Sucess! I managed to get the dxr3 working in slow degrees last night...

Started by trying cat test.mpg > /dev/em8300_mv

Expecting to see nothing, I got a few garbled images (This was definatley
progress! I didn't expect it to play properly as its an mpeg not an mv
stream)

Tried a few more files, got more or less the same results (Still better than
nothing)

Spent ages working with mplayer - only to discover that the dxr3 support is
broken... tried to fix it by getting a newer version of mplayer and
compiling that, but it complained about missing header files for the dxr3
(very strange - where have they gone since the last compile of mplayer? Or
maybe I had copied them into the mplayer source dir instead - can't remember
off hand - anyhoo I can sort that).

Tried an older release of freevo 1.3.2-pre4 binary - and hay presto, TVout
via the dxr3... sweet!

(Major problem with audio synch on divx movies - but hey, one thing at a
time)

Now to try and get everything in the latest release working...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Johan Cel�n" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] No display device in freevo? Dxr3 video stream
not system stream...


> hmm.. have you followed the instructions of dxr3 setup (not the one in
> freevo)?
> do you have the devices for the dxr3 card?
> cd em8300;cd modules;make devices
> or something like that..
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mark Benson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 4:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] No display device in freevo? Dxr3 video stream
> not system stream...
>
>
> > Ok not 100% sure about this but I've just tried playing an mpeg 1 file
> thru
> > mplayer on a remote shell (not sure if doing it this way will work but I
> > can't see why not - even though I can't physically see the output :-).
> >
> > tried mplayer -vo dxr3 -ao oss://em8300_ma-0 test.mpg
> >
> > and mplayer -vo dxr3 test.mpg
> >
> > But mplayer complains that it can't open the device...
> > ==================================
> > Playing test.mpg
> > MPEG-ES file format detected.
> > VIDEO:  MPEG1  160x120  (aspect 1)  25.00 fps  409.6 kbps (51.2 kbyte/s)
> > Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device.
> >
> >
> > Exiting... (End of file)
> > ==================================
> > This is the a version of mplayer that I compliled for dxr3 support -
> > followed the docs and it all seemed ok, dxr3 support was listed.
> >
> > I'm stumped...
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Johan Cel�n" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 2:31 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] No display device in freevo? Dxr3 video
stream
> > not system stream...
> >
> >
> > > Hopefully your card will work when you try it with mplayer :)
> > > Seems like you have setup everything right. You might want to run
> > > em8300setup -d btw,
> > > then you'll be able to get both ac3 and pcm sound. I get the flicker
on
> > the
> > > tv everytime I reboot /
> > > reinitialize the card, so that's normal.
> > > You should be able to play almost everything with your dxr3 card. All
> > > mpeg1/2 streams should work fine.
> > > You can also play xvid/divx. etc with mplayer, it renders the movie to
> > mpeg
> > > on the fly. :)).
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Mark Benson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 1:37 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] No display device in freevo? Dxr3 video
> stream
> > > not system stream...
> > >
> > >
> > > > Thanks Johan,
> > > >
> > > > I haven't tried running it with mplayer as yet, as I was trying to
> work
> > > thru
> > > > everything systematically. I will try mplayer when I'm actually
> infront
> > of
> > > > the box next. I was wondering if the mpeg should be a specific
format
> > for
> > > > the dxr3, maybe it can only scale divisions of PAL resolutions?
> > > >
> > > > I'm currently loading the modules by hand and then uploading the
> > > > microcode... rebooting doesn't have any affect for me.
> > > >
> > > > If I run ./em8300setup -q first it complains that I need to upload
the
> > > > microcode first, so I run ./em8300setup and it returns...
> > > >
> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] em8300setup]# ./em8300setup
> > > > Video   Aspect  Audio   Spu
> > > > PAL     4:3     ANALOG  OFF
> > > >
> > > > Running ./em8300setup -q returns the same info:
> > > >
> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] em8300setup]# ./em8300setup -q
> > > > Video   Aspect  Audio   Spu
> > > > PAL     4:3     ANALOG  OFF
> > > >
> > > > Which sounds ok to me - I'm in the uk so pal should be fine...
> > > >
> > > > So far the closest I've got the getting any output from the dxr3 is
> > screen
> > > > flicker when loading the modules and microcode.
> > > >
> > > > I'm running RH9 with 2.4.20-19.9
> > > > I'm running on a dual celeron box (an old abit BP6)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > From: "Johan Cel�n" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 11:37 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] No display device in freevo? Dxr3 video
> > stream
> > > > not system stream...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Yeah.. I have a working dxr3 (hollywood+) in my freevo box..
> > > > > I've got the same error that you have.. but all I had to do is to
> > > reboot,
> > > > > and then it worked.
> > > > > what do you get if you run em8300setup -q ? Does everything looks
> ok?
> > > > > have you tried to run the card with mplayer (without freevo)
> > > > > mplayer -vo dxr3 -ao oss://dev/em8300_ma-0 test.mpg
> > > > > (or something like that)
> > > > > This is my ldm:
> > > > >
> > > > > modprobe i2c-algo-bit
> > > > > insmod /apps/em8300-0.13.0/modules/adv717x.o pixelport_16bit=0
> > > > > pixelport_other_pal=0
> > > > > insmod /apps/em8300-0.13.0/modules/bt865.o
> > > > > insmod /apps/em8300-0.13.0/modules/em8300.o dicom_other_pal=0
> > > dicom_fix=0
> > > > > dicom_control=1
> > > > >
> > > > > and in my rc.local i've got
> > > > > em8300setup -d
> > > > > you might have to set the pal/pal60/ntsc too.. think i changed the
> > > > defaults
> > > > > on my modules to that..
> > > > >
> > > > > Wich kernel are you using btw? I'm running 2.4.21, works
perfectly.
> > But
> > > > with
> > > > > 2.4.22rc2 em8300 wont even compile :/
> > > > > had to patch it to support i2c 2.8.0.. but the patch made em8300
to
> > fail
> > > > > compilation :/
> > > > > Anyone running dxr3 with 2.4.22rc2 (or atleast i2c 2.8.0 ? )
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards
> > > > > Johan
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > > From: "Mark Benson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 11:27 AM
> > > > > Subject: Fw: [Freevo-users] No display device in freevo? Dxr3
video
> > > stream
> > > > > not system stream...
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi all,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm still having problems getting my dxr3 working with freevo,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The old post is what happens when I try to output an mpeg to the
> > > card...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > When I run freevo with dxr3 set as the output, freevo complains
> that
> > > > there
> > > > > > is no output device...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Anyone with a working dxr3 have any ideas?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > > > From: "Mark Benson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 2:09 PM
> > > > > > Subject: [Freevo-users] Dxr3 video stream not system stream...
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I've been trying to get my dxr3 working - got so far...
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Currently able to load modules (tv screen flickers -
> > occasionally
> > > > goes
> > > > > > > > green), upload microcode (tv screen flickers - if green goes
> > > black).
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > When I try
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > extract_mpeg2 test.mpg > /dev/em8300_mv
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I get the message video stream not system stream repeated
for
> > the
> > > > > approx
> > > > > > > > duration of the test clip
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > The thing that is confusing me is that I have colour bars
> > enabled
> > > > but
> > > > > > have
> > > > > > > > not as yet seen them! Any ideas?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > complied the modules (using the radhat-patched version)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > load the modules using:  ./ldm
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > ldm options currently (tried various combinations):
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > #!/bin/sh
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > modprobe i2c-algo-bit
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > insmod adv717x.o
> > > > > > > > # pixelport_16bit=0 pixelport_other_pal=0 swap_redblue_pal=0
> > > > > > color_bars=1
> > > > > > > > insmod bt865.o
> > > > > > > > # color_bars=1
> > > > > > > > insmod em8300.o
> > > > > > > > # use_bt865=0 bt865_ucode_timeout=1 dicom_fix=0
> dicom_control=0
> > > > > > > > dicom_other_pal=0 activate_loopback=0
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > load the microcode using:  ./em8300setup
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > try to test video output using:  extract_mpeg2 test.mpg >
> > > > > /dev/em8300_mv
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > where test.mpg is a test video clip...
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thats when I get the video stream not system stream
> messages...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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