2012-04-08, 13:36
Hi,
I'm using Arch Linux with kernel 3.3.1 and open-source AMD video drivers on my nettop with AMD Fusion E-350 APU. I'm trying to watch a H264 720p video in XMBC v.11, but the playback is a little bit sloppy: small 'hiccups' happen every few seconds (although between those hiccups, the playback is nice and smooth). Here are some screenshots of the video running with debug information turned on: http://s1.hostingkartinok.com/uploads/im...1d176c.png http://s1.hostingkartinok.com/uploads/im...71622f.png http://s1.hostingkartinok.com/uploads/im...f71087.png http://s1.hostingkartinok.com/uploads/im...7f60f4.png http://s1.hostingkartinok.com/uploads/im...4f62d1.png (as you can notice, both CPU cores aren't more than 50% loaded). In fact, I noticed that the same happens in the “Euphoria” screensaver too.
I wonder if anyone knows of any possible solutions. The only idea I have is trying out ATI Catalyst (proprietary driver) and building XMBC with XvBA support, but this sounds like a huge pain in the neck and I'm not even sure if that'll work out. Any more ideas?
I'm using Arch Linux with kernel 3.3.1 and open-source AMD video drivers on my nettop with AMD Fusion E-350 APU. I'm trying to watch a H264 720p video in XMBC v.11, but the playback is a little bit sloppy: small 'hiccups' happen every few seconds (although between those hiccups, the playback is nice and smooth). Here are some screenshots of the video running with debug information turned on: http://s1.hostingkartinok.com/uploads/im...1d176c.png http://s1.hostingkartinok.com/uploads/im...71622f.png http://s1.hostingkartinok.com/uploads/im...f71087.png http://s1.hostingkartinok.com/uploads/im...7f60f4.png http://s1.hostingkartinok.com/uploads/im...4f62d1.png (as you can notice, both CPU cores aren't more than 50% loaded). In fact, I noticed that the same happens in the “Euphoria” screensaver too.
I wonder if anyone knows of any possible solutions. The only idea I have is trying out ATI Catalyst (proprietary driver) and building XMBC with XvBA support, but this sounds like a huge pain in the neck and I'm not even sure if that'll work out. Any more ideas?