[mythtv-users] MythTV Raspberry Pi2 frontend testers

[Peter Bennett (cats22)]

On 11/27/2015 03:46 PM, Lawrence Rust wrote:
>> Overscan settings in config.txt fix this for most applications, but not
>> for MythTV frontend.
>> eglfs - overscan settings seem to be completely ignored.
>> xcb - overscan settings are partially used, the width of picture is
>> reduced but the position is still top left so you  lose the top and left
>> of the GUI and get extra space at the bottom and right.
> OK, I believe that I've fixed the video window positioning problem
> together with a number of other problems.  I've posted a new build here:
> http://www.softsystem.co.uk/download/mythtv/mythtv-v0.27.5-80-g65d2de0-RPI2.tar.bz2
>
> I've also updated the fixes-0.27-rpi2 git branch and updated the
> mythbuild.sh script:
> http://www.softsystem.co.uk/download/mythtv/mythbuild.sh
>
> Finally I've added a master-rpi2 branch and a build here:
> http://www.softsystem.co.uk/download/mythtv/mythtv-v0.28-pre-3207-g1678991-RPI2.tar.bz2
>
I installed the new build. The window positioning and video positioning
are now correct in xcb. With eglfs the problem is still as before -
window size is correct but positioning wrong, playback size and
positioning are both wrong.


> Subtitles
> I am not seeing subtitles with either xcb or eglfs.
> With normal front end on a particular show I get a choice of ATSC CC1
> Subtitles or VBI CC1 subtitles. Either of these shows the same
> subtitles, I don't know why two are shown.
> With Raspberry Pi frontend I only see ATSC CC1 as a choice. Selecting it
> says "Subtitles enabled" but they never appear on the screen.
> I believe that the problem is a missing libass-dev package.  It's an
> optional lib that's used for certain types of subtitle - I've never seen
> a difference in the UK so it must be an ATSC issue.  The new
> mythbuild.sh adds this lib and is included in the updated build.  You
> will need to install libass4 on the Rpi to use this.

I already had libass4 installed. With the new build I am still not
seeing subtitles.

Peter