Hi Lucke, Here is the output of xvinfo: #> xvinfo -display localhost:0 X-Video Extension version 2.2 screen #0 Adaptor #0: "NV17 Video Overlay" number of ports: 1 port base: 177 operations supported: PutImage supported visuals: depth 24, visualID 0x21 depth 24, visualID 0x23 depth 24, visualID 0x24 depth 24, visualID 0x25 depth 24, visualID 0x26 depth 24, visualID 0x27 depth 24, visualID 0x28 depth 24, visualID 0x29 depth 24, visualID 0x2a depth 24, visualID 0x2b depth 24, visualID 0x2c depth 24, visualID 0x2d depth 24, visualID 0x2e depth 24, visualID 0x2f depth 24, visualID 0x30 depth 24, visualID 0x31 depth 24, visualID 0x32 depth 24, visualID 0x33 depth 24, visualID 0x34 depth 24, visualID 0x35 depth 24, visualID 0x36 depth 24, visualID 0x37 depth 24, visualID 0x38 depth 24, visualID 0x39 depth 24, visualID 0x3a depth 24, visualID 0x3b depth 24, visualID 0x3c depth 24, visualID 0x3d depth 24, visualID 0x22 depth 24, visualID 0x3e depth 24, visualID 0x3f depth 24, visualID 0x40 depth 24, visualID 0x41 depth 24, visualID 0x42 depth 24, visualID 0x43 depth 24, visualID 0x44 depth 24, visualID 0x45 depth 24, visualID 0x46 depth 24, visualID 0x47 depth 24, visualID 0x48 depth 24, visualID 0x49 depth 24, visualID 0x4a depth 24, visualID 0x4b depth 24, visualID 0x4c depth 24, visualID 0x4d depth 24, visualID 0x4e depth 24, visualID 0x4f depth 24, visualID 0x50 depth 24, visualID 0x51 depth 24, visualID 0x52 depth 24, visualID 0x53 depth 24, visualID 0x54 depth 24, visualID 0x55 depth 24, visualID 0x56 depth 24, visualID 0x57 depth 24, visualID 0x58 number of attributes: 9 "XV_DOUBLE_BUFFER" (range 0 to 1) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 1) "XV_COLORKEY" (range 0 to 16777215) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 66046) "XV_AUTOPAINT_COLORKEY" (range 0 to 1) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 1) "XV_SET_DEFAULTS" (range 0 to 0) client settable attribute "XV_BRIGHTNESS" (range -512 to 511) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 0) "XV_CONTRAST" (range 0 to 8191) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 4096) "XV_SATURATION" (range 0 to 8191) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 4096) "XV_HUE" (range 0 to 360) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 0) "XV_ITURBT_709" (range 0 to 1) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 0) maximum XvImage size: 2046 x 2046 Number of image formats: 4 id: 0x32595559 (YUY2) guid: 59555932-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71 bits per pixel: 16 number of planes: 1 type: YUV (packed) id: 0x32315659 (YV12) guid: 59563132-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71 bits per pixel: 12 number of planes: 3 type: YUV (planar) id: 0x59565955 (UYVY) guid: 55595659-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71 bits per pixel: 16 number of planes: 1 type: YUV (packed) id: 0x30323449 (I420) guid: 49343230-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71 bits per pixel: 12 number of planes: 3 type: YUV (planar) Adaptor #1: "NV17 Video Texture" number of ports: 1 port base: 178 operations supported: PutImage supported visuals: depth 24, visualID 0x21 depth 24, visualID 0x23 depth 24, visualID 0x24 depth 24, visualID 0x25 depth 24, visualID 0x26 depth 24, visualID 0x27 depth 24, visualID 0x28 depth 24, visualID 0x29 depth 24, visualID 0x2a depth 24, visualID 0x2b depth 24, visualID 0x2c depth 24, visualID 0x2d depth 24, visualID 0x2e depth 24, visualID 0x2f depth 24, visualID 0x30 depth 24, visualID 0x31 depth 24, visualID 0x32 depth 24, visualID 0x33 depth 24, visualID 0x34 depth 24, visualID 0x35 depth 24, visualID 0x36 depth 24, visualID 0x37 depth 24, visualID 0x38 depth 24, visualID 0x39 depth 24, visualID 0x3a depth 24, visualID 0x3b depth 24, visualID 0x3c depth 24, visualID 0x3d depth 24, visualID 0x22 depth 24, visualID 0x3e depth 24, visualID 0x3f depth 24, visualID 0x40 depth 24, visualID 0x41 depth 24, visualID 0x42 depth 24, visualID 0x43 depth 24, visualID 0x44 depth 24, visualID 0x45 depth 24, visualID 0x46 depth 24, visualID 0x47 depth 24, visualID 0x48 depth 24, visualID 0x49 depth 24, visualID 0x4a depth 24, visualID 0x4b depth 24, visualID 0x4c depth 24, visualID 0x4d depth 24, visualID 0x4e depth 24, visualID 0x4f depth 24, visualID 0x50 depth 24, visualID 0x51 depth 24, visualID 0x52 depth 24, visualID 0x53 depth 24, visualID 0x54 depth 24, visualID 0x55 depth 24, visualID 0x56 depth 24, visualID 0x57 depth 24, visualID 0x58 number of attributes: 3 "XV_SET_DEFAULTS" (range 0 to 0) client settable attribute "XV_ITURBT_709" (range 0 to 1) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 0) "XV_SYNC_TO_VBLANK" (range 0 to 1) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 1) maximum XvImage size: 2046 x 2046 Number of image formats: 4 id: 0x32595559 (YUY2) guid: 59555932-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71 bits per pixel: 16 number of planes: 1 type: YUV (packed) id: 0x32315659 (YV12) guid: 59563132-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71 bits per pixel: 12 number of planes: 3 type: YUV (planar) id: 0x59565955 (UYVY) guid: 55595659-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71 bits per pixel: 16 number of planes: 1 type: YUV (packed) id: 0x30323449 (I420) guid: 49343230-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71 bits per pixel: 12 number of planes: 3 type: YUV (planar) Adaptor #2: "NV05 Video Blitter" number of ports: 32 port base: 179 operations supported: PutImage supported visuals: depth 24, visualID 0x21 depth 24, visualID 0x23 depth 24, visualID 0x24 depth 24, visualID 0x25 depth 24, visualID 0x26 depth 24, visualID 0x27 depth 24, visualID 0x28 depth 24, visualID 0x29 depth 24, visualID 0x2a depth 24, visualID 0x2b depth 24, visualID 0x2c depth 24, visualID 0x2d depth 24, visualID 0x2e depth 24, visualID 0x2f depth 24, visualID 0x30 depth 24, visualID 0x31 depth 24, visualID 0x32 depth 24, visualID 0x33 depth 24, visualID 0x34 depth 24, visualID 0x35 depth 24, visualID 0x36 depth 24, visualID 0x37 depth 24, visualID 0x38 depth 24, visualID 0x39 depth 24, visualID 0x3a depth 24, visualID 0x3b depth 24, visualID 0x3c depth 24, visualID 0x3d depth 24, visualID 0x22 depth 24, visualID 0x3e depth 24, visualID 0x3f depth 24, visualID 0x40 depth 24, visualID 0x41 depth 24, visualID 0x42 depth 24, visualID 0x43 depth 24, visualID 0x44 depth 24, visualID 0x45 depth 24, visualID 0x46 depth 24, visualID 0x47 depth 24, visualID 0x48 depth 24, visualID 0x49 depth 24, visualID 0x4a depth 24, visualID 0x4b depth 24, visualID 0x4c depth 24, visualID 0x4d depth 24, visualID 0x4e depth 24, visualID 0x4f depth 24, visualID 0x50 depth 24, visualID 0x51 depth 24, visualID 0x52 depth 24, visualID 0x53 depth 24, visualID 0x54 depth 24, visualID 0x55 depth 24, visualID 0x56 depth 24, visualID 0x57 depth 24, visualID 0x58 number of attributes: 2 "XV_SET_DEFAULTS" (range 0 to 0) client settable attribute "XV_SYNC_TO_VBLANK" (range 0 to 1) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 0) maximum XvImage size: 2046 x 2046 Number of image formats: 5 id: 0x32595559 (YUY2) guid: 59555932-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71 bits per pixel: 16 number of planes: 1 type: YUV (packed) id: 0x32315659 (YV12) guid: 59563132-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71 bits per pixel: 12 number of planes: 3 type: YUV (planar) id: 0x59565955 (UYVY) guid: 55595659-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71 bits per pixel: 16 number of planes: 1 type: YUV (packed) id: 0x30323449 (I420) guid: 49343230-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71 bits per pixel: 12 number of planes: 3 type: YUV (planar) id: 0x3 guid: 03000000-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71 bits per pixel: 32 number of planes: 1 type: RGB (packed) depth: 24 red, green, blue masks: 0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff Adaptor #3: "NVIDIA Video Interface Port" number of ports: 1 port base: 211 operations supported: PutVideo supported visuals: depth 24, visualID 0x21 depth 24, visualID 0x23 depth 24, visualID 0x24 depth 24, visualID 0x25 depth 24, visualID 0x26 depth 24, visualID 0x27 depth 24, visualID 0x28 depth 24, visualID 0x29 depth 24, visualID 0x2a depth 24, visualID 0x2b depth 24, visualID 0x2c depth 24, visualID 0x2d depth 24, visualID 0x2e depth 24, visualID 0x2f depth 24, visualID 0x30 depth 24, visualID 0x31 depth 24, visualID 0x32 depth 24, visualID 0x33 depth 24, visualID 0x34 depth 24, visualID 0x35 depth 24, visualID 0x36 depth 24, visualID 0x37 depth 24, visualID 0x38 depth 24, visualID 0x39 depth 24, visualID 0x3a depth 24, visualID 0x3b depth 24, visualID 0x3c depth 24, visualID 0x3d depth 24, visualID 0x22 depth 24, visualID 0x3e depth 24, visualID 0x3f depth 24, visualID 0x40 depth 24, visualID 0x41 depth 24, visualID 0x42 depth 24, visualID 0x43 depth 24, visualID 0x44 depth 24, visualID 0x45 depth 24, visualID 0x46 depth 24, visualID 0x47 depth 24, visualID 0x48 depth 24, visualID 0x49 depth 24, visualID 0x4a depth 24, visualID 0x4b depth 24, visualID 0x4c depth 24, visualID 0x4d depth 24, visualID 0x4e depth 24, visualID 0x4f depth 24, visualID 0x50 depth 24, visualID 0x51 depth 24, visualID 0x52 depth 24, visualID 0x53 depth 24, visualID 0x54 depth 24, visualID 0x55 depth 24, visualID 0x56 depth 24, visualID 0x57 depth 24, visualID 0x58 number of attributes: 9 "XV_ENCODING" (range 0 to 1) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 0) "XV_COLORKEY" (range 0 to 16777215) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 66046) "XV_AUTOPAINT_COLORKEY" (range 0 to 1) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 1) "XV_SET_DEFAULTS" (range 0 to 0) client settable attribute "XV_BRIGHTNESS" (range -512 to 511) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 0) "XV_CONTRAST" (range 0 to 8191) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 4096) "XV_SATURATION" (range 0 to 8191) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 4096) "XV_HUE" (range 0 to 360) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 0) "XV_ITURBT_709" (range 0 to 1) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 0) number of encodings: 2 encoding ID #0: "ntsc" size: 720 x 480 rate: 59.940060 encoding ID #1: "pal" size: 720 x 576 rate: 50.000000 Thanks and regards, Eric. 2005/11/2, Eric GRAMMATICO <e.grammatico@xxxxxxxxx>: > 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 > > >