Kaffeine playback jerky

[David McGlone]

On Tuesday 02 September 2008 11:17:39 pm Billie Walsh wrote:
> david wrote:
> > On Tuesday 02 September 2008 10:35:34 am Billie Walsh wrote:
> >> Knapp wrote:
> >>>>> Here Billie, Add Option "VideoOverlay" "on"  to your xorg.conf file.
> >>>>> Here is an example of mine:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Section "Device"
> >>>>>         Identifier      "Configured Video Device"
> >>>>>         Option          "VideoOverlay"  "on"
> >>>>>         Driver          "fglrx"
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Then restart your X server or reboot your computer. You shouldn't
> >>>>> have any choppy video now.
> >>>>
> >>>> This just gets weirder and weirder. Here is my section of
> >>>> etc/x11/xorg.conf
> >>>>
> >>>> Section "Device"
> >>>>    Identifier    "Configured Video Device"
> >>>> EndSection
> >>>>
> >>>> Thats all there is.
> >>>
> >>> It seems to be that Linux is switching over to totally auto configure
> >>> instead of using configure files. I don't KNOW this but it seems to be
> >>> what is happening. My xorg.conf was blank like that too but I had to
> >>> add a lot. Just be sure to make a backup of the original and then play
> >>> with it. Did you try David's idea?
> >>
> >> I haven't had a chance to try his suggestion yet. I was up half the
> >> night with trashed video settings. *<]:oD
> >>
> >> First I made sure the fglrx drivers were all in place. Then I went
> >> through System Settings to set the video driver to fglrx. Bad idea!!
> >> After restarting all I could get was 800x600 resolution. System settings
> >> couldn't "fix" it. Long story short, after messing with it for a couple
> >> hours I finally opened a terminal and "sudo dolphin". Deleted all but
> >> one known good version of xorg.conf from an earlier setup, renamed it
> >> "xorg.conf", renamed the "falback" conf to keep it from running, crossed
> >> my fingers and restarted. Back to 1280x1024 where it belongs. One part
> >> lucky, one part stupid.
> >
> > How did you check for the fglrx drivers?
>
> Opened Adept and looked.
>
> > did you use the command fgl_glxgears?
>
> No. But I just tried it and got this silly rotating box with gears
> twirling around. Looks like it might be intended to be a screen saver of
> some sort.

This is a test and means you have 3D enabled and it will tell you how many 
frames per second (fps) you are achieving.

>
> > also how did you install the drivers?
>
> Again, Adept.
>
> > Did you use the hardware drivers manager?
>
> No. I don't even know what "the hardware drivers manager" is.

kmenu->system->hardware drivers manager
Or
alt+f2 jockey-kde

The Hardware drivers manager helps you install proprietary drivers for your 
system. In other words it will automagically install the ATI graphics drivers 
for you.
>
> > I remember not too long ago, I had this same problem. If I recall
> > correctly I solved it by logging into safe settings starting X and
> > changing things from there, from then on I could change it under a normal
> > session even after re-installing a couple times.
>
> I'm a command line dummy. I need the book, "CLI For Dummies". Some say
> that makes me a very poor Linux user. But looking at it the other way
> around. Not being conversant in CLI I tend to look for GUI methods of
> doing things. Many times I see someone giving long lists of CLI commands
> to do something I can do in just a few seconds with my mouse in the GUI.
>
> Take for instance adding "Option "VideoOverlay" "on"" to  xorg.conf.
>
> My method:
> Open Dolphin
> navigate to /etc/x11/ - About three mouse clicks
> highlight xorg.conf - hover over the file
> on the right side "Edit as Root"
> enter password, hit enter
> scroll down to where it gets added
> add line
> save
> exit
> DONE

Here is my menthod:
open konsole
type sudo kate /etc/X11/xorg.conf
add line
hit ctrl+s to save
exit
>
> Dolphin automatically makes a backup of the file for me. [ Never
> understand why people don't like Dolphin. I find it incredibly handy for
> many things. ]

My problem with dolphin is when you select to show hidden files, then change 
the directory the files are hidden again.
>
> One of the biggest complaints I get whenever talking to someone about
> using Linux is, "you have to be a programmer to use it" or "everything
> has to be done in a text screen" [ CLI ]. I usually hand them my
> computer and tell them to look at it. Most times they are impressed at
> what it looks like and how it works.

I guess it all depends on the person. I use the CLI mostly when I want to get 
things done quicker. I also know several ways to accomplish a task, so when I 
get ready to do something whatever method I naturally go for first is what I 
use. When troubleshooting, I would say I aim for the CLI 99% of the time.


David M.