[mythtv-users] New installation, choppy video (not DMA) help request

[Steven Adeff]

On 5/15/06, Dan <danspam at envy.themanium.net> wrote:
> Thanks for all the responses so far.
>
> > of a difference. You should be seeing at most 10% X usage (unless the
> > ATI drivers really suck that much....) you are using the fglrx drivers
> > and Xv is properly working right?
>
> I am not sure on these questions.  I will check tonight.  Any canonical/
> direct ways to check?  I have access to the machine via SSH now if I can
> check that way.

check your xorg log in /var/log and it will tell you what driver its
using. You can also check the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to see what
driver you asking it to use.

xvinfo should work via ssh to tell you the Xv status, you may have to
pass a arguement for the display to check, which would most likely be
":0.0"


> > > > AMD Athlon64 3200+
> > > > 1G RAM
> >
> > potentially overkill?
>
> This is the RAM that the motherboard had in it from its previous use.

=) I just did the same this weekend, swapped some parts and now my
frontend has 1GB of RAM...


> > I don't know where this falls in the Radeon range, hopefully it is
>
> it's not current generation but one or two out.  It was high end about
> 1-1.5 years ago.
>
> > here. In the end, if all else fails. Spend the $30 on an FX5200...
>
> agreed.  I am suspecting some other issues are involved, but I have
> some nvidia cards to check with as well, and will buy a fx5200 if that
> will make everything run smoothly.  All of the nvidia cards I have handy
> have extremely loud fans which was why I didn't try them first.
>
> > what resolution? what deinterlace method? Do you have Extra audio
> > buffering enabled?
>
> I think that I am using 1600x1200 but am not 100% sure.  I think I tried
> extra audio buffering with no help.  I believe that I have deinterlacing
> turned off.


-- 
Steve
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