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Check your xorg.conf (/etc/X11/xorg.conf on Fedora Core). Under the modules section is glx listed? Under the video card are you using the nvidia driver? | Check your xorg.conf (/etc/X11/xorg.conf on Fedora Core). Under the modules section is glx listed? Under the video card are you using the nvidia driver? | ||
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== Resolution == | == Resolution == | ||
Revision as of 22:18, 8 November 2006
Contents
Error message
NVP: Timed out waiting for free video buffers
Error occurs when trying to watch live television. Error can be intermittent. Menu navigation is usually reliable. Error is usually reproduceable by trying to change channels.
Cause
This is likely caused by a conflict between the nvidia and glx drivers.
Verification
Check your xorg.conf (/etc/X11/xorg.conf on Fedora Core). Under the modules section is glx listed? Under the video card are you using the nvidia driver?
Resolution
There are two ways to resolve the issue. You can either disable glx in xorg.conf and turn off the glx effects in mythfrontend or you can use the nv driver which reportedly plays nicer with glx. My solution was to turn off glx. Follow these steps to turn off glx:
- Launch mythfrontend
- In Setup, turn off all glx and OpenGL effects
- Quit mythfrontend
- Edit xorg.conf by commenting out or removing the glx driver
- Restart your xserver
- Launch mythfrontend
Note that if you are unable to launch mythfrontend or navigate the front end menus, you can use the command line to turn off glx:
mythfrontend -O ThemePainter=qt
