Hi All,
I have DirectFb working properly on fedora core 3 with a 2.6.11 kernel.
I can do a /usr/local/bin/mplayer test.mpg -vo dfbmga and get a crisp
clear picture on my PAL TV.
However when I run ./vdr -P"softdevice -vo dfb:mgatv" -P'remote -
i /dev/input/event2' I get a black and white, flickering and badly
distorted picture on the TV.
What could be the problem?
All tips on where to start looking appreciated.
Regards Anthony
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From: anthony hornby <anthony.hornby(a)cdu.edu.au>
Reply-To: anthony.hornby(a)cdu.edu.au, Klaus Schmidinger's VDR
<vdr(a)linuxtv.org>
To: Klaus Schmidinger's VDR <vdr(a)linuxtv.org>
Subject: [vdr] Softdevice + vidix + matrox G550 - is this possible?
Date: Thu, 05 May 2005 08:33:07 +0930
Hi,
I want to set up my VDR to use softdevice and use the output of my
Matrox G550 card.
I have got the latest CVS for softdevice, directFB, DFB++, vidix and
ffmpeg. Am running Fedora core 3 with the latest 2.6.11 series kernel.
Have built all successfully.
Now I want to keep the second head on my G550 running X (a gnome desktop
on the local monitor on the box is handy) but also have accelerated
output on the tv-out.
I think this means I am restricted to using vidix - is this correct?
Anyway when I try to use VDR with sofdevice and vidix with -P"
softdevice -vo vidix:" I always get the following:
console
*******
[root@mmc vdr-1.3.23]# ./vdr -P" softdevice -vo vidix:" -P'remote -
i /dev/input/event2'
[softdevice] processing args
[softdevice] argv [0] = softdevice
[softdevice] argv [1] = -vo
[softdevice] initializing Plugin
[softdevice] Initializing Video Out
/var/log/messages
*****************
May 5 08:26:42 mmc vdr: succeeded
May 5 08:26:56 mmc vdr[8702]: VDR version 1.3.23 started
May 5 08:26:56 mmc vdr[8702]: loading plugin: ./PLUGINS/lib/libvdr-
softdevice.so.1.3.23
May 5 08:26:56 mmc vdr[8702]: loading plugin: ./PLUGINS/lib/libvdr-
remote.so.1.3.23
May 5 08:26:56 mmc vdr[8702]: loading /video/setup.conf
May 5 08:26:56 mmc vdr[8702]: loading /video/sources.conf
May 5 08:26:56 mmc vdr[8702]: loading /video/diseqc.conf
May 5 08:26:56 mmc vdr[8702]: loading /video/channels.conf
May 5 08:26:56 mmc vdr[8702]: loading /video/timers.conf
May 5 08:26:56 mmc vdr[8702]: loading /video/reccmds.conf
May 5 08:26:56 mmc vdr[8702]: loading /video/svdrphosts.conf
May 5 08:26:56 mmc vdr[8702]: loading /video/ca.conf
May 5 08:26:56 mmc vdr[8702]: loading /video/remote.conf
May 5 08:26:56 mmc vdr[8702]: loading /video/keymacros.conf
May 5 08:26:56 mmc kernel: tda1004x: waiting for firmware upload...
May 5 08:26:58 mmc kernel: tda1004x: waiting for firmware upload...
May 5 08:27:00 mmc vdr[8702]: found 2 video devices
May 5 08:27:00 mmc vdr[8702]: initializing plugin: softdevice (0.1.1):
A software emulated MPEG2 device
May 5 08:27:00 mmc vdr[8702]: [cVidixVideoOut] Can't open framebuffer
exiting
Looks like I am missing something fundamental here - can anyone set me
straight? What should I check?
All help appreciated.
Regards Anthony.