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On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 2:18 PM, Paul Hartman |
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<paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> This started as part of Michael's thread about Myth crashing. |
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>> mythfrontend is segfaulting for me also, but my problem has spread to |
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>> pretty much any application that tries to display video - mplayer, |
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>> xine and Myth all crash with similar errors. Only xine doesn't crash X |
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>> completely and leaves behind anything in terms of clues. |
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> It looks like maybe a problem with xv overlays. You can try using a |
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> different output driver than xv. Also, try adding AccelMethod to your |
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> device section in xorg.conf if you don't have it: |
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> Option "AccelMethod" "XAA" |
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> If that doesn't help, maybe try EXA instead of XAA. |
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> Also, if you're using anything like compiz of KDE4 desktop effects, |
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> try turning it off. |
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Right now I don't have an xorg.conf file as the new xorg upgrade guide |
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encourages you to dump it. I'm not overly comfortable with that and |
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will likely try creating a new xorg or using my old one later. I'll |
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try your idea as soon as I get to that. |
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Thanks, |
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Mark |
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