Thanks a lot for your reply! See my answers in line. BTW, VDR Wiki states xvmc is supported by Softdevice. http://www.linuxtv.org/vdrwiki/index.php/Softdevice-plugin So what is the best option to minimize CPU usage with Softdevice ? Thanks again Regards, Eric. 2005/11/2, Stefan Lucke <stefan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Quoting Eric GRAMMATICO <e.grammatico@xxxxxxxxx>: > > > Hi Luke, Hi Martin, > > > > Please could you have a look on the following mail I sent to vdr > > mailing list ? My graphic card is a NV gfx5200 with tv-out. > > > > Thanks and regards. > > I've seen your post on vdr list, and I still don't know what to ask > or check. So lets do the usual Qs. > > Is it X11 from Xfree or Xorg ? > What is the exact version ? (written in /var/log/X.log.???) xorg-x11-6.8.2 > Does video appear when you are moving the window ? No window, bcs no windows/desktop manager. VDR is launch alone from the .Xclients file. > Whats the output of command xvinfo ? Cant reply now as I am at work... > > All I know is that there are reports from some people that > softdevice works with nvidia cards, so it is not hopeless to > get your card work too. > > Have to look at private mail exchange with Olaf, who > had some nvidia troubles too. > > > > > Eric. > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Eric GRAMMATICO <e.grammatico@xxxxxxxxx> > > Date: 1 nov. 2005 22:32 > > Subject: Softdevice not working properly... > > To: Klaus Schmidinger's VDR <vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > I am trying desperately to have softdevice plugin working on my vdr box. > > > > My config: > > FC4 > > nvidia drivers 7174 > > ffmpeg-0.4.8 > > vdr-1.3.34 > > softdevice-0.2.0 or cvs > > > > > > When vdr starts, the video is displayed but freezed, osd is running > > correctly, I can open the menu and do what I want. the same for > > recorded videos. What is strange, if I fast forward my records, it > > works... > > > > Nothing interesting in /var/log/messages, and console says: > > > CMD[1626]:TrickSpeed 1 > > CMD[1626]:Play > > CMD[1626]:Neuer Thread gestartet: Mpeg2Decoder pid 2856 > > CMD[1630]:new Video stream index.. old -1 new 0 > > CMD[1631]:Neuer StreamDecoder Pid: 2856 context 0x9ec17f8 type 0 > > CMD[1631]:Neuer Thread gestartet: pid:2857 type 0 > > ++++++++++CMD[2307]:Clear > > ... > > I am not sure how to configure X to use xvmc, didnt find any > > documentation on that someone to guide me ? > > Softdevice has no support for xvmc :-( . > > > Stefan Lucke >
