[mythtv-users] Re: Wide theme? was: Xorg Transparency + mythtv = crash X11

Fri Jul 15 12:12:06 EDT 2005

On 7/15/05, Marius Schrecker <masch at tiscali.no> wrote:
> Looking for wide theme to run on hdtv (1366x768). Set-up not built yet as
> RAM I ordered has not come into stock at the webshop, so all very theoretical
> for the moment.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Marius
> >-- Original Message --
> >From: "Chris Germano" <netslayer at hotmail.com>
> >To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> >Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 20:17:48 -0700
> >Subject: [mythtv-users] Re: Wide theme? was: Xorg Transparency + mythtv
> =
> >       crash X11
> >Reply-To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> >
> >
> >I have xinerama on display 1, and that is where I have mythfrontend setup
> to
> run on.
> Are you looking for a wide theme or are you suggesting it could cause it?
> 
> This setup worked flawlessly until I enabled transparency..:-/
> 
> I've tried to get some
> >log errors but it's not an easy thing todo since X
> crashes. When I do run mythfrontend I get a lot of X window opcode errors
> 
> with mismatch..
> 
> It looks like if I run mythfrontend from a terminal like F2 and redirect
> the
> display to :0, go back to
> >kde F7 it will run fine..and I have no idea why
> that could be. If I start it from within kde through a prompt or run, it
> 
> will kill X when the video starts or a split second later.
> 
> Logs:
> 2005-07-14 20:11:34.757 New DB connection, total: 1
> Total
> >desktop width=1824, height=768, numscreens=2
> 2005-07-14 20:11:34.761 Using screen 1, 800x600 at 1024,0
> 2005-07-14 20:11:34.765 mythfrontend version: 0.18.1.20050510-1
> www.mythtv.org
> 2005-07-14 20:11:34.765 Enabled verbose msgs : important general
> 
> >2005-07-14 20:11:35.071 Switching to square mode (G.A.N.T.)
> 2005-07-14 20:11:35.647 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.
> 2005-07-14 20:11:40.146 All Programs
> 2005-07-14 20:11:40.355 Connecting to backend server: 192.168.1.28:6543
> (try
> 
> > of 5)
> 2005-07-14 20:11:40.363 Using protocol version 15
> 2005-07-14 20:11:40.933 New DB connection, total: 2
> 2005-07-14 20:11:41.076 Disable DPMS
> 2005-07-14 20:11:41.339 Opening audio device '/dev/dsp'.
> 2005-07-14 20:11:41.339 Opening OSS audio de
> >ice '/dev/dsp'.
> 2005-07-14 20:11:41.359 Using XV port 143
> 2005-07-14 20:11:41.363 Couldn't get the color key color, and we need it.
> You likely won't get any video.
> 2005-07-14 20:11:41.567 New DB connection, total: 3
> 2005-07-14 20:11:41.567 Changin
> > from None to WatchingPreRecorded
> 2005-07-14 20:11:41.640 Realtime priority would require SUID as root.
> 2005-07-14 20:11:41.925 Video timing method: SGI OpenGL
> 2005-07-14 20:11:46.463 Couldn't get the color key color, and we need it.
> You likely won
> >t get any video.
> 2005-07-14 20:11:46.805 Changing from WatchingPreRecorded to None
> 2005-07-14 20:11:46.812 Changing from None to None
> 2005-07-14 20:11:47.005 Enable DPMS
> 2005-07-14 20:11:49.025 Disable DPMS
> 2005-07-14 20:11:49.280 Opening audio de
> >ice '/dev/dsp'.
> 2005-07-14 20:11:49.280 Opening OSS audio device '/dev/dsp'.
> 2005-07-14 20:11:49.296 Using XV port 143
> 2005-07-14 20:11:49.301 Couldn't get the color key color, and we need it.
> You likely won't get any video.
> 2005-07-14 20:11:49.49
> > Changing from None to WatchingPreRecorded
> 2005-07-14 20:11:49.498 Realtime priority would require SUID as root.
> 2005-07-14 20:11:49.773 Video timing method: SGI OpenGL
> 2005-07-14 20:11:50.922 Couldn't get the color key color, and we need it.
> You l
> >kely won't get any video.
> 2005-07-14 20:11:51.273 Changing from WatchingPreRecorded to None
> 2005-07-14 20:11:51.279 Changing from None to None
> 2005-07-14 20:11:51.511 Enable DPMS
> 2005-07-14 20:11:53.007 All Programs
> 2005-07-14 20:11:53.785 Disable
> >DPMS
> 2005-07-14 20:11:54.037 Opening audio device '/dev/dsp'.
> 2005-07-14 20:11:54.037 Opening OSS audio device '/dev/dsp'.
> 2005-07-14 20:11:54.055 Using XV port 143
> 2005-07-14 20:11:54.058 Couldn't get the color key color, and we need it.
> You like
> >y won't get any video.
> 2005-07-14 20:11:54.250 Changing from None to WatchingPreRecorded
> 2005-07-14 20:11:54.264 Realtime priority would require SUID as root.
> 2005-07-14 20:11:54.502 Video timing method: SGI OpenGL
> 2005-07-14 20:11:55.181 Couldn't
> >et the color key color, and we need it.
> You likely won't get any video.
> 2005-07-14 20:11:55.522 Changing from WatchingPreRecorded to None
> 2005-07-14 20:11:55.543 Changing from None to None
> 2005-07-14 20:11:55.766 Enable DPMS
> 
> 
> 
> >>Hi Chris,from
> >our link it looked like your custom theme is wide.Do you
> >>have a fully functional wide mythTV theme?
> 
> >>Cheers
> 
> >>Marius
> >-- Original Message -- From: "Chris Germano" <netslayer at hotmail.com> To:
> 
> >mythtv-users at mythtv.org Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005
> >22:02:10 -0700 Subject:
> >[mythtv-users] Xorg Transparency + mythtv = crash X11 Reply-To: Discussion
> 
> >about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> >
> >
> >I just got transparency working with xorg-x11 6.8.. in KDE now. btw if
> you
> like eye candy and use
> >de..you definitly need this enabled :-P it's
> fricking awesome (Desktop -> Window behavior -> Translucency under CC).
> See
> it in action:
> http://www.
> >etslayer.net/custom-theme-2.png
> 
> I had to go back to nvidia media-video/nvidia-glx-1.0.6629-r6 be
> >ause 7000
> 
> series doesn't work with transparency yet (crashes x11). It works great
> 
> until I start mythfrontend and start watching a recording then X1
> >
> crashes...
> 
> I'm using gentoo, up to date with kernel 2.6.11, nvidia 6628 drivers, xorg
> 
> 6.
> >.2
> 
> .. normal x stuff then:
> SetClientVersion: 0 8
> 
> *** If unresolved symbols were reported above, they might not
> *** be the reason for the serv
> >r aborting.
> 
> Fatal server error:
> Caught signal 11. Server aborting
> 
> 
> Please consult the The X.
> >rg Foundation support
> at http://wiki.X.Org
> for help.
> Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional
> information.
> >
> 
> 
> ...ideas?
> 
> 
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Myth comes with the Minimalist-Wide theme that should do what you
want.  You may want to grab the latest version from SVN as it has been
cleaned up recently.