Very frustrated..... need help.

[RazorJack]

FGLRX ati driver.
xorg was generated by aticonfig --initial --force --overlay-type=Xv.

Have 3d on.

If I turn 3d off, I hear the audio, but the video is black or kinda only behind the GUI OSD. its weird.

Extremely frustrated with SageTV so far. Client loads, then poof, its gone after connecting.

miniclient.log:
Starting MiniClient
Wed 5/7 0:02:35.410 Detecting cryptography support...
Wed 5/7 0:02:35.675 Starting SageTVPlaceshifter Client
Wed 5/7 0:02:35.690 Attempting to connect to server at 127.0.0.1:31099
Wed 5/7 0:02:35.703 Connection accepted by server
Wed 5/7 0:02:35.704 Connected to media server
Wed 5/7 0:02:35.712 Connection accepted by server
Wed 5/7 0:02:35.713 Connected to gfx server
Wed 5/7 0:02:35.863 Creating opengl renderer
Wed 5/7 0:02:35.872 Native order: LITTLE_ENDIAN
Wed 5/7 0:02:35.876 Testing to see if server can do a pull mode streaming connection...
Wed 5/7 0:02:35.899 Loaded
Wed 5/7 0:02:35.902 Starting MiniLIRC
Wed 5/7 0:02:35.903 Server can do a pull-mode streaming connection.
Wed 5/7 0:02:35.910 Exception in MiniLIRC: No such file or directory (ENOENT)
Wed 5/7 0:02:35.912 Staring video server
Wed 5/7 0:02:35.960 Native order: LITTLE_ENDIAN
Wed 5/7 0:02:36.069 Temp file:/tmp/sagevideo28235
Wed 5/7 0:02:36.070 Trying to accept fd: 23
Locking assertion failure. Backtrace:
#0 /usr/lib/libxcb-xlib.so.0 [0xb5551767]
#1 /usr/lib/libxcb-xlib.so.0(xcb_xlib_unlock+0x31) [0xb55518b1]
#2 /usr/lib/libX11.so.6(_XReply+0xfd) [0xb55a01bd]
#3 /opt/sagetv/client/libjogl.so(XineramaQueryScreens+0xd1) [0xb4e8b3f7]
#4 /opt/sagetv/client/libjogl.so(XineramaEnabled+0x5f) [0xb4edaf37]
#5 /opt/sagetv/client/libjogl.so(Java_com_sun_opengl_impl_x11_GLX_XineramaEnabled__J+0x2a) [0xb4e8f145]
#6 [0xb5d35e9d]
#7 [0xb5d2ecb1]
#8 [0xb5d2ecb1]
#9 [0xb5d2ed77]
#10 [0xb5d2eedd]
#11 [0xb5d2eedd]
#12 [0xb5d2edb9]
#13 [0xb5d2edb9]
#14 [0xb5d2f3b9]
#15 [0xb5d2f3b9]
#16 [0xb5d2eedd]
#17 [0xb5d2ecb1]
#18 [0xb5d2eedd]
#19 [0xb5d2eedd]
Locking assertion failure. Backtrace:
#0 /usr/lib/libxcb-xlib.so.0 [0xb5551767]
#1 /usr/lib/libxcb-xlib.so.0(xcb_xlib_lock+0x2e) [0xb555181e]
#2 /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 [0xb559f518]
#3 /usr/lib/libX11.so.6(XQueryExtension+0x26) [0xb558dfe6]
#4 /usr/lib/libX11.so.6(XInitExtension+0x3b) [0xb5582d4b]
#5 /usr/lib/libXext.so.6(XextAddDisplay+0x53) [0xb5653443]
#6 /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 [0xb4f47185]
#7 /usr/lib/libGL.so.1(glXChooseVisual+0x37) [0xb4f43ec7]
#8 /opt/sagetv/client/libjogl.so(Java_com_sun_opengl_impl_x11_GLX_glXChooseVisual1__JILjava_lang_Object_2I+0x5e) [0xb4e8f87a]
#9 [0xb5d35e9d]
#10 [0xb5d2ed77]
#11 [0xb5d2ed77]
#12 [0xb5d2ed77]
#13 [0xb5d2eedd]
#14 [0xb5d2eedd]
#15 [0xb5d2edb9]
#16 [0xb5d2edb9]
#17 [0xb5d2f3b9]
#18 [0xb5d2f3b9]
#19 [0xb5d2eedd]
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.737 GetProperty: GFX_TEXTMODE
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.738 GetProperty: GFX_BLENDMODE
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.738 GetProperty: GFX_DRAWMODE
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.739 GetProperty: GFX_SURFACES
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.739 GetProperty: GFX_BITMAP_FORMAT
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.740 GetProperty: GFX_SCALING
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.740 GetProperty: GFX_OFFLINE_IMAGE_CACHE
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.740 GetProperty: GFX_SUPPORTED_ASPECTS
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.741 GetProperty: GFX_ASPECT
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.748 GetProperty: VIDEO_ADVANCED_ASPECT_LIST
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.748 GetProperty: VIDEO_ADVANCED_ASPECT
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.748 GetProperty: GFX_SUPPORTED_RESOLUTIONS
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.749 GetProperty: GFX_SUPPORTED_RESOLUTIONS_DIGITAL
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.750 GetProperty: GFX_RESOLUTION
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.750 GetProperty: GFX_HDMI_MODE
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.751 GetProperty: GFX_COMPOSITE
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.751 GetProperty: GFX_COLORKEY
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.752 GetProperty: AUDIO_OUTPUTS
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.752 GetProperty: AUDIO_OUTPUT
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.752 GetProperty: INPUT_DEVICES
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.753 GetProperty: DISPLAY_OVERSCAN
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.754 GetProperty: VIDEO_CODECS
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.754 GetProperty: AUDIO_CODECS
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.755 GetProperty: PULL_AV_CONTAINERS
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.756 GetProperty: PUSH_AV_CONTAINERS
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.756 GetProperty: STREAMING_PROTOCOLS
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.756 GetProperty: FIXED_PUSH_MEDIA_FORMAT
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.757 GetProperty: DETAILED_BUFFER_STATS
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.758 GetProperty: PUSH_BUFFER_SEEKING
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.758 GetProperty: MEDIA_PLAYER_BUFFER_DELAY
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.759 GetProperty: IR_PROTOCOL
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.759 SetProperty GFX_ASPECT
Wed 5/7 0:02:37.760 GetProperty: CRYPTO_ALGORITHMS
Wed 5/7 0:02:38.463 reshape 0,0 1024,768
Wed 5/7 0:02:39.350 initpbuffer
Wed 5/7 0:02:39.358 Error w/ GFX Thread: javax.media.opengl.GLException: javax.media.opengl.GLException: pbuffer creation error: glXChooseFBConfig() failed
javax.media.opengl.GLException: javax.media.opengl.GLException: pbuffer creation error: glXChooseFBConfig() failed
at javax.media.opengl.Threading.invokeOnOpenGLThread(Threading.java:271)
at sage.miniclient.OpenGLGFXCMD.ExecuteGFXCommand(OpenGLGFXCMD.java:457)
at sage.miniclient.MiniClientConnection.GFXThread(MiniClientConnection.java:762)
at sage.miniclient.MiniClientConnection.access$100(MiniClientConnection.java:6)
at sage.miniclient.MiniClientConnection$4.run(MiniClientConnection.java:281)
Caused by: javax.media.opengl.GLException: pbuffer creation error: glXChooseFBConfig() failed
at com.sun.opengl.impl.x11.X11PbufferGLDrawable.createPbuffer(X11PbufferGLDrawable.java:126)
at com.sun.opengl.impl.x11.X11PbufferGLDrawable.<init>(X11PbufferGLDrawable.java:73)
at com.sun.opengl.impl.x11.X11GLDrawableFactory$3.run(X11GLDrawableFactory.java:320)
at com.sun.opengl.impl.x11.X11GLDrawableFactory.maybeDoSingleThreadedWorkaround(X11GLDrawableFactory.java:670)
at com.sun.opengl.impl.x11.X11GLDrawableFactory.createGLPbuffer(X11GLDrawableFactory.java:327)
at sage.miniclient.OpenGLGFXCMD.initpbuffer(OpenGLGFXCMD.java:142)
at sage.miniclient.OpenGLGFXCMD.ExecuteGFXCommandSync(OpenGLGFXCMD.java:1597)
at sage.miniclient.OpenGLGFXCMD.access$000(OpenGLGFXCMD.java:9)
at sage.miniclient.OpenGLGFXCMD$1.run(OpenGLGFXCMD.java:461)
at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:199)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:597)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:273)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:183)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:173)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:168)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:160)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:121)
Wed 5/7 0:02:39.373 Error w/ Media Thread: java.net.SocketException: Socket closed
java.net.SocketException: Socket closed
at java.net.SocketInputStream.socketRead0(Native Method)
at java.net.SocketInputStream.read(SocketInputStream.java:129)
at java.io.DataInputStream.readFully(DataInputStream.java:178)
at java.io.DataInputStream.readFully(DataInputStream.java:152)
at sage.miniclient.MiniClientConnection.MediaThread(MiniClientConnection.java:1478)
at sage.miniclient.MiniClientConnection.access$000(MiniClientConnection.java:6)
at sage.miniclient.MiniClientConnection$3.run(MiniClientConnection.java:272)

[RazorJack]

Oh, forgot.

I found out pbuffer is not supported by 8.476 of the catalyst, nor any catalyst 8 series driver.

So, does this mean it wont work on linux with any ati card?

[mayamaniac]

are you talking about placeshifter client? What linux distro are you using?

[reggie14]

This sounds a lot like the problems I was experiencing with the Placeshifter and Ubuntu 7.04. I'm experiencing slightly different problems with Ubuntu 8.04. Check out this thread for some more help: http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30244

[RazorJack]

Ubuntu 8.10. Installing my nvidia card, retweaking the xorg fixes the problem.... However, my nvidia card lacks a great tv out that doesn't have massive 2" black borders.

[Woobie]

http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/show...1&postcount=12

I had the same issue and that fixed it. Unfortunately, it stopped working again after a recent ubuntu update. I haven't figured out what the new problem is yet.

[svemuri]

I've given up on getting fglrx to work with Sage after spending way too much time on it. I think this problem has to do with recent fglrx not supporting a particular color plane (YUV3?). It works with opensource driver, but no TV out.

Nvidia cards work better. But I have not been able to get them to work without enabling opengl (3D), which causes a bit of micro stutter (on HD).

A faster nvidia card probably works better. But with HD extender being at $199 and any decent nvidia card at > $150, I've decided to wait for the HD extender and run the server headless. Actually, I already have one HD extender and it works way better than any PC based solution. IMHO, the best configuration is to run Linux server headless and use HD extenders. It would've been perfect if HD extender included a slot for a DVD/BR drive. May be in the next version.

FYI, HD extender is actually a mini linux box running place shifter.

Sarat.