From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1RbYYk-0002ZY-Db for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:14:50 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 86A1F21C14E; Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:14:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ee0-f53.google.com (mail-ee0-f53.google.com [74.125.83.53]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D72F521C21D for ; Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:13:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: by eekd41 with SMTP id d41so3297910eek.40 for ; Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:13:16 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=ZDSwOHki2LYsx8ijb2Bn2Ab92E7td9hKibpSTgx0Y20=; b=MKC77qmNEvQewsbsXQ7nMYXSSM7vMCHI6DDtPkDOXLZJCNUbZr4PbeX9Vk115u2f9T FWaeCUNkKCEjpXhx7uCrMdg+qMgK+QSG29kTjANCiwFnIAZuneS1dUo5Qurmuhih/GNj oXBQrhpgS4fTTwHDtUcljqm4hQ/i04HCpXwPc= Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.9.218 with SMTP id m26mr3002518bkm.44.1324044794080; Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:13:14 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.204.226.72 with HTTP; Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:13:14 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20111216111133.GA1639@waltdnes.org> References: <20111216111133.GA1639@waltdnes.org> Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:13:14 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Any video optimization tips? From: Michael Mol To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: d14a0b10-76ab-4837-9839-0718ccfc0ded X-Archives-Hash: 9b1478c08ed20d2bd48676b86b4a40ef On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 6:11 AM, Walter Dnes wrote: > =C2=A0I'm trying to make an older PC display high-def streaming video. = =C2=A0It's > a Dell Inspiron Desktop 530, with 2 gigs of ram, assembled and shipped > August 2007. =C2=A0It has an Intel dual core (*NOT* a "Core Duo") cpu lik= e so > (from /proc/cpuinfo). > > vendor_id =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 : GenuineIntel > cpu family =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0: 6 > model =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 : 15 > model name =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0: Genuine Intel(R) CPU =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A02140 =C2=A0@ 1.60GHz > stepping =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0: 2 > cpu MHz =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 : 1595.660 > cache size =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0: 1024 KB > > =C2=A0The original Intel onboard GPU wasn't really up to the task. =C2=A0= I bought > an Nvidia GeForce 6200 video card, set it up, and it handles 1280x720p > video OK, from my HDHomerun TV tuner box. =C2=A01920x1080i shows the > occasional hint of stuttering. =C2=A0I followed the instructions at > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml including the Nouveau > driver. =C2=A0I'm running ICEWM to minimize system overhead. =C2=A0Are th= ere any > other tips and tricks for getting better video performance out of this > admittedly old system? =C2=A0glxgears shows 382 fps when the system is id= le. > > =C2=A0It works without an xorg.conf. =C2=A0This also happens to my mdev t= est > machine (no udev). =C2=A0I'm attaching the Xorg log file for more detail. Use any nVidia card capable of full, in-hardware decoding of full h.264 AVC. I've got two GeForce 210s which I purchased because A) they were $50/pc two years ago, and B) they did exactly this. Then enable vdpau. (But that means running the proprietary drivers, disabling KMS, disabling NOVOU, etc) Then use any media player with support for vdpau. I know mplayer will do it. I'm unsure about ffmpeg, flash, etc. With an (old) $50 card, you can get an old Core 2 desktop system to serve as an HTPC. --=20 :wq