[mythtv-users] FC5 VIA XvMC What Am I Missing?

Jake Thompson jake at jakethompson.com
Fri Jul 7 02:51:21 UTC 2006


Ok, disabling audio and the video plays fine, is this an ALSA problem, I am
resampling to 4800bps since I am using SPDIF passthrough, could this be the
cause of the problem?

-Jake


On 7/6/06, Calin Brabandt <cbrabandt at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Jake,
>
> You say you're on FC5 but 2.6.16-1.2111 was an FC4
> kernel update.  Did you install it in FC5?  I'd be
> happy to find ANY kernel or fix for the stutters with
> the Openchrome/Unichrome Pro chipset.
>
> Also, have you tried disabling the audio (just use
> /dev/null or some other nonsense in Setup >> Playback.
> I find my video is perfectly smooth when Myth doesn't
> connect to an audio device.
>
> Did you compile DRM as described on the Openchrome
> website?  I've not had the best luck with 2.6.17 and
> DRM.  It locks on shutdown with FC5-64 and doesn't
> work at all with FC5-32.
>
> -Cal
>
> > Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 09:24:19 -0400
> > From: "Jake Thompson" <jake at jakethompson.com>
> > Subject: [mythtv-users] FC5 VIA XvMC What Am I
> Missing?
> > To: Openchrome <openchrome-users at openchrome.org>,
> "ATrpms user list"
> >       <atrpms-users at atrpms.net>,      "Discussion about
> mythtv"
> >       <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> > Message-ID:
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> >
> > Hi All,
> > This is frustrating and I cannot seem to figure out
> what the problem
> > is, I
> > cannot be sure if the problem is coming with the
> video driver from
> > openchrome or a problem with the myth distribution
> from atrpms or a
> > problem
> > with myth itself.
> >
> > So here is the problem
> > I have FC5 running with 2.6.16-1.2111, I have
> upgraded to the latest
> > couple
> > of kernels and I see the problem with all kernels
> but the
> > 2.6.16-1.2111version.
> >
> > When playing back MPEG2 video via myth, I am getting
> stutter, that is
> > the
> > audio and video seem to stop for a split second,
> then seed up for a
> > split
> > second.
> >
> > I have compiled the latest DRM and Openchrome driver
> and instlaled
> > those, I
> > have made double sure that I removed all traces of
> the older drivers.
> >
> > Currently if I switch to the newer
> kernel(2.6.17-1.2139) I get the
> > stutter,
> > but when I switch back to the previous kernel it is
> all ok.  So, the
> > version
> > of openchrome has stayed the same, the only thing I
> can think of that
> > is
> > different is the DRM modules in the kernel.
> >
> > When I get the skipping I see:
> > 2006-07-05 19:53:06.455 NVP: prebuffering pause
> > 2006-07-05 19:53:07.705 WriteAudio: buffer underrun
> > 2006-07-05 19:53:08.868 WriteAudio: buffer underrun
> > 2006-07-05 19:53:09.520 WriteAudio: buffer underrun
> > 2006-07-05 19:53:11.832 WriteAudio: buffer underrun
> > 2006-07-05 19:53:12.544 WriteAudio: buffer underrun
> > 2006-07-05 19:53:13.188 WriteAudio: buffer underrun
> > 2006-07-05 19:53:18.366 WriteAudio: buffer underrun
> >
> > Throughout the myth frontend log.
> >
> > Also, when I use Xine to play a DVD or any video it
> locks up.
> >
> > When running with the older kernel, this all works
> fine.
> >
> > I am not sure what else to describe, or what other
> information to
> > include.
> >
> > Any and all help would be appreciated, and sorry for
> the cross post.
> >
> > -Jake
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