a great tip - thanks.

@Owen Townend - You're a better man than me if you managed to get the ATI
working.  Thanks for the offer but I was just at the end of my patient with
the ATI.  If you did get it working, and many people are buying ATI, have
you considered noting down how you achieved your success in a wiki page?

Thanks to all who responded - it's appreciated.
It's such a great community like this that is making MythTV such a success.

MG
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"The most overlooked advantage of owning a computer is that if they foul up
there's no law against whacking them around a bit."
 

-----Original Message-----
From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Owen Townend
Sent: 27 July 2009 01:36
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Big Plea For Help

2009/7/24 Mark Garland <mythtvusers at markgarland.co.uk>:
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> I’ve been battling now for the last 3mths to get my mythtv setup working,
> and whatever I try I still can’t see to get there.
>
> I’m don’t think it’s the myth software – it’s probably the underlying OS
> configuration, so any tips or suggestions are really welcome.
>
> My latest theory is to just wipe the HDD and try again, as I really have
run
> out of things I know to try.
>
> I appreciate this is a long post, but any help would be gratefully
received!
>
>
>
> My setup is a 5050e CPU, GA-MA78GM-S2H (780g video (radeon HD 3200), with
> realtek ALC889A sound), 4GB Ram, 2 DVB-T capture cards (1xNova-TD-500(dual
> tuner) and one Nova-t (single tuner)), and a single 7200rpm 1TB HDD.  The
> filesystem is ext3, with a xfs partition for the video files (apparently
> good for deleting large files and offering smooth data transfers).
>
> I’m running Ubuntu 9.04, with KDE installed on top, and a combined
> frontend/backend running myth 0.21.0+fixes19961-0ubuntu8 installed out of
> the repositories.  I keep the system up to date.

I have almost the exact same setup for my combined front/backend.
(4850e instead).
My setup is working well, the tearing issue _can_ be overcome but the
fix is non-obvious.
When using the propriatary drivers, load up the catalyst control
center and slide the
'performance <-> quality' slider all the way to the right.[0]

I also have this system plugged into a tv using HDMI including audio,
so just ask
if you can't get it working.[1]

The only non-standard kernel option I have set is 'i8042.reset=1' but
I stupidly
didn't comment in why I added it. Hopefully someone else can shed
light on it, or google will...

If there're any settings you want to check/compare etc.. just ask.

Cheers,
Owen.

Footnotes:
--
[0] http://www.xbmc.org/forum/archive/index.php/t-34933.html
[1] The solution:
$ cat /etc/asound.conf
# default to HDMI out
pcm.!default {
        type hw
        card 1
        device 3
}
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