[Openchrome-users] CX700 / EX10000

[Xavier Bachelot]

David Shay wrote:
> On 3/29/07, Xavier Bachelot <xavier at bachelot.org> wrote:
>> David Shay wrote:
>> > I've just started setting up my EX10000 with the CX700.  I've pretty
>> > much gotten to the same place that another user here has, with an
>> > ability to run up to 1600x1200 (the maximum my DVI-D monitor supports),
>> > as long as I use "VBEModes".
>> >
>> > I am using Gentoo with a 2.6.20 kernel. Latest svn openchrome with the
>> > patch from trac ticket 78. DRM 1.1.0 20060810.
>> >
>> CX700 support is now in the experimental branch, no patch needed anymore.
>>
>> > Other info: Tried starting up with KDE 3.5 initially, but the screen
>> > would flash on and off randomly. Went back to straight X and all was OK
>> > again.  From straight X, tried to start up konqueror, and experienced
>> > the same flashing.  Something odd going on, not sure if its opengl
>> > related or not.
>> >
>> > Also getting some drmAcquire memory errors as well.  AGP Memory in BIOS
>> > set to 32MB as I believe it should be.  Like other individual that got
>> > this far, regular mplayer with -xv crashed system.  With xvmc patches,
>> > it simply says it can't find a surface -- not sure if that's related to
>> > the memory acquire failures or not.  Can't find the log for those right
>> > now -- will try to send later tonight.
>> >
>> Xv and XvMC are working inside the experimental branch.
>>
>> This has not received a lot of testing so far, your inputs would be
>> appreciated.
>>
> 
> OK. Downloaded the experimental branch. Mplayer -xv works without
> crashing the machine. xvmc still can't find a surface, but that I
> believe is because I'm still getting drm errors.  Here is a portion of
> Xorg.0.log:
> 
> (II) VIA(0): - Color maps etc. set up
> (EE) VIA(0): [drm] drmAgpAcquire failed 19
> (II) VIA(0): [dri] use pci.
> (II) VIA(0): [drm] Using 51476192 bytes for DRM memory heap.
> (II) VIA(0): [dri] frame buffer initialized.
> (II) VIA(0): X context handle = 0x1
> (II) VIA(0): [drm] installed DRM signal handler
> (II) VIA(0): [DRI] installation complete
> (II) VIA(0): [dri] kernel data initialized.
> (II) VIA(0): [drm] Irq handler installed, using IRQ 23.
> (EE) VIA(0): [drm] Failed to initialize DMA ring-buffer: 14
> (II) VIA(0): direct rendering enabled
> via_video.c : viaInitVideo :
> (II) VIA(0): [Xv] Using PCI DMA for Xv image transfer.
> Fulfilled via DRI at 15363200
> (II) VIA(0): Benchmarking video copy. Less is better.
> (--) VIA(0): Timed   libc YUV420 copy... 1592748. Throughput: 298.0 MiB/s.
> (--) VIA(0): Timed kernel YUV420 copy... 1583765. Throughput: 299.7 MiB/s.
> (--) VIA(0): Timed    SSE YUV420 copy... 1219454. Throughput: 389.2 MiB/s.
> (--) VIA(0): Timed    MMX YUV420 copy... 1507194. Throughput: 314.9 MiB/s.
> (--) VIA(0): Ditch 3DNow! YUV420 copy... Not supported by CPU.
> (--) VIA(0): Timed   MMX2 YUV420 copy... 1274434. Throughput: 372.4 MiB/s.
> Freed 15363200 (pool 2)
> (--) VIA(0): Using SSE YUV42X copy for video.
> via_video.c : viaSetupImageVideo:
> via_video.c : viaGetPortAttribute : port 0 75
> via_video.c :    ColorKey 0x821
> via_video.c : viaGetPortAttribute : port 0 78
>    AutoPaint = 00000001
> via_video.c : viaGetPortAttribute : port 0 73
>    xvBrightness = 00005000
> via_video.c : viaGetPortAttribute : port 0 74
>    xvContrast = 00010000
> via_video.c : viaGetPortAttribute : port 0 77
>    xvSaturation = 00010000
> via_video.c : viaGetPortAttribute : port 0 76
>    xvHue = 00000000
> via_video.c : viaResetVideo:
> via_video.c : num_adaptors : 0
> (II) VIA(0): [XvMC] Registering viaXvMC.
> (II) VIA(0): [XvMC] Initialized XvMC extension.
> 
> Right now I have the Video setting in BIOS set to 64MB. I've also
> tried 32MB. I thought in the past I had problems if it was higher.
> 
> Thoughts?
try to use Options "NoXvDMA" in the device section of your xorg conf.

mplayer might not be the best testbed, as XvMC VLD support is still not
in upstream mplayer. I'm more confortable with xine.

Regards,
Xavier