[mythtv-users] How can I turn off Open GL without the frontend?

Damian damian at gingermagic.co.uk
Tue Mar 18 15:51:10 UTC 2008


Steve Smith wrote:
> On 18/03/2008, Damian <damian at gingermagic.co.uk> wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>>  I installed 0.21 last night (Mythbuntu .. Gutsy Backports) and all
>>  seemed to go well. I switched from my usual QT painter to Open GL to
>>  look at some effects, but when I restarted the frontend it crashed out.
>>  This has happened to me in the past (which is why I use QT), but I can't
>>  remember how I fixed it. It maybe that rebooting will let me go in and
>>  switch back, but if not, is there another way to make the change?
>>
>>  I'm running an Athlon 1.2gig machine with 512 memory and a 5200 graphics
>>  card with the latest nvidia drivers. Should my system really not be able
>>  to handle Open GL being turned on? 3d games seem to work fine mostly.
>>
>>
>>  Damian
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> Damian,
> 
> Your set up is similar to mine (P3 933), mine handles the OpenGL OK
> but I've switched to QT3....
> To change the setting try using Mythweb to edit the setting directly.
> 
> Cheers
> Steve
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Thanks Steve,

That worked.

Damian


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