[mythtv-users] Why is my trunk build trying to use VDPAU?

[Nick Rout]

On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 8:55 AM, Matt Emmott <memmott at gmail.com> wrote:
> I Installed Mythbuntu's latest weekly build via Synaptic. It updated me to
> the following:
>
> MythTV Version   : Unknown
> MythTV Branch    : trunk
> Library API      : 0.22.20090202-1
> Network Protocol : 43
> QT Version       : 4.4.3
> Options compiled in:
>  linux profile using_oss using_alsa using_jack using_backend using_dvb
> using_firewire using_frontend using_glx_proc_addr_arb using_hdhomerun
> using_hdpvr using_iptv using_ivtv using_joystick_menu using_libfftw3
> using_lirc using_mheg using_opengl_video using_opengl_vsync using_qtwebkit
> using_v4l using_x11 using_xrandr using_xv using_xvmc using_xvmc_vld
> using_xvmcw using_bindings_perl using_bindings_python using_opengl
> using_vdpau using_ffmpeg_threads using_libavc_5_3 using_live using_mheg
>
> My machine is a Pentium Dual core with a GeForce 7300LE card. X blew up so I
> updated the Nvidia drivers to version 180.29. I had to jump through hoops to
> get Myth working but when I did it retained all my settings, recordings etc.
> However, whenever I try to watch tv or recorded programs on my master FE/BE
> I get a segmentation fault. I upgraded my standalone FE to trunk with the
> same methods as this one and it can play recordings and live tv without
> issue (It's an older GeForce, 5200 I believe).
>
> Mythfrontend -v all gives me this tidbit when it crashes:
> 2009-03-14 15:44:35.139 VDPAU Error: Error at util-vdpau.cpp:157 (#1,
> Unknown)
> 2009-03-14 15:44:35.139 VDPAU Error: Failed to create VDP Device.
>
> And I found these errors in dmesg:
> 2009-03-14 15:44:35.139 VDPAU Error: Error at util-vdpau.cpp:157 (#1,
> Unknown)
> 2009-03-14 15:44:35.139 VDPAU Error: Failed to create VDP Device.
>
> I went into setup - tv settings and confirmed that while VDPAU was an option
> it was not selected (interestingly it was orignially set to quartz, which is
> for Mac systems. Weird.) - I chose XV-blit, same issue. I  then changed it
> from CPU++ to Normal, same result.
>
> My card obviously can't handle VDPAU; it's too old and I didn't plan on
> using it anyways. Where the heck is Myth (or the system) setting that's
> enabling VDPAU? Here's the module section of my xorg.conf if it helps:
>
> Section "Module"
>     Load           "dbe"
>     Load           "extmod"
>     Load           "type1"
>     Load           "freetype"
>     Load           "glx"
> EndSection
>

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