[mythtv-users] Anybody using XvMC, Xorg, and Nvidia?

[Dean Vanden Heuvel]

I have xorg now installed and working.  I have other issues, but this 
one appears to work ok.

-dvh

deanv at cox.net wrote:

>update...I have been able to install the 6629 drivers (ignoring the demand for xorg) with success.  I can now watch TV and recordings using XvMC for my best picture.  Still have no idea if I can make xorg fit here however...
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>-dvh
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>deanv at cox.net wrote:
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> >My system:
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> >Kernel: 2.6.8 (gentoo)
> >X: xfree
> >Nvidia on board (GEForce 4 MX 440 equivalent) graphics, 6111 drivers
> >Using XvMC, Bob
> >PVR-250
> >ivtv 0.3.something
> >
> >Please help if you can  Last night, my Gentoo sync informed me of new Nvidia drivers (6629), so, I attempted to install them.  It seems that the nvidia-glx module cannot compile against xfree (the error claims that nvidia will no longer be supporting xfree), and the error message recommeded that I transition to Xorg.  So, I did just that.  That's where my troubles began
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> >The change to Xorg was successful, and the nvidia drivers loaded fine, and Mythfrontend started as normal.  However, when I attempted to *watch TV*, the front-end crashed and I was left with my mostly empty desktop.  On a guess (I had had XvMC problems before), I decided to disable XvMC and restart.  This worked fine.  But, currently, XvMC with bob gives me by far the best picture, so I NEED it.
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> >For now, I have reverted to xfree and the 6111 nvidia drivers, but I believe that inevitably I will need to change as nvidia moves forward.  So, the real question is, is anyone out there having success with XvMC (nvidia) and Xorg?  Any ideas what might have gone wrong?  Any specific advice on the order of rebuilding (xorgthen nvidia-kernelthen mythtv)?  Maybe something I missed when changing to Xorg?
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> I've been having no problem w/ the following setup. I normally keep XvMC 
> off because the osd stutters so with it, but have the same issue you 
> report where mythfrontend immediately exits as soon as I hit WatchTV. I 
> know that with nvidia 6111, I could watch live tv with XvMC enabled. 
> That would seem to leave the issue in the new nvidia driver and perhaps 
> confirms it's not unique to your setup. Good luck.
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> Kernel: 2.6.9-gentoo-r1
> ivtv: 0.2.0-rc2k
> nvidia: 6629
> x.org: 6.8.0-r1
> capture: pvr250
> video: nForce2 IGP (32MB onboard GeForce 4 MX 440?)
> mythtv: 0.16
> filters: kerneldeint,denoise3d
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