[vdr] Re: Can't compile softdevice?

[Norm Dressler <norm@dressler.ca>]

Ok, I sorted it out -- the problem was I heard audio but not video.  When you 
mentioned the display variable I realized I was root and didn't have access 
to the current display.  

Norm

On October 8, 2004 09:09 am, you wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-10-08 at 09:01 -0400, Norm Dressler wrote:
> > Thanks!  That did the trick.  I'll try and recompile libavcodec with the
> > options and get some postprocessing.
> >
> > This is an area I'm not that familiar with because I have a budget card
> > and have used xine since I got it -- what software should I use to view
> > it?
>
> I don't think I understand the question.
>
> > I set softdevice for Xv -- I tried kvdr but it doesn't find the
> > device /dev/video so I'm not certain what I need next.  I have an nvidia
> > 5700 with tv-out -- I use xine and the dual display to get it work
> > (export DISPLAY=:0.1;xine....) to get it on the TV-out.  How would I do
> > the same with softdevice?
>
> Am not sure what kvdr is. Since softdevice uses Xv output the same way
> xine can use Xv output, you should be able to display on any Xv enabled
> X screen. Doesn't setting the DISPLAY env variable work?
>
> In fairness, if you will use video output in any case, I think a full
> featured card would give you much better results. Software decoding is
> never as fluid as hardware decoding.