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A guide how to install 12.8 drivers ?
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@golddk:
Same as 12.6. You do not need to backup and copy control file. It just works .
Basically:
stop lightdm
install with --buildandinstallpkg
reissue the aticonfig commands
reboot & fine :-)
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Migth be the worng thread to ask this but what are the pro and cons for AMD vs Nvidia for xbmc on linux.
I am asking as I am looking to buy one more htpc and don't really know which to choose.
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@laric:
Buy nvidia (GT520).
Nvidia (>= ION-2):
Can do on linux:
Audio:
DTS-HD, TRUE-HD, AC3, DTS, LPCM, 8 Channels over HDMI
Video:
VC1, H264 (all levels), Mpeg2, (Mpeg4)
Deinterlacing: Temporal / Spatial (it uses temporal information (2+ frames) and spatial Information (out of one frame) to build up a complete frame)
AMD:
Can do on linux:
Audio:
DTS,AC3, 2 Channels over HDMI
Video:
H264 (all levels), VC1
Deinterlacing: Bob (copy rows, worse quality)
AMD can do the same on windows, but the UVD decoder is slower. Last Time we benchmarked, it needs at least 20ms in the DecodeImage Path, so with a lot of luck you can do 1080p50 with it. Linux support by AMD is not really great. We wait for and sdk update since a long time.
The best supported hardware within xbmc and vdpau is D2700 with GT520, as this is the hardware fernetmenta currently loves most :p
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I have 3 HTPC with xbmc. 2 AMD e350 using this version (ppa:wsnipex/xbmc-xvba) and runs fine, but can i use this build on the ION2? or is there a better build for this ?
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@golddk:
To answer your questions: Yes (not the eden version, but xbmc-xvba and xbmc-xvba-testing are fine)
and second one: No :-)
You have to do slightly different settings (enable vdpau, enable GL interop, enable temporal / spatial, also enable DTS-HD and TrueHD as the ion-2 supports it)
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if myth 0.25 gets pulled into Lars' PVR branch, we'll get it too.
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@golddk:
off topic. Please open a new thread upon the issue.
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amdcccle just needs X running. if you do it via ssh, you must export the display:
export DISPLAY=:0
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@kobik:
Your log indicates that you have both: vnsi and xvdr installed. Choose one of them. The Crash on startup was fixed for vnsi some month ago by fernetmenta and it is working :-)
Afaik xvdr is not officially (whatever that means) supported - never the less, we want "third party" addons to work flawlessly and have no intention to break them :p
Are you sure this is the right pastebin, you linked? I cannot see something obvious, but i am in a hurry right now - check that your OE computer is allowed to connect to xvdr (see the vdr config file).
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