[mythtv-users] PCI videocard GeForce 8200/8400 (gpu 98) for vdpau
Robert Longbottom
RobertCL at iname.com
Sun Feb 15 12:10:35 UTC 2009
goga777 at front.ru wrote:
> Приветствую, Robert
>
> please try lspci -vvv too for detailed information about gpu
>
>> Goga wrote:
>>>>>>> > is there any limitations for PCI cards as GeForce 8300/8400 for
>>>>>>> gpu video decoding ? Can I use it for hdtv watching on my
>>>>>>> > Sempron 3200 ?
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > Goga
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is a P4 at 2.4GHz enough? I have 4 of them lying around but they have
>>>>>>> AGP video. If PCI works and this is fast enough, I am suddenly in the
>>>>>>> market for a new video card.
>>>>>> I've put a 512Mb PCI 8400GS in a relatively old 2.?GHz sff HP pc and my
>>>>> ^^^^^^^^^
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> sorry, which CPU do you mean - sempron/celeron/pentium ??? 2.0GHz ???
>>>> Ah, it's a Pentium 4, 2.4GHz (I think, might be a 2.8GHz)
>>> thanks for your answer, but which gpu has your 512Mb PCI 8400GS card ? G98 or G86 ?
>> I don't know - how do I find out? There's nothing obvious (see below)
>> in either /proc/driver/nvidia or nvidia-xsettings or reported by vdpinfo
>> (posted a while ago on this list)
>>
>>> where's can I found the detailed information about your PCI card ?
>> http://www.sparkle.com.tw/product_detail.asp?id=86&sub_id=239
>>
>> Some output:
>>
>> robert at Frontend1:/proc/driver/nvidia$ cat cards/0
>> Model: GeForce 8400 GS
>> IRQ: 18
>> Video BIOS: 62.98.12.00.00
>> Card Type: PCI-E
>> DMA Size: 40 bits
>> DMA Mask: 0xffffffffff
>> Bus Location: 06.00.0
>>
>> robert at Frontend1:~/vdapu$ DISPLAY=:0 ./vdpinfo
>> display: :0 screen: 0
>> API version: 0
>> Information string: Unknown
>>
>> Video surface:
>>
>> name width height types
>> -------------------------------------------
>> 420 4096 4096 NV12 YV12
>> 422 4096 4096 UYVY YUYV
>>
>> Decoder capabilities:
>>
>> name level macbs width height
>> ------------------------------------
>> MPEG1 0 8192 2048 2048
>> MPEG2_SIMPLE 3 8192 2048 2048
>> MPEG2_MAIN 3 8192 2048 2048
>> H264_MAIN 41 8190 2032 2048
>> H264_HIGH 41 8190 2032 2048
>> VC1_SIMPLE 1 8190 2048 2048
>> VC1_MAIN 2 8190 2048 2048
>> VC1_ADVANCED 4 8190 2048 2048
>>
>> Output surface:
>>
>> name width height nat types
>> ----------------------------------------------------
>> B8G8R8A8 8192 8192 y Y8U8V8A8 V8U8Y8A8
>> R10G10B10A2 8192 8192 y Y8U8V8A8 V8U8Y8A8
>>
>> Bitmap surface:
>>
>> name width height
>> ------------------------------
>> B8G8R8A8 8192 8192
>> R8G8B8A8 8192 8192
>> R10G10B10A2 8192 8192
>> B10G10R10A2 8192 8192
>> A8 8192 8192
>>
>> Video mixer:
>>
>> feature name sup
>> ------------------------------------
>> DEINTERLACE_TEMPORAL y
>> DEINTERLACE_TEMPORAL_SPATIAL y
>> INVERSE_TELECINE y
>> NOISE_REDUCTION y
>> SHARPNESS y
>> LUMA_KEY y
>>
>> parameter name sup min max
>> -----------------------------------------------------
>> VIDEO_SURFACE_WIDTH y 1 4096
>> VIDEO_SURFACE_HEIGHT y 1 4096
>> CHROMA_TYPE y
>> LAYERS y 0 4
>>
>> attribute name sup min max
>> -----------------------------------------------------
>> BACKGROUND_COLOR y
>> CSC_MATRIX y
>> NOISE_REDUCTION_LEVEL y 0.00 1.00
>> SHARPNESS_LEVEL y -1.00 1.00
>> LUMA_KEY_MIN_LUMA y
>> LUMA_KEY_MAX_LUMA y
>>
The relevant bit from lspci -vvv. Can you work out from this which core
it's got??
06:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8400 GS
(rev a1)
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop-
ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 18
Region 0: Memory at fc000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Region 1: Memory at 80000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Region 3: Memory at fa000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32M]
Region 5: I/O ports at 1000 [size=128]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at 78000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 3
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA
PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [68] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+
Queue=0/0 Enable-
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [78] Express (v1) Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s
<512ns, L1 <4us
ExtTag+ AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal-
Unsupported-
RlxdOrd+ ExtTag+ PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr+ UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq-
AuxPwr- TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x16, ASPM L0s L1,
Latency L0 <512ns, L1 <1us
ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 128 bytes Disabled- Retrain-
CommClk-
ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+
DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
Kernel driver in use: nvidia
Kernel modules: nvidia, nvidiafb
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