Marko M?kel? kirjoitti: >> For some reason I can not get it to load automatically >> with udev settings. There is a >> > > There is a what? > There was something braking my thoughts. Dont really know now what I was going to say :) I'll get back to that if it comes to mind. > You could add matroxfb to /etc/modules. > There is no /etc/modules file in FC but there is rc.modules in which I have matroxfb. > >>> I'm using a statically compiled matroxfb. I've used vdr+softdevice for >>> almost 2 years now, and I haven't had any problems for about a year. >>> (I reported quite a few issues that were fixed.) >>> >>> >> I selected vdr+softdevice with matrox because I've read so many good >> things about it. Like small cpu resource needs since I've got only PII >> 550. >> > > I have a Celeron running at 900 MHz, and the CPU load is around 60%. > The VGA output of the Matrox saves some 10% or 20% of CPU, because > the colour space transformation can be avoided. But I'm using the > TV output with a self-built Matrox to SCART cable. > I have a self-built cable also. > >> What should I do to get debugging info since there is nothing in the >> syslog. >> > > Attach strace to the vdr process to see the system calls. Redirect the > output to a file, and kill vdr after a couple of seconds. > > Or start OProfile with opcontrol for a few seconds during the CPU > diversion. After opcontrol --stop, you can view the statistics with > something like opreport -l /path/to/vdr|less > > I don't know if the Pentium II implements any performance counters. > I've only run OProfile on Celeron and later processors from Intel and AMD. > > My typo, I ment PIII 550 :) >> Log shows that vdr seems to have started normally and I can get >> a picture which ofcource is a slideshow of still pictures because of the >> cpu load. Normally changing to a radiostation drops cpu load to some 5% >> but even that dont have any effect. Only restarting vdr helps. >> >> Can poor antenna signal cause something like this? Normally I have cable >> at home and I and constructing a "new" vdr to be taken to my summer home >> where we have aerial. At home my dvb-t signal if avfully poor. >> > > Poor antenna signal used to crash softdevice, but I'm not sure about the > CPU load. I usually have very good reception, so I cannot say. Does it > make any difference if you suspend the output of softdevice? > > I have to test this out. top shows that its vdr that takes all the cpu but I hav to use one of the methods you mentioned to check the real reason.
