[mythtv-users] Anyone using Sandy Bridge graphics in a front end?

[Tino Keitel]

On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 10:58:23 -0600, Matt Garman wrote:
> Just wondering if anyone out there is using Intel's Sandy Bridge graphics
> for their front-end display adapter?
> 
> Note that I'm talking about using them as a simple display device only, not
> about using the video decode functionality. In other words, software
> decoding.
> 
> When these chips were first released several months ago, Linux graphics
> support was rather flaky. Now I can't find much recent info about the
> status of SNB graphics on Linux... Surely things have improved?
> 
> It's frustrating that discrete nvidia graphics are practically a
> requirement for HD media on Linux. In theory, SNB is ideal, since they have
> everything on one package, with low power consumption and very capable CPUs.
> 
> Anyway, if you've managed to get a stable FE running with SNB, I'm curious
> as to how it's working for you. Eg, what distro? And did you have to jump
> through any hoops to make it work?

I played around a bit with libva, mostly using vlc and mplayer. I had
some hickups in the kernel, forcing me to reboot, otherwise playback
was fine.

I didn't try this with MythTV. However, I read that libva decoding can
be used with MythTv from git, but deinterlacing is unsupported.

Regards,
Tino