[mythtv-users] MythTV shows split screen when playing back or watching TV

[Paul Gardiner]

On 22/01/2011 18:00, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> On 01/22/2011 12:18 PM, Paul Gardiner wrote:
>> Not with that particular model, but I've had good results with
>> the "radeon" driver, and I've heard that the "radeonhd" driver
>> works well these days too.
>
> FWIW: http://www.x.org/wiki/radeonhd
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>
> *Status 09/2010*: Linux distributions, including Novell's openSUSE, have
> now abandoned radeonhd as the default driver, instead using the radeon
> <http://www.x.org/wiki/radeon> driver. radeon has more features,
> including Kernel Mode-Setting support and more 3D support, and it
> supports all Radeon generation from original R100 Radeons to R800
> Radeons (HD 5000 series). Radeonhd can be continued to be updated as
> long as there are people find it useful.
>
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>
> In other words, don't waste time getting to know radeonhd, use radeon.

Oh ok. Useful to know. It was always radeon I used. My girlfriend's
Mythtv system uses it because it's one of the few drivers that supports
output of interlaced screen modes properly.

Paul.