[mythtv-users] Any Debian / Mythtv / Nvidia users here?

Josu Lazkano josu.lazkano at gmail.com
Wed Feb 23 23:46:21 UTC 2011


2011/2/23 Brad Sawatzky <brad+mythtv at swatter.net>:
>
> Your install process looks generally correct assuming a few other
> packages were pulled in as dependencies (they probably were).  Here's
> what I have installed on my system:
>  nvidia-glx
>  nvidia-kernel-common
>  nvidia-kernel-dkms
>  nvidia-libvdpau1
>  nvidia-settings
>  nvidia-vdpau-driver
> I'm still running debian lenny, but the package names are basically the
> same.
>
> The missing detail is that you probably have to update your
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to enable the non-free driver as described here:
>  http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers#ConfigureXtousethenvidiadriver
> (Note that that page is a bit out of date.  The dkms stuff you installed
> is now the default.  It will automatically take care of keeping the
> nvidia drivers and kernel in sync.)
>
> Getting VDPAU working is step two.  I haven't bothered with it myself,
> but I bookmarked this link for future reference:
>  http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/VDPAU
>
> HTH,
> -- Brad

Thanks!!! I just install "nvidia-settings" and "nvidia-xconfig", then
just run "nvidia-xconfig" and it works!

Now I have 195.36.31 driver version. I am getting some video buffer
problems, but this will be an other post.

Thanks for all your help, best regards.

-- 
Josu Lazkano


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