[mythtv-users] XvMC & Program Guide Hard Freeze

[Robin Gilks]

> Hello,
>
> I'm using SVN-10199 currently with an Nvidia 6200 AGP 8x.  The machine is
> a
> Athlon XP 2400+ with 768mb ram running ubuntu/dapper.  The nvidia driver
> is
> the latest in dapper, 8762.
>
> Its very borderline for HD playback without XvMC, especially 1080i.  If I
> enable XvMC, I can play back my recordings without any troubles.  It seems
> that once I go into Live TV and enable the program guide, the machine will
> hard freeze.  Can't be pinged, can't kill X, nothing.  Doesn't die near
> even
> close to gracefully, since the backend still thinks its watching live tv.
>
> Is there any way to enable xvmc only for particular channels, or maybe
> only
> for watching recordings?  Or does anyone have some recommendations for
> workarounds with this?
>

I'd recommand trying the myth-vid branch - this has extra setup options to
allow the display driver to be chosen according to the resolution of the
stream. In the meantime, don't call up the guide in LiveTV!


-- 
Robin Gilks