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@gfisher: lol
Another way to revive audio is: Play a passthrough track, DTS or AC3 - after this normal audio will also start to work again.
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2012-09-26, 01:58
(This post was last modified: 2012-09-26, 02:24 by gfisher.)
OK I updated to 12.9 from 12.4 and now I get some slight tearing in the upper 1/4 of screen. I saved the 12.4 so I can back date it. If need be. My system is an A4 3400 xubuntu 12.4 32. Eden sept 18 2012. I will try 12.8. Next. Playback is jerky now on h.264 24fps. On 12.9 and was fine on 12.4. The install was not hard. Bummer ati script does not find new APUs. Is 12.9 OK for the xvba branch?
Update installed 12.8. No more tearing and smooth playback. 12.9 was a no go for a4 3400 apu.
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2012-09-26, 08:24
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@cirkator:
Make sure you have:
System -> Settings -> Video -> Playback: Adjust Refresh Rate to match Video either on Yes or On Start / On Stop
System -> Settings -> Video -> Playback: Sync Playback to Display Enabled with Method Video Clock (Drop / Dup)
System -> Settings -> System -> Video Hardware: Vertical Blank Sync: Always Enabled
Make sure you are running fullscreen, you can look this up at this very same settings menu.
@gfisher:
Wait some days - "this 12.9" won't be the 12.9 they will release as beta.
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2012-09-26, 10:16
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My settings are like this, except if I enable sync playback to display, I hear a clicking sound (I guess that's when it drops) every few seconds. That's really annoying...
Any idea?
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Using the instructions on this thread and the guide by guilmxm I have managed to install the xbmc-xvba-eden build and ATI Catalysts v12.9 on my Acer Revo RL70 with Xubuntu as the operating system - but I have a problem with video playback.
When I installed Catalyst 12.9 it seemed to default to a scaling value of something like -8% so that Xubuntu or xbmc didn't make use of the entire tv screen. I changed scaling to zero via the slider within catalyst and both xubuntu and xbmc are now full screen - except when I play a movie. video playback appears to jump back to use the scaled display. When I exit movie playback xbmc reverts to full screen.
Any suggestions on how I can make xbmc remain full screen during video playback ?
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thanks for the quick reply - looks like what I need. I'm a complete beginner with Linux so could you possibly explain what via ssh: means. I tried entering the commands via a terminal but stopping lightdm seems to throw me right out