"ghost flurry image" fix on xbmc linux forum?

[agw]

I spent some time digging around on the xbmc linux forum and I dug up the exact issue that I am having in Boxee with the ATI 1250 (AMD 690G chipset) - they call it "ghost flurry image".

It looks exactly like this:
http://www.wolfspain.net/linux/images/xbmc_ghost.jpg

And - they have a fix for it! See the third post on this page by XBMC developer "elupus" on 06/10/08.
http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=30185&page=7

He's working on this file:
file: xbmc\cores\VideoRenderers\VideoShaders\YUVRGBShade r.cpp

Any chance Team Boxee can have a look at the above thread and advise?? Is this something that I can try to implement in Boxee or does it need to be implemented by developers in the build package somehow?

Thanks in advance!

[vulkan]

hi.
we are keeping our sources in sync with the great work done by team-xbmc.
the work done by elupus will be integrated to our next version (coming real soon) and i hope it will solve the ghosting problem you see.

welcome to boxee.
-vulkan.

[agw]

Great, thanks for the quick reply Vulkan. I will wait patiently for the next release.

[Brian]

2927 was released recently and the ghosting issue is still there. I've used the open-source drivers which caused the green tint and the ati fglrx drivers which cause the ghosting issue.

[vulkan]

please try this:
create the following file:
~/.boxee/UserData/advancedsettings.xml

and paste this in it:

<advancedsettings>
<glrectanglehack>yes</glrectanglehack>
</advancedsettings>

restart the client and please let me know if it works :)

[skywise]

Ok, those settings worked for me, the ghosting/streaking is now gone.
The only problem left is boxee flipping into windowed mode from full screen as soon as I start playing a video.

Any ideas on this one?

Sky

[agw]

Skywise - which video card and catalyst driver are you using?

Anyone have positive reports of a specific driver with the X1250 onboard chip using the advancedsettings.xml fix? I've messed with the open source driver, 8.6 via EnvyNG and 8.8 - but none using the advancedsettings.xml fix yet.

I'm planning to do a fresh Ubuntu install and want to get a good driver off the bat to avoid the mess that I inevitably end up with when I try to uninstall and reinstall drivers in Ubuntu.

[skywise]

the card is an x600 ati wonder
the driver is the ubuntu 8.04 restricted
( 35.873200] [fglrx] module loaded - fglrx 8.47.3 [Feb 25 2008] on minor 0)

Sky

[skywise]

ok, i swapped around the video cards from my 64 bit machine and the 32 bit machine and now i don't need the workaround to get good video
the video card that works is:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV630 [Radeon HD 2600 Series]
(it has component out so it'll be in my 32 bit box until boxee works on 64 bit)

sky

[vulkan]

The only problem left is boxee flipping into windowed mode from full screen as soon as I start playing a video.

Any ideas on this one?

yes - go into settings->appearance->screen

toggle to "winowed" and click "OK" when you get the confirm dialog.
then toggle bak to "full" and again - confirm.
then - restart boxee.

this should do the trick. please let me know if it works.

thanks.
-vulkan.