[mythtv-users] Minimium VDPAU Video Memory on Mobile 8600M

[Tortise]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nick Rout" <nick.rout at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Minimium VDPAU Video Memory on Mobile 8600M


> On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 6:55 PM, Tortise <tortise at paradise.net.nz> wrote:
>>
>> Has anyone got vdpau working ok on a notebook/laptop with an 8600M with
>> 256M
>> video memory?
>> Or can one allocate further memory to these like it seems can be done with
>> the ION boards?
>>
>> I am contemplating buying a notebook with this video card, I am a bit
>>>
>>> concerned the RAM may not be enough?
>
>> probably depends on the motherbard/bios. what lappie is it?
>
> Dell XPS M1530. (Couldn't find any info on the BIOS though.)

>there are a few articles on linux on those machines here:

>http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/dell.html

>of the two that seem to be in english, I couldn't find anything relevant, but you may findo something.

Hey thanks for that Nick.