Bug#523610: xserver-xorg-video-radeonhd: exa and xaa acceleration cause unstable DVD playback

[Arthur Marsh <arthur.marsh@internode.on.net>]

Brice Goglin wrote, on 11/04/09 23:42:
> Arthur Marsh wrote:
> > Package: xserver-xorg-video-radeonhd
> > Version: 1.2.5-1
> > Severity: wishlist
> >
> >
> > I have an ASUS M3A78 Pro motherboard with built-in Radeon 3200 HD
> > (RS780 GPU) which I am hoping to use for video playback.
> >
> > At present I a using the VGA output and have found that the default
> > acceleration takes the majority of the CPU cycles, and that using 
> > either exa or xaa acceleration results in unstable video output using
> > gxine and loss of audio/video synchronisation in mplayer.
> >
> > I could probably achieve better results with an older Radeon graphics
> > card but such cards are no longer available new.
> >
> > I am happy to compile and test new versions of the radeonhd code.
> >   
>
> Does the ati/radeon driver work fine on this board?
>
> Brice

Yes, xserver-xorg-video-radeon 1:6.12.2-1 works but with no acceleration 
available and the same high CPU consumption when viewing videos.

Arthur.