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th0r · 2008-08-09, 04:18

I placed AdvancedSettings.xml in /usr/share/xbmc/userdata (tried both lowercase and mixed case file names)

and the file contents look like this

Code:
th0r@vulcan:/usr/share/xbmc/userdata$ cat advancedsettings.xml

<advancedsettings>

  <glrectanglehack>1</glrectanglehack>

</advancedsettings>

The log is @ http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/35727/

th0r · 2008-08-09, 04:39

My previous reply disappeared. not sure what happened.

I have placed AdvancedSettings.xml in /usr/share/xbmc/userdata and looks like

th0r@vulcan:/usr/share/xbmc/userdata$ cat advancedsettings.xml
<advancedsettings>
<glrectanglehack>1</glrectanglehack>
</advancedsettings>

I tried with both lowercase and mixedcase filenames.

The log is at http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/35738/

th0r · 2008-08-09, 19:40

I have placed the file in /usr/share/xbmc/userdata (Tried placing it in ~/.xbmc/userdata as well)

and the file contents are

<advancedsettings>
<glrectanglehack>1</glrectanglehack>
</advancedsettings>

jmannik · 2008-08-10, 10:23

any progress with this? i am having the green screen issue then the ghosting issue. I have not tried to compile it myself i have only used synaptic to install. is there a way to fix it without having to recompile?

elupus · 2008-08-10, 14:18

jmannik:
no other progress than i posted above. (ie that you need to edit your advancedsettings.xml file and add <glrectanglehack>1</glrectanglehack> or better <glrectanglehack>yes</glrectanglehack>

th0r:
could you post a debug log?

th0r · 2008-08-10, 21:10

The log is @ http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/35727/

jmannik · 2008-08-10, 22:41

I had tried the glrectangle 1 setting but i hadnt tried setting it to yes. i will do that next time i get the urge to poke and prod it (later on today when im more awake)

th0r · 2008-08-10, 23:02

D'OH ! I should have tried this earlier. I renamed the file to all lowercase and used the 'yes' setting

[EMAIL="th0r@vulcan:%7E/.xbmc"]th0r@vulcan:~/.xbmc[/EMAIL]/userdata$ cat advancedsettings.xml
<advancedsettings>
<glrectanglehack>yes</glrectanglehack>
</advancedsettings>

and am now able to watch videos with partial success. I don't see the ghosting anymore but playback is @ twice the speed without sound (But this happens only on some video files). This is definitely a lot more better than where I was earlier

The last hiccup that I face now is when I stop the video player. The display goes gray and all I see is a tiny little white square. The display becomes totally unusable after that forcing me to restart XBMC.

anoobie · 2008-08-10, 23:30

Thank you for the fix. I tried this out

<advancedsettings>
<glrectanglehack>yes</glrectanglehack>
</advancedsettings>

and the videos are now working great. Also this is xbmc on windows. Big Grin

jmannik · 2008-08-11, 05:08

ok the all lower case thing might help me a bit then... ill give it a try when i get home.

jmannik · 2008-08-11, 09:40

ok gave that a try and no luck. still green screen and then the second time i play it and the video comes up i still have the ghosting

elupus · 2008-08-14, 20:32

jmannik:
debug log

jmannik · 2008-08-15, 07:37

Ill pump one out as soon as i get the chance (probably tomorrow morning)

$5 says its something stupid ive done Tongue

th0r · 2008-08-15, 08:00

elupus,

any pointers on how to resolve the garbed display after playing a video ?

elupus · 2008-08-15, 17:57

no idea th0r, but as always a debug log would be nice.