RE: [ivtv-devel] Frame buffer initialisation - was RE: [ivtv-develPlease check: list of remaining driver problems

[John H. <joh...@bt...>]

Either 720x576 or we could do 2 and load the appropriate one based on name
but one with the bottom chopped off would be easier.

John

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ivt...@li... [mailto:ivtv-devel-
> ad...@li...] On Behalf Of kevin thayer
> Sent: 26 September 2005 04:00
> To: ivt...@li...
> Subject: Re: [ivtv-devel] Frame buffer initialisation - was RE: [ivtv-
> develPlease check: list of remaining driver problems
> 
> yeah that sounds reasonable. I don't really want to do
> the coding.
> 
> also, do we do 720x480 or 720x576?
> 
> i suppose 576 would be safe and just have it go off
> the bottom of the screen in NTSC mode?
> 
> -tmk
> 
> --- John Harvey <joh...@bt...> wrote:
> 
> > Seems reasonable to me.
> > If you post me something I can look at adding it to
> > svn etc. and modifying
> > the code (unless you want to of course). I assume
> > that we could look for
> > something like /lib/modules/ivtv_logo and make that
> > an rgba image file we
> > could just read straight into the frame buffer
> > memory.
> >
> > John
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ivt...@li...
> > [mailto:ivtv-devel-
> > > ad...@li...] On Behalf Of kevin
> > thayer
> > > Sent: 25 September 2005 21:19
> > > To: ivt...@li...
> > > Subject: RE: [ivtv-devel] Please check: list of
> > remaining driver problems
> > >
> > > would it be worth making it a driver flag to
> > ivtv-fb
> > > (ie osdblank=blank or osdblank=logo or
> > osdblank=none)
> > >
> > > I can probably cook up a graphic if no-one else
> > wants
> > > to
> > >
> > > -tmk
> > >
> > > --- John Harvey <joh...@bt...>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > That could be solved with a simple image file
> > rather
> > > > than an mpeg.
> > > >
> > > > It's the osd overlay that is normally visible
> > not
> > > > the mpeg decode buffers.
> > > >
> > > > There used to be code in there to initialise it
> > to
> > > > black. It wouldn't be
> > > > hard to re-enable that code.
> > > >
> > > > Equally loading a static ivtv image file into
> > there
> > > > would be easy as well.
> > > > If someone wants to create an ivtv logo then it
> > is
> > > > certainly possible.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > John
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >   _____
> > > >
> > > > From: ivt...@li...
> > > > [mailto:ivt...@li...]
> > On
> > > > Behalf Of Ant Daniel
> > > > Sent: 25 September 2005 20:56
> > > > To: ivt...@li...
> > > > Subject: Re: [ivtv-devel] Please check: list of
> > > > remaining driver problems
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 9/25/05, John Harvey
> > > > <joh...@bt...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Maybe.
> > > > I'm actually still working on the initialization
> > but
> > > > may give up soon and
> > > > just submit the code I have that plays the
> > smallest
> > > > mpeg file I have that
> > > > initializes the video. However I am trying to to
> > > > work out what actually
> > > > changes when video is decoded.
> > > > If I get past this I have some changes I want to
> > > > make to reduce the work
> > > > done each frame which should save cpu and
> > possibly
> > > > help with this problem.
> > > >
> > > > John
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Maybe somehow just submitting an mpeg could be
> > used
> > > > to our advantage?
> > > >
> > > > If there was someone with artistic skills who
> > could
> > > > craft an ivtv mpeg (i.e.
> > > > a spining ivtv logo or something), could it be
> > > > played during driver startup?
> > > > This would solve the problem when doing a soft
> > > > reboot where the previous
> > > > image is shown.
> > > >
> > > > Ant.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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