VIA Unichrome Driver Problem.

[DaYin]

Hello,


I create this topic because my drivers have a problem, I install Debian, then VLC, and Flashplugin but when I want to watch TV on VLC, the caracters are blue.


My Graphics Card: VGA compatible controller: VIA technologies, INC. K8M800/K8N800/K8N800A [S3 UniChrome Pro](rev 01)


I already install:

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apt-get install xfonts-base
apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-all
apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-openchrome
 

What can I do next? :O


Please I count on you

[llivv]

My Graphics Card: VGA compatible controller: VIA technologies, INC. K8M800/K8N800/K8N800A [S3 UniChrome Pro](rev 01)


I already install:

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apt-get install xfonts-base
apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-all
apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-openchrome
 

What can I do next?

If you are using wheezy
WARNING: using this file may give a blank screen or xserver segfault
-- Use at your own risk --
make this file:
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/11-openchrome.conf

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Section "Device"
         Identifier "card0"
         Driver "openchrome"
        #Option  "accelmethod" "xxa"   #Default
         Option  "accelmethod" "exa"    #experimental
       EndSection

then restart the xserver.

openchrome support is not the best upstream and
tweaking the driver is still experimental and up to you.
I give you basics so you can try it if you want.

then read the manual
man openchrome
for more ways to tweak the config file to your hardware.

If your xsession screen doesn't work better with the file
remove it and restart the xserver.

[grege]

If it is not a notebook then use any other video card you can. VIA do not support Linux very well and the few drivers they have released unstable and are way out of date. Some video hardware is just not worth persisting with under Linux, the big two worst offenders are VIA Chrome and PowerVR GMA500 and later variants.

The Openchrome driver will only give you basic 2d with no 3d or video acceleration. The best you can hope for is playing video via X11 in a small window.

EDIT: looks like I am a little out of date Openchrome has xvideo support and some 3D with some chipsets

http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Openchr ... dHardware/

[stevepusser]

In VLC, go into Tools--Preferences--Video, and set the output driver to X11.

You can also try some of the other fine media engines available, such as xine-ui, smplayer, or gnome-mplayer, to see if they have the same problem.