[mythtv-users] CLE266 hardware mpeg

[Adam Wood]

Hi Jelle,

What kernel did you use with Gentoo? And more importantly does hardware
decoding work?

Thanks,

Adam

P.s. You think 2 days was a long compile time, I'm using a M-6000! Well
worth it though if I can get hardware decoding to work.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Jelle Kalf
> Sent: 01 December 2003 10:09
> To: raltieri at earthlink.net; 'Discussion about mythtv'
> Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] CLE266 hardware mpeg
> 
> 
> Hi Russel,
> 
> I'm working on an epia-M as well. I haven't tried it since I 
> bought the machine last Saturday. But Tako Schotanus in this 
> mailinglist has more experience with it.
> 
> I'm using Gentoo Linux for my VCR. Currently it seems my 
> machine has compiled everything just as it should and also 
> the hardware mpeg driver seems to be working. Do know that 
> getting gentoo installed will take you 2 days straight 
> compiling ;) but it will offer up to 20% speed advantage as 
> apposed to RedHat. That's because I compiled every piece of 
> optimization I could find for the epia-m board.
> 
> Don't just use xfree stock btw. Do install the special 
> via-drm drivers to get a better performance on your Xfree.
> 
> I'm running a 2.4.23-pre9-epia1 kernel. 
> Http://blade5.bvu.edu/wiki/ has all the > patches to patch a 
> vanilla 2.4.22 kernel up to 2.4.23-pre9 :)
> 
> 
> Jelle Kalf.
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On > Behalf Of Russell
Altieri
> Sent: maandag 1 december 2003 5:33
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Subject: [mythtv-users] CLE266 hardware mpeg
> 
> Hi,
>    I was wondering if someone could summarize there working 
> epia-m with hardware decoding.  there is little documentation 
> and I can't seem to get it working.  Currently I am running 
> redhat 9.0 2.4.20-8.  It's mostly the stock kernel,  just 
> trimmed down a bit.  Stock xfree and
> CLEXF40030 files.   I don't really care what version of 
> kernel or linux
> I use.  I am unable to watch live tv right now without really 
> crappy resolution.  I've tried to compile myth from scratch 
> with the cle266 enabled but it doesn't seem to be any 
> different.  How can I tell?
> 
> Thanks,
> 	Russ
> 
> 
>