[Kwintv] Still scaling problems.

[Michael Kedl]

I have been evaluating the X server from SI Graphics (it runs for 25
minutes for the eval version)

I find that xawtv and other xv tv apps will scale to fullscreen with it.
I then switch to the XFree server that came with RH8 and it doesn't
scale.

Looking at the xawtv -hw output on the RH8 server:
This is xawtv-3.74, running on Linux/i686 (2.4.18-14custom)
looking for available devices
port 59-59                              [ -xvport 59 ]
    type : Xvideo, video overlay
    name : video4linux

port 60-60
    type : Xvideo, image scaler
    name : ATI Radeon Video Overlay

/dev/video0: OK                         [ -device /dev/video0 ]
    type : v4l
    name : BT878(AVerMedia TVCapture 98)
    flags: overlay capture tuner

The SI Graphics server:
This is xawtv-3.74, running on Linux/i686 (2.4.18-14custom)
looking for available devices
port 85-85                              [ -xvport 85 ]
    type : Xvideo, video overlay
    name : BT878(AVerMedia TVCapture 98)

port 86-86
    type : Xvideo, image scaler
    name : CODEC

/dev/video0: OK                         [ -device /dev/video0 ]
    type : v4l
    name : BT878(AVerMedia TVCapture 98)
    flags: overlay capture tuner

It looks like the XI server correctly uses the BT878 directly.
It looks like the XFree server is using video4linux (which I believe
doesn't scale).

So:
1) I don't think its a hw problem
2) I don't think its a kernel problem
3) It looks like its an XFree problem
4) but it might also be related to the BT drivers not "telling" XFree
about itself correctly

I guess I'll try to download the latest XFree (groan......)


On Tue, 2002-10-15 at 09:52, George Staikos wrote:
> On Tuesday October 15 2002 03:34, Alexandre Aufrere wrote:
> > >    As a follow up, I have found that Xv scaling still works here so it is
> > > most likely a problem on your systems, perhaps in XF86.  I would suggest
> > > have a look for XF86 patches or updates, as well as kernel updates.  I
> > > don't know if the XF86 ATI driver requires anything in the kernel or not
> > > but maybe it has something to do with it.  I find it very strange that
> > > scaling is not working for you though.  I dont' see how this could have
> > > anything to do with QtVision itself.
> >
> > Well, about the driver, i highly doubt it, since i was trying to use both
> > retail (from RH) drivers and drm-kernel, and from GATOS (last ones, number
> > 15), both drivers and drm-kernel modules as well.
> > Could it be a patch in XFree86 RH RPMs themselves ?
> > I'm really getting sick of that distro.. will get away soon, Mandrake or
> > Debian... Hope it'll solve the problem :-))
> 
>   It might be even...  But I really don't know.  I'm really sorry but there's 
> not much I can do short of installing RH 8.0 which I dont' have time for 
> right now.  My next suggestion, as extreme as it might be, is to try XF86 
> from CVS and see if that helps.
> 
> -- 
> 
> George Staikos
> 
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