How to Install XBMC PVR Xvba for AMD/Nvidia/Intel GPUs

kobik · 2011-12-17 20:44

fritsch, more than an hour of LiveTV interlaced content playback with SS enabled and so far so good.

**fritsch** · 2011-12-17 20:56

kobik Wrote:fritsch, more than an hour of LiveTV interlaced content playback with SS enabled and so far so good.

Yeah! This sounds really good. Packages will hit xbmc-xvba repository when launchpad ist ready - build pending.

Infinitatus · 2011-12-17 20:59

[quote=kobik]@Infinitatus,
Set VSync to always on under System->Video settings.
It's the FPS that is going crazy here, but putting a limit on them will decrease your CPU usage on idle.

How dum of me. I see it now. Thanks (already down to 10%)

DejaVu · 2011-12-17 23:06

Installing using Oneiric Minimal is not an option for me. My Wifi card is not detected by it (I only have a Wifi card in this device!)

I've since downloaded the full 11.10 Ubuntu CD with the hope of installing a minimal CLI version of Ubuntu from that which does include the driver - but no dice - I couldnt work out or google the correct answer.

Can anyone assist getting a Minimal install on my system so I can attempt to do this please?!

**wsnipex** · 2011-12-17 23:11

DejaVu Wrote:Installing using Oneiric Minimal is not an option for me. My Wifi card is not detected by it (I only have a Wifi card in this device!)

I've since downloaded the full 11.10 Ubuntu CD with the hope of installing a minimal CLI version of Ubuntu from that which does include the driver - but no dice - I couldnt work out or google the correct answer.

Can anyone assist getting a Minimal install on my system so I can attempt to do this please?!

Just use the normal desktop version, if you start xbmc as a lightdm session as instructed in the guide, there won't be too much overhead. you can still slim down later on if you deem necessary.

kobik · 2011-12-18 01:33

No crashes at all on playing interlaced content this evening.
great work guys!

kobik · 2011-12-18 09:43

On system reboot XBMC crash in a loop for 6-8 times in row Sad

Happened for me a few times already also with the stable version.

**fritsch** · 2011-12-18 10:26

kobik Wrote:On system reboot XBMC crash in a loop for 6-8 times in row
Happened for me a few times already also with the stable version.

Did you install everything like provided by this howto?

Normally system reboot crashes are not xvba dependend, but the xbmc.log could tell more.

kobik · 2011-12-18 10:37

Of course.
Not to be offensive of course, but these and other menu navigation crashes didn't not happen using Lars' git.

**fritsch** · 2011-12-18 10:51

Mmh, we are totally based on Lars git. We rebase on him.
Could you provide xbmc.log files? When this crash happens?

Again: Crash means: your xbmc session just "restarts"?

kobik Senior Member Posts: 100 Joined: Jan 2009 Reputation: 4	2011-12-17 20:44 Post: #31 fritsch, more than an hour of LiveTV interlaced content playback with SS enabled and so far so good.
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fritsch Team-XBMC Member Posts: 1,400 Joined: Aug 2011 Reputation: 40 Location: Karlsruhe	2011-12-17 20:56 Post: #32 kobik Wrote:fritsch, more than an hour of LiveTV interlaced content playback with SS enabled and so far so good. Yeah! This sounds really good. Packages will hit xbmc-xvba repository when launchpad ist ready - build pending.
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Infinitatus Junior Member Posts: 18 Joined: Nov 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-12-17 20:59 Post: #33 [quote=kobik]@Infinitatus, Set VSync to always on under System->Video settings. It's the FPS that is going crazy here, but putting a limit on them will decrease your CPU usage on idle. How dum of me. I see it now. Thanks (already down to 10%)
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kobik Senior Member Posts: 100 Joined: Jan 2009 Reputation: 4	2011-12-18 01:33 Post: #36 No crashes at all on playing interlaced content this evening. great work guys!
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kobik Senior Member Posts: 100 Joined: Jan 2009 Reputation: 4	2011-12-18 09:43 Post: #37 On system reboot XBMC crash in a loop for 6-8 times in row Happened for me a few times already also with the stable version.
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fritsch Team-XBMC Member Posts: 1,400 Joined: Aug 2011 Reputation: 40 Location: Karlsruhe	2011-12-18 10:26 Post: #38 kobik Wrote:On system reboot XBMC crash in a loop for 6-8 times in row Happened for me a few times already also with the stable version. Did you install everything like provided by this howto? Normally system reboot crashes are not xvba dependend, but the xbmc.log could tell more.
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kobik Senior Member Posts: 100 Joined: Jan 2009 Reputation: 4	2011-12-18 10:37 Post: #39 Of course. Not to be offensive of course, but these and other menu navigation crashes didn't not happen using Lars' git.
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fritsch Team-XBMC Member Posts: 1,400 Joined: Aug 2011 Reputation: 40 Location: Karlsruhe	2011-12-18 10:51 Post: #40 Mmh, we are totally based on Lars git. We rebase on him. Could you provide xbmc.log files? When this crash happens? Again: Crash means: your xbmc session just "restarts"?
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