[GATOS]dhahelper, 2.6 kernel, Radeon (QD) AIW 32mb

[Phil <ph...@se...>]

	Hi Folks,

I wonder if anyone else out there , has tried to use /dev/dhahelper for a
2.6 kernel. The reason I ask, is I am trying to play HDTV streams (mpegpes
codec, mplayer says), and its native resolution is 1920x1088 and hence I
could really do with some assistance with scaling the video.

	The pcHDTV folks say a 2G athlon (which I have its an XP2400 )
should be sufficient, but frame dropping isrequired to get this working at
any resolution. My card is a Radeon AIW 32MB (QD chip).

	Is dhahelper a substitute for DGA, or DRI in some way? I
understand it just sends data from user -> kernel space, but since I have
no idea wether this will help with decoding/scaling, I am wondering wether
or not to perservere and write a 2.6 driver.


	Some direction in these murky waters would be appreciated,
including wether a new card is required....;-)

	Regards

	PHiL