>> I use a PVR-350, Debian Etch, ivtv-0.10-cvs, MythTV-0.20.
>>
>> First, let me say that I have a known-good configuration when I use
>> ivtv-fb with osd_compat=1 and 720x576 resolution, while correcting for
>> overscan in MythTV.
>>
>> I want to correct for overscan in ivtv-fb/X instead of in MythTV (for
>> obvious reasons). That's what's giving problems.
>>
>> When I load ivtv_fb without osd_compat=1, and with:
>> osd_xres=616 osd_yres=544 osd_left=62 osd_upper=17 osd_depth=32
>> While playing a MythTV recording, I get a black square (with the
>> dimensions of the supplied module parameters), while video is playing
>> behind it (you can see a bit of video at the edges of the TV).
>> When I enable globalalpha with ivtvfbctl, the black square disappears
>> and I can see the entire video, though of course, the OSD disappears
>> along with the black square (and the alpha gets reset when you stop
>> playing).
>>
>> I read on one of the ivtv lists, that I should add osd_compat=1 as
>> ivtv-fb module parameter to get rid of this black square. When I do
>> that, MythTV starts up/displays fine, however, when I start playing a
>> recording, the OSD part of the screen gets fscked up, and stays that way
>> when I exit playing (see photo).
> 
> MythTV will only work properly with a width of 720, but you're running X at 
> 616. If you're willing to build MythTV yourself, you can grab a recent svn 
> version of the code & apply a patch to resolve this problem. It will also 
> remove the need for the 'osd_compat=1' option.
> 
> The patch will apply to 0.20 & 0.20-fixes, but requires a small change to 
> allow it to compile.
> 
> Patch -> http://www.iarmst.demon.co.uk/test/mythtv-osd-v2.patch
> 
As it's such a small problem, compiling MythTV myself is too much 
trouble. I'll just wait for the binaries to get updated someday.

At least I now know it's a known issue. Thanks for your help and work :)

Gert Robben

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