Yea, xvideo is definitely effected by graphics drivers and what not. I know on my laptop I couldn't use xvideo on an external monitor until this latest version of xorg.
I do use nuvexport. I just started using it a month or so ago. I remember having some issues installing, but I can't remember if it was due to my own stupidity or what. When you say wouuldn't run what do u mean? On 4/24/05, Mark Knecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ah, OK, that I have loaded on both my machine that supports X-Video as > well as the machine that says it doesn't so I think that's not it. > > Thanks for the idea though. > > One fellow from another list said that X-Video support is a function > of the actually graphics adapter chip a machine has. That makes sense > to me. However the machine I'm having trouble with is using an onboard > (I think) Intel 82865G graphics chip. I'm not sure that I'm usign the > right driver for it, or possibly there are some other things that have > to be loaded to make it work. > > Anyway, as always, thanks for your help. > > BTW - have you tried nuvexport? I built it this morning. nuvinfo gives > reasonable data but numexport wouldn't run for me. I wanted to convert > the Myth recorded files to mpeg to see how they work. > > Take care, > Mark > > On 4/24/05, Lucien D. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not a kernel module, its a X windows module. for example, this is the > > section from my /etc/X11/xorg.conf > > > > Section "Module" > > > > Load "dbe" # Double buffer extension > > SubSection "extmod" > > Option "omit xfree86-dga" # don't initialise the DGA extension > > EndSubSection > > Load "type1" > > Load "freetype" > > > > EndSection > > > > > > On 4/24/05, Mark Knecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Lucien, > > > thanks. I don't seem to have that module right now: > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ slocate extmod | grep modules > > > /usr/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ slocate extmod | grep lib > > > /usr/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ > > > > > > Do you happen to know where it might be in make menuconfig? Or is it > > > by chance coming from a package I need to emerge? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Mark > > > > > > On 4/24/05, Lucien D. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I believe you have to have Load "extmod" in ur x config. Mine was > > > > there automatically after X -config, but I'm pretty sure thats the > > > > module u need for xvideo. > > > > > > > > On 4/23/05, Mark Knecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hello again, > > > > > > > > > > SHORT FORM: What is 'Xv support' and how do I set it up? xvinfo says > > > > > 'screen #0 no adaptors present'. Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > BACKGROUND INFO: > > > > > I've done some more testing of the PVR-250 at the command line and > > > > > using all the /dev devices that seem to make sense. I recorded 1 > > > > > minute of video using all of the following devices and then watched in > > > > > mplayer. (if it worked...) Here's the results: > > > > > > > > > > Size /dev/XXX results > > > > > > > > > > 6.5MB dev_video0.mpg worked > > > > > 82.5MB dev_v4l_video.mpg > > > > > 74.3MB dev_v4l_video0.mpg worked > > > > > 11.4MB dev_v4l_video24.mpg > > > > > 83.8MB dev_v4l_video32.mpg > > > > > > > > > > Of these only /dev/video0 and /dev/v4l/video0 produced mpeg results > > > > > that were playable by mplayer at the command line. > > > > > > > > > > Based on that info I set MythTV to record on /dev/v4l/video0. It > > > > > recorded a half hour show. At this point I wanted to watch the program > > > > > but when I play it I get a black screen. In the terminal I see this: > > > > > > > > > > 2005-04-23 16:52:46.487 All Programs > > > > > 2005-04-23 16:52:50.501 Opening audio device '/dev/dsp'. > > > > > 2005-04-23 16:52:50.501 Opening OSS audio device '/dev/dsp'. > > > > > *** > > > > > * Couldn't find Xv support, falling back to non-Xv mode. > > > > > * MythTV performance will be much slower since color > > > > > * conversion and scaling will be done in software. > > > > > * Consider upgrading your video card or X server if > > > > > * you would like better performance. > > > > > X Error: XvBadPort 145 > > > > > Major opcode: 139 > > > > > Minor opcode: 15 > > > > > Resource id: 0xffffffff > > > > > X Error: XvBadPort 145 > > > > > Major opcode: 139 > > > > > Minor opcode: 14 > > > > > Resource id: 0xffffffff > > > > > 2005-04-23 16:52:50.511 Couldn't get the color key color, and we need > > > > > it. > > > > > You likely won't get any video. > > > > > 2005-04-23 16:52:50.606 Changing from None to WatchingPreRecorded > > > > > 2005-04-23 16:52:50.607 Using realtime priority. > > > > > 2005-04-23 16:52:50.608 Video timing method: RTC > > > > > 2005-04-23 16:52:52.025 prebuffering pause > > > > > 2005-04-23 16:52:52.494 prebuffering pause > > > > > 2005-04-23 16:52:52.961 prebuffering pause > > > > > *** > > > > > * Your system is not capable of displaying the > > > > > * full framerate at 1280x1024 resolution. Frames > > > > > * will be skipped in order to keep the audio and > > > > > * video in sync. > > > > > X Error: XvBadPort 145 > > > > > Major opcode: 139 > > > > > Minor opcode: 15 > > > > > Resource id: 0xffffffff > > > > > X Error: XvBadPort 145 > > > > > Major opcode: 139 > > > > > Minor opcode: 14 > > > > > Resource id: 0xffffffff > > > > > 2005-04-23 16:53:01.395 Couldn't get the color key color, and we need > > > > > it. > > > > > You likely won't get any video. > > > > > 2005-04-23 16:53:01.442 Changing from WatchingPreRecorded to None > > > > > 2005-04-23 16:53:01.468 Changing from None to None > > > > > dragonfly ~ # > > > > > > > > > > and... > > > > > > > > > > dragonfly ~ # xvinfo > > > > > X-Video Extension version 2.2 > > > > > screen #0 > > > > > no adaptors present > > > > > dragonfly ~ # > > > > > > > > > > I've been wandering around for a while looking for info on this. so > > > > > for nothing quite makes sense. Is this some part of xorg-x11 that I > > > > > haven't configured? What do I do to get it working? > > > > > > > > > > man xvinfo says "xvinfo prints out the capabilities of any video > > > > > adaptors associated with the display that are accesible through the > > > > > X-Video extension." so how do I turn X-Video extension on? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > > > > > > > -- > > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
