[Openchrome-users] Help enabling XvMC on Epia EN15000G at 1280x768

[Jan Ceuleers]

Sorry to ping (see below):

On 10/04/11 10:44, Jan Ceuleers wrote:
> Hi there.
>
> I hope you guys can help me to enable XvMC on a Via Epia EN15000G. The X
> log says that XvMC is not being used because DRI isn't working, but I do
> see all sorts of evidence of DRI in that same log.
>
> Having googled a lot, my best guess as to what's wrong is that the
> resolution of my TV (a Sony panel, connected to the VGA port of the
> Epia, with a resolution of 1280x768), is too high. The SupportedHardware
> page at openchrome.org says that MPEG2 is supported up to 1024x1024 on
> what I believe to be a CN700.
>
> I'm puzzled though, because if that is indeed the problem then why would
> DRI not be available?
>
> Anyway, I'm using this machine as a MythTV frontend. If I do need to
> reduce the resolution in order to get XvMC to work (note: currently SD
> video playback is stuttering), then is it possible to do so while still
> using the whole screen? I'm asking because the only supported resolution
> listed in the X log that is 16:9 is 1280x768.

Am I out of luck:

- does my hardware just not support XvMC at 1280x768 ?
- or is this a current limitation of openchrome ?
- or have I misconfigured something?

Thanks, Jan