Re: bttv, tdfx, XFree86 4.0.2, DGA(overlay), xawtv 3.38

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> "Ho-sang Song" <telmewhy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > 1. SWIN problem
> >     First, I ioctled GCAP and there was VID_TYPE_OVERLAY. next, GFBUF-SFBUF-GWIN-SWIN. ( I've got DGA base address from X server using XF86DGAGetVideoLL function and passed it to video_window's base member. )
> > But when I ioctled SWIN, it returned -1. so I can't start capture.
> 
> Is your program suid root ? IIRC you need privileges to query/use the
> DGA extension and stuff...
> 

yes, I worked as root.
did you mean it or what?


> > 2. xawtv
> >     I've got xawtv from Gerd's page, and 'rpm -ta'ed and installed all progs using -Uvh switch. Running xawtv, it told me that ...
> > -----message-------
> >   image format list for port 43
> > inux/i686 (2.2.18)
> > Xv: using port 42 for video
> >     0x32315659 (YV12) planar
> >     0x30323449 (I420) planar
> > Xv: no usable image format found (port 43)
> > The app-defaults file is not correctly installed.
> > Your fault (core dumped)
> > ---------------------
> 
> Hmm.. and you have "dri" and "v4l" in the modules list in XF86Config -4 ?
> See the manual for the app-defaults file (or my post to the list
> last week).
> 

I turned off those GL related module ( such as GLcore, glx, dri ) and added 'v4l'
should I load module dri?
anyway, I moved /etc/X11/app-defaults/Xawtv to /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults
and it works well now.


> > 3. dga executable binary from XFree 4.0.2
> >     It is 'small program  testing DGA extension'. In addition to manual ( man dga ), it should display some information and fill the screen with a different color by key stroke.
> > But not my case. No information, and after keystroke(except q:quit) all system operation halted (screen filled with some color).
> 
> Err.. does it lock-up your system or can you exit by pressing "q" ?
> On this machine the screen just blanks but pressing "q" exits alright.
> I don't think you have to worry about that unless it 
> completeley freezes the machine.
> 

mm... completely freezes.
exception is pressing key "q" first.( then normally exit. no information displayed. )
pressing other key, it freezes.


> 
> HTH a bit,
> --
> Ragga
> 





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