Black window on XV output

AndrewM · 11-13-09, 04:24 PM

Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic
Video: nVidia GF 9600GT 512Mb
I tried the drivers 185.18.36 and 190.42 which were installed via "Hardware drivers" (jockey-gtk)
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I have problem with XV output -- black window instead of picture.
Composite and VDPAU works fine, but XV doesn't. This is not mediaplayer problem, because I've tried players with different engines -- xine, mplayer, gstreamer.
How to fix this?

bdforbes · 12-23-09, 06:36 PM

Have you tried switching to another tty and then back again? That sometimes fixes a problem like yours that I used to get. Ctrl-Alt-F3, Ctrl-Alt-F7.

**Stephen Warren** · 01-04-10, 12:17 PM

Try resetting the Xv color adjustments; run nivida-settings, go to the "X Server XVideo Settings" page, and try "Reset to HW defaults", or manually adjusting the sliders.

martini · 10-11-10, 08:08 PM

thank you! that solved my problem which i had during the last half year!

12-23-09, 06:36 PM	#2
bdforbes Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 6	Re: Black window on XV output Have you tried switching to another tty and then back again? That sometimes fixes a problem like yours that I used to get. Ctrl-Alt-F3, Ctrl-Alt-F7.

01-04-10, 12:17 PM	#3
Stephen Warren Moderator Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,327	Re: Black window on XV output Try resetting the Xv color adjustments; run nivida-settings, go to the "X Server XVideo Settings" page, and try "Reset to HW defaults", or manually adjusting the sliders.

10-11-10, 08:08 PM	#4
martini Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 31	Re: Black window on XV output thank you! that solved my problem which i had during the last half year!