[mythtv-users] Zotac, VDPAU not available

[jedi]

On Sun, Oct 04, 2009 at 10:45:16AM -0700, Kevin Bailey wrote:
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> 2009-10-04 08:55:51.964 VideoOutputXv: Pixel dimensions: Screen 1920x1080, window 1920x1080
> 2009-10-04 08:55:51.967 VideoOutputXv: Estimated display dimensions: 1161x653 mm  Aspect: 1.77795
> 2009-10-04 08:55:51.967 VideoOutputXv: Estimated window dimensions: 1161x653 mm  Aspect: 1.77795
> 2009-10-04 08:55:52.598 VDPAU Error: Error at util-vdpau.cpp:870 (#23, The system does not have enough resources to complete the requested operation at this time.)
> 2009-10-04 08:55:52.598 VDPAU Error: Failed to create output surface.
> 
> I'm using Ubuntu intrepid and JYA intrepid release testing, which
> gives nvidia-glx-190.36. I don't have any special options in my
> xorg.conf. (I tried TripleBuffer once, but it just hung.)
> 
> Regarding giving the GPU enough RAM, the machine has 2GB.
> I haven't touched anything in the BIOS. There was an option
> that was something like GPx window which was 64MB.

    That's way low. On a 2G machine you should be able to set it up to 512M. 
I have a 1G Revo and I have that set to the max the BIOS will allow and that
is 256M.

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    MythTV can get by with less RAM. A frontend can limp by on as little as
256M. So if you can make a choice between core and video ram for a vdpau box
then boost the video ram as much as you can.