IP/TV3425 Compsite input and S-Video input issue???!!!

When using composite video input,the client of IP/TV Viewer can only get the black and white video.
My configuration is the same to the old IPTV/3425,which is the right for video broadcast(colour video).
But,if using s-video interface for video input,ip/tv client viewer get colour video broadcast
Thanks a lot for your help!

Only one video input can be active at a time. You cannot use a composite video source and an S-video source simultaneously.
Try changing the video cable used for composite video.
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    If Steve Jobs were to encounter the level of opacity, ambiguousness and frustration that setting up a simple USB microphone can create in Logic, you can bet that the several programs and their intimate interdependency would be either automated or fully explained in the documentations that followed his fiery analysis of the issue.

    I don't know of another way to get the Blue Snowball USB mic to show up in Logic. If you can do it without having to go through the Aggregate Device route, feel free to post here how to get that to happen.
    I didn't have a different mic available when I started trying to do what seemed to be the simplest of things -- record and play back an audio track -- and nothing else seemed to work.
    There are a lot of Aggregate Device threads around here, many associated with Blue Snowball, Blue Snowflake and other things, but none of them laid out the principles of how Aggregate Device Setup needs to work or what to do to force it into compliance.
    As I said, the clues in the Logic docs and in-mac docs are minimalist, at best, none of them bringing instant head slaps of success readily.

  • Some problems with 3D with xorg 1.9.2-1 and xf86-video-intel 2.12.0-3

    I have some problems with the upgrade to xorg 1.9.1-1 and xf86-video-intel 2.12.0-3. Glxgears does not run smoothly at all and I got 15-20 fps (instead of the normal 60 because intel should sync with the V refresh rate). Very curiously, these problems disapear if I move the mouse cursor somewhere in the screen. Then glxgears run smooth and I have indeed the expected 60 fps
    There are no error messages and glxinfo say that 3D is indeed enabled.
    Xorg log file:
    [ 358.899] _XSERVTransSocketOpenCOTSServer: Unable to open socket for inet6
    [ 358.899] _XSERVTransOpen: transport open failed for inet6/myhost:0
    [ 358.899] _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to open listener for inet6
    [ 358.900]
    X.Org X Server 1.9.2
    Release Date: 2010-10-30
    [ 358.900] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
    [ 358.900] Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.35-ARCH i686
    [ 358.900] Current Operating System: Linux myhost 2.6.35-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Oct 30 19:57:05 UTC 2010 i686
    [ 358.900] Kernel command line: root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/e5c72fc3-4e8b-4f5d-9023-12216af63d84 resume=/dev/disk/by-uuid/96f14b75-fb64-4881-863d-124af7c13e2f ro
    [ 358.900] Build Date: 01 November 2010 10:23:07PM
    [ 358.900]
    [ 358.900] Current version of pixman: 0.18.4
    [ 358.900] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
    to make sure that you have the latest version.
    [ 358.900] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
    (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
    (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
    [ 358.900] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Tue Nov 9 10:14:10 2010
    [ 358.900] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
    [ 358.901] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
    [ 358.901] (==) ServerLayout "X.org Configured"
    [ 358.901] (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
    [ 358.901] (**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
    [ 358.901] (**) | |-->Device "Card0"
    [ 358.901] (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
    [ 358.901] (**) |-->Input Device "touchpad"
    [ 358.901] (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
    [ 358.901] (**) Option "DontZap" "off"
    [ 358.901] (**) Option "StandbyTime" "5"
    [ 358.901] (**) Option "SuspendTime" "5"
    [ 358.901] (**) Option "OffTime" "5"
    [ 358.901] (**) Option "Xinerama" "on"
    [ 358.901] (**) Option "AutoAddDevices" "off"
    [ 358.901] (**) Not automatically adding devices
    [ 358.901] (==) Automatically enabling devices
    [ 358.902] (**) Xinerama: enabled
    [ 358.902] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF/" does not exist.
    [ 358.902] Entry deleted from font path.
    [ 358.902] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/".
    [ 358.902] Entry deleted from font path.
    [ 358.902] (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/").
    [ 358.902] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF/" does not exist.
    [ 358.902] Entry deleted from font path.
    [ 358.902] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/".
    [ 358.902] Entry deleted from font path.
    [ 358.902] (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/").
    [ 358.902] (**) FontPath set to:
    /usr/share/fonts/misc/,
    /usr/share/fonts/TTF/,
    /usr/share/fonts/Type1/,
    /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/,
    /usr/share/fonts/misc/,
    /usr/share/fonts/TTF/,
    /usr/share/fonts/Type1/,
    /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/
    [ 358.902] (**) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
    [ 358.902] (II) Loader magic: 0x81f1f80
    [ 358.902] (II) Module ABI versions:
    [ 358.902] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
    [ 358.902] X.Org Video Driver: 8.0
    [ 358.902] X.Org XInput driver : 11.0
    [ 358.902] X.Org Server Extension : 4.0
    [ 358.903] (--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:27a2:1584:9916 rev 3, Mem @ 0xb0080000/524288, 0xc0000000/268435456, 0xb0040000/262144, I/O @ 0x00001800/8
    [ 358.903] (--) PCI: (0:0:2:1) 8086:27a6:1584:9916 rev 3, Mem @ 0xb0100000/524288
    [ 358.904] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
    [ 358.904] (II) "extmod" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
    [ 358.904] (II) "dbe" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
    [ 358.904] (II) "glx" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
    [ 358.904] (II) "record" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
    [ 358.904] (II) "dri" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
    [ 358.904] (II) "dri2" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
    [ 358.904] (II) LoadModule: "extmod"
    [ 358.904] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
    [ 358.904] (II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    [ 358.904] compiled for 1.9.2, module version = 1.0.0
    [ 358.904] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
    [ 358.904] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 4.0
    [ 358.904] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
    [ 358.904] (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
    [ 358.904] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
    [ 358.904] (II) Loading extension DPMS
    [ 358.904] (II) Loading extension XVideo
    [ 358.904] (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
    [ 358.904] (II) Loading extension X-Resource
    [ 358.904] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
    [ 358.904] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
    [ 358.905] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    [ 358.905] compiled for 1.9.2, module version = 1.0.0
    [ 358.905] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 4.0
    [ 358.905] (==) AIGLX enabled
    [ 358.905] (II) Loading extension GLX
    [ 358.905] (II) LoadModule: "record"
    [ 358.905] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so
    [ 358.905] (II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    [ 358.905] compiled for 1.9.2, module version = 1.13.0
    [ 358.905] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
    [ 358.905] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 4.0
    [ 358.905] (II) Loading extension RECORD
    [ 358.905] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
    [ 358.905] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
    [ 358.905] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    [ 358.905] compiled for 1.9.2, module version = 1.2.0
    [ 358.905] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 4.0
    [ 358.905] (II) Loading extension DRI2
    [ 358.905] (II) LoadModule: "dbe"
    [ 358.905] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so
    [ 358.906] (II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    [ 358.906] compiled for 1.9.2, module version = 1.0.0
    [ 358.906] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
    [ 358.906] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 4.0
    [ 358.906] (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
    [ 358.906] (II) LoadModule: "dri"
    [ 358.906] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
    [ 358.906] (II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    [ 358.906] compiled for 1.9.2, module version = 1.0.0
    [ 358.906] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 4.0
    [ 358.906] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
    [ 358.906] (II) LoadModule: "synaptics"
    [ 358.906] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.so
    [ 358.906] (II) Module synaptics: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    [ 358.906] compiled for 1.9.0, module version = 1.3.0
    [ 358.906] Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
    [ 358.906] ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 11.0
    [ 358.906] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
    [ 358.906] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
    [ 358.907] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    [ 358.907] compiled for 1.9.0, module version = 2.12.0
    [ 358.907] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
    [ 358.907] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 8.0
    [ 358.907] (II) LoadModule: "mouse"
    [ 358.907] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/mouse_drv.so
    [ 358.907] (II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    [ 358.907] compiled for 1.9.0, module version = 1.6.0
    [ 358.907] Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
    [ 358.907] ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 11.0
    [ 358.907] (II) LoadModule: "synaptics"
    [ 358.907] (II) Reloading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.so
    [ 358.907] (II) LoadModule: "kbd"
    [ 358.908] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/kbd_drv.so
    [ 358.908] (II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    [ 358.908] compiled for 1.9.0, module version = 1.4.0
    [ 358.908] Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
    [ 358.908] ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 11.0
    [ 358.908] (II) intel: Driver for Intel Integrated Graphics Chipsets: i810,
    i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830M, 845G, 852GM/855GM, 865G, 915G,
    E7221 (i915), 915GM, 945G, 945GM, 945GME, Pineview GM, Pineview G,
    965G, G35, 965Q, 946GZ, 965GM, 965GME/GLE, G33, Q35, Q33, GM45,
    4 Series, G45/G43, Q45/Q43, G41, B43, Clarkdale, Arrandale
    [ 358.908] (--) using VT number 7
    [ 358.908] (WW) xf86OpenConsole: setpgid failed: Operation not permitted
    [ 358.908] (WW) xf86OpenConsole: setsid failed: Operation not permitted
    [ 358.916] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
    [ 358.916] drmOpenDevice: open result is 10, (OK)
    [ 358.916] drmOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID pci:0000:00:02.0
    [ 358.916] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
    [ 358.916] drmOpenDevice: open result is 10, (OK)
    [ 358.916] drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns 10
    [ 358.916] drmOpenByBusid: drmGetBusid reports pci:0000:00:02.0
    [ 358.916] (==) intel(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
    [ 358.916] (==) intel(0): RGB weight 888
    [ 358.916] (==) intel(0): Default visual is TrueColor
    [ 358.916] (II) intel(0): Integrated Graphics Chipset: Intel(R) 945GM
    [ 358.916] (--) intel(0): Chipset: "945GM"
    [ 358.916] (==) intel(0): video overlay key set to 0x101fe
    [ 358.953] (II) intel(0): Output VGA1 using monitor section vgamonitor
    [ 358.953] (**) intel(0): Option "Disable" "true"
    [ 359.059] (II) intel(0): Output LVDS1 using monitor section lvdsmonitor
    [ 359.059] (II) intel(0): found backlight control interface /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0
    [ 359.340] (II) intel(0): Output TV1 has no monitor section
    [ 359.380] (II) intel(0): EDID for output VGA1
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): EDID for output LVDS1
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): Manufacturer: CPT Model: 13a6 Serial#: 0
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): Year: 2006 Week: 17
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): EDID Version: 1.3
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): Digital Display Input
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): Max Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 33 vert.: 21
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): Gamma: 2.20
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): No DPMS capabilities specified
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): Supported color encodings: RGB 4:4:4 YCrCb 4:4:4
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): First detailed timing is preferred mode
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): redX: 0.600 redY: 0.340 greenX: 0.309 greenY: 0.559
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): blueX: 0.149 blueY: 0.131 whiteX: 0.315 whiteY: 0.329
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): Supported detailed timing:
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): clock: 68.9 MHz Image Size: 331 x 207 mm
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): h_active: 1280 h_sync: 1301 h_sync_end 1333 h_blank_end 1408 h_border: 0
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): v_active: 800 v_sync: 801 v_sync_end 804 v_blanking: 816 v_border: 0
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): Unknown vendor-specific block f
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): FD1631154WB4
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): /BRZÄêÿ
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): EDID (in hex):
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): 00ffffffffffff000e14a61300000000
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): 11100103802115780a806d99574f8f26
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): 21505400000001010101010101010101
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): 010101010101ea1a0080502010301520
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): 13004bcf100000190000000f00000000
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): 0000000000206e050f00000000fe0046
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): 44313633313135345742340a000000fe
    [ 359.486] (II) intel(0): 002f42525a81c4eaff01010a2020004f
    [ 359.487] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "320x240" (doublescan mode not supported)
    [ 359.487] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (doublescan mode not supported)
    [ 359.487] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (doublescan mode not supported)
    [ 359.487] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (doublescan mode not supported)
    [ 359.487] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "640x480" (doublescan mode not supported)
    [ 359.487] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "640x512" (doublescan mode not supported)
    [ 359.487] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (doublescan mode not supported)
    [ 359.487] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "896x672" (doublescan mode not supported)
    [ 359.487] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "928x696" (doublescan mode not supported)
    [ 359.487] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "960x720" (doublescan mode not supported)
    [ 359.487] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "700x525" (doublescan mode not supported)
    [ 359.487] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (doublescan mode not supported)
    [ 359.487] (II) intel(0): Printing probed modes for output LVDS1
    [ 359.487] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1280x800"x60.0 68.90 1280 1301 1333 1408 800 801 804 816 -hsync -vsync (48.9 kHz)
    [ 359.487] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1024x768"x60.0 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz)
    [ 359.487] (II) intel(0): Modeline "800x600"x60.3 40.00 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync (37.9 kHz)
    [ 359.487] (II) intel(0): Modeline "800x600"x56.2 36.00 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync (35.2 kHz)
    [ 359.487] (II) intel(0): Modeline "640x480"x59.9 25.18 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz)
    [ 359.766] (II) intel(0): EDID for output TV1
    [ 359.766] (II) intel(0): Output VGA1 disabled by config file
    [ 359.766] (II) intel(0): Output LVDS1 connected
    [ 359.766] (II) intel(0): Output TV1 disconnected
    [ 359.766] (II) intel(0): Using exact sizes for initial modes
    [ 359.766] (II) intel(0): Output LVDS1 using initial mode 1280x800
    [ 359.766] (II) intel(0): Using default gamma of (1.0, 1.0, 1.0) unless otherwise stated.
    [ 359.766] (II) intel(0): Pageflipping enabled in kernel, but disabled in X
    [ 359.766] (II) intel(0): Don't panic: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/588421
    [ 359.766] (==) intel(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
    [ 359.767] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
    [ 359.767] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
    [ 359.767] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
    [ 359.767] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    [ 359.767] compiled for 1.9.2, module version = 1.0.0
    [ 359.767] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
    [ 359.767] (==) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
    [ 359.767] (II) intel(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
    [ 359.767] (II) intel(0): [DRI2] DRI driver: i915
    [ 359.767] (**) intel(0): Tiling enabled
    [ 359.767] (**) intel(0): SwapBuffers wait enabled
    [ 359.767] (==) intel(0): VideoRam: 262144 KB
    [ 359.767] (II) intel(0): Allocated new frame buffer 1280x800 stride 8192, tiled
    [ 359.767] (II) UXA(0): Driver registered support for the following operations:
    [ 359.767] (II) solid
    [ 359.767] (II) copy
    [ 359.767] (II) composite (RENDER acceleration)
    [ 359.767] (II) put_image
    [ 359.767] (II) get_image
    [ 359.767] (==) intel(0): Backing store disabled
    [ 359.767] (==) intel(0): Silken mouse enabled
    [ 359.767] (II) intel(0): Initializing HW Cursor
    [ 359.803] (II) intel(0): RandR 1.2 enabled, ignore the following RandR disabled message.
    [ 359.804] (==) intel(0): DPMS enabled
    [ 359.805] (==) intel(0): Intel XvMC decoder disabled
    [ 359.805] (II) intel(0): Set up textured video
    [ 359.805] (II) intel(0): Set up overlay video
    [ 359.805] (II) intel(0): direct rendering: DRI2 Enabled
    [ 359.805] (--) RandR disabled
    [ 359.805] (II) Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
    [ 359.805] (II) Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
    [ 359.805] (II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
    [ 359.805] (II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
    [ 359.805] (II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
    [ 359.805] (II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
    [ 359.805] (II) Initializing built-in extension SYNC
    [ 359.805] (II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
    [ 359.805] (II) Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
    [ 359.805] (II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
    [ 359.805] (II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
    [ 359.805] (II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
    [ 359.805] (II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
    [ 359.805] (II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
    [ 359.805] (II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
    [ 359.805] (II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
    [ 359.821] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer
    [ 359.821] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_INTEL_swap_event
    [ 359.821] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_SGI_swap_control and GLX_MESA_swap_control
    [ 359.821] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_SGI_make_current_read
    [ 359.821] (II) AIGLX: GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap backed by buffer objects
    [ 359.821] (II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized /usr/lib/xorg/modules/dri/i915_dri.so
    [ 359.821] (II) GLX: Initialized DRI2 GL provider for screen 0
    [ 359.822] (II) intel(0): Setting screen physical size to 338 x 211
    [ 360.019] (**) Option "Protocol" "auto"
    [ 360.019] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    [ 360.019] (II) Mouse0: Setting mouse protocol to "ExplorerPS/2"
    [ 360.019] (**) Mouse0: Device: "/dev/input/mice"
    [ 360.019] (**) Mouse0: Protocol: "auto"
    [ 360.019] (**) Option "CorePointer"
    [ 360.019] (**) Mouse0: always reports core events
    [ 360.019] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    [ 360.019] (==) Mouse0: Emulate3Buttons, Emulate3Timeout: 50
    [ 360.019] (**) Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
    [ 360.019] (**) Mouse0: ZAxisMapping: buttons 4, 5, 6 and 7
    [ 360.019] (**) Mouse0: Buttons: 11
    [ 360.019] (**) Option "Sensitivity" "0.7"
    [ 360.019] (**) Mouse0: Sensitivity: 0.7
    [ 360.019] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse0" (type: MOUSE)
    [ 360.019] (**) Mouse0: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
    [ 360.019] (**) Mouse0: (accel) acceleration profile 0
    [ 360.019] (**) Mouse0: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
    [ 360.019] (**) Mouse0: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
    [ 360.019] (II) Mouse0: Setting mouse protocol to "ExplorerPS/2"
    [ 360.311] (II) Mouse0: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
    [ 360.311] (II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 1.3.0
    [ 360.312] (--) touchpad auto-dev sets device to /dev/input/event6
    [ 360.312] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event6"
    [ 360.312] (--) touchpad: x-axis range 1472 - 5472
    [ 360.312] (--) touchpad: y-axis range 1408 - 4448
    [ 360.312] (--) touchpad: pressure range 0 - 255
    [ 360.312] (--) touchpad: finger width range 0 - 0
    [ 360.312] (--) touchpad: buttons: left right double triple
    [ 360.312] (--) touchpad: invalid finger width range. defaulting to 0 - 16
    [ 360.312] (**) Option "TapButton1" "1"
    [ 360.312] (--) touchpad: touchpad found
    [ 360.312] (**) Option "SendCoreEvents"
    [ 360.312] (**) touchpad: always reports core events
    [ 360.312] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "touchpad" (type: TOUCHPAD)
    [ 360.312] (**) touchpad: (accel) MinSpeed is now constant deceleration 2.5
    [ 360.312] (**) touchpad: MaxSpeed is now 1.75
    [ 360.312] (**) touchpad: AccelFactor is now 0.040
    [ 360.312] (**) touchpad: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
    [ 360.312] (**) touchpad: (accel) acceleration profile 1
    [ 360.312] (**) touchpad: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
    [ 360.312] (**) touchpad: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
    [ 360.312] (--) touchpad: touchpad found
    [ 360.312] (**) Option "CoreKeyboard"
    [ 360.312] (**) Keyboard0: always reports core events
    [ 360.312] (**) Option "Protocol" "standard"
    [ 360.312] (**) Keyboard0: Protocol: standard
    [ 360.312] (**) Option "XkbRules" "base"
    [ 360.312] (**) Keyboard0: XkbRules: "base"
    [ 360.312] (**) Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
    [ 360.312] (**) Keyboard0: XkbModel: "pc105"
    [ 360.312] (**) Option "XkbLayout" "fr"
    [ 360.313] (**) Keyboard0: XkbLayout: "fr"
    [ 360.313] (**) Option "XkbVariant" "oss"
    [ 360.313] (**) Keyboard0: XkbVariant: "oss"
    [ 360.313] (**) Option "XkbOptions" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
    [ 360.313] (**) Keyboard0: XkbOptions: "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
    [ 360.313] (**) Option "CustomKeycodes" "off"
    [ 360.313] (**) Keyboard0: CustomKeycodes disabled
    [ 360.313] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Keyboard0" (type: KEYBOARD)
    [ 360.372] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event4)
    [ 360.372] (II) AutoAddDevices is off - not adding device.
    [ 360.373] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Video Bus (/dev/input/event5)
    [ 360.373] (II) AutoAddDevices is off - not adding device.
    [ 360.376] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event2)
    [ 360.376] (II) AutoAddDevices is off - not adding device.
    [ 360.376] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Lid Switch (/dev/input/event1)
    [ 360.376] (II) AutoAddDevices is off - not adding device.
    [ 360.376] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Sleep Button (/dev/input/event3)
    [ 360.376] (II) AutoAddDevices is off - not adding device.
    [ 360.377] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Digital PCBeep (/dev/input/event7)
    [ 360.377] (II) AutoAddDevices is off - not adding device.
    [ 360.379] (II) config/udev: Adding input device MLK Trust Wireless Mouse (/dev/input/event9)
    [ 360.379] (II) AutoAddDevices is off - not adding device.
    [ 360.380] (II) config/udev: Adding input device MLK Trust Wireless Mouse (/dev/input/mouse1)
    [ 360.380] (II) AutoAddDevices is off - not adding device.
    [ 360.382] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Western Digital External HDD (/dev/input/event8)
    [ 360.382] (II) AutoAddDevices is off - not adding device.
    [ 360.385] (II) config/udev: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard (/dev/input/event0)
    [ 360.385] (II) AutoAddDevices is off - not adding device.
    [ 360.385] (II) config/udev: Adding input device SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad (/dev/input/event6)
    [ 360.385] (II) AutoAddDevices is off - not adding device.
    [ 360.385] (II) config/udev: Adding input device SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad (/dev/input/mouse0)
    [ 360.385] (II) AutoAddDevices is off - not adding device.
    [ 362.484] (II) AIGLX: Suspending AIGLX clients for VT switch
    [ 368.334] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
    [ 368.334] (II) AIGLX: Resuming AIGLX clients after VT switch
    [ 368.503] (II) intel(0): EDID vendor "CPT", prod id 5030
    [ 368.503] (II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
    [ 368.503] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1280x800"x0.0 68.90 1280 1301 1333 1408 800 801 804 816 -hsync -vsync (48.9 kHz)
    [ 369.076] (II) Mouse0: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
    [ 369.076] (--) touchpad: touchpad found
    [ 441.972] (II) 3rd Button detected: disabling emulate3Button
    output of glxinfo
    name of display: :0.0
    display: :0 screen: 0
    direct rendering: Yes
    server glx vendor string: SGI
    server glx version string: 1.4
    server glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap,
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer,
    GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer,
    GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_INTEL_swap_event
    client glx vendor string: Mesa Project and SGI
    client glx version string: 1.4
    client glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_allocate_memory,
    GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, GLX_MESA_swap_control,
    GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control,
    GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync,
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer,
    GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap,
    GLX_INTEL_swap_event
    GLX version: 1.4
    GLX extensions:
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer,
    GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control,
    GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync,
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer,
    GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap,
    GLX_INTEL_swap_event
    OpenGL vendor string: Tungsten Graphics, Inc
    OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) 945GM GEM 20100328 2010Q1 x86/MMX/SSE2
    OpenGL version string: 1.4 Mesa 7.8.3
    OpenGL extensions:
    GL_ARB_copy_buffer, GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_draw_buffers,
    GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex, GL_ARB_fragment_program,
    GL_ARB_half_float_pixel, GL_ARB_map_buffer_range, GL_ARB_multisample,
    GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object, GL_ARB_point_parameters,
    GL_ARB_point_sprite, GL_ARB_provoking_vertex, GL_ARB_shader_objects,
    GL_ARB_shading_language_100, GL_ARB_shading_language_120, GL_ARB_shadow,
    GL_ARB_sync, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, GL_ARB_texture_compression,
    GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add,
    GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar,
    GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat,
    GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two, GL_ARB_texture_rectangle,
    GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_ARB_vertex_array_object,
    GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_ARB_vertex_shader,
    GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color,
    GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate,
    GL_EXT_blend_logic_op, GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract,
    GL_EXT_cull_vertex, GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, GL_EXT_copy_texture,
    GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit,
    GL_EXT_framebuffer_object, GL_EXT_fog_coord,
    GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays,
    GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil, GL_EXT_packed_pixels,
    GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object, GL_EXT_point_parameters,
    GL_EXT_polygon_offset, GL_EXT_provoking_vertex, GL_EXT_rescale_normal,
    GL_EXT_secondary_color, GL_EXT_separate_specular_color,
    GL_EXT_shadow_funcs, GL_EXT_stencil_two_side, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap,
    GL_EXT_subtexture, GL_EXT_texture, GL_EXT_texture3D,
    GL_EXT_texture_cube_map, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp,
    GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine,
    GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic,
    GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_EXT_texture_rectangle,
    GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_3DFX_texture_compression_FXT1,
    GL_APPLE_client_storage, GL_APPLE_packed_pixels,
    GL_APPLE_vertex_array_object, GL_APPLE_object_purgeable,
    GL_ATI_blend_equation_separate, GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3,
    GL_ATI_separate_stencil, GL_IBM_multimode_draw_arrays,
    GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip, GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat,
    GL_INGR_blend_func_separate, GL_MESA_pack_invert, GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture,
    GL_MESA_window_pos, GL_NV_blend_square, GL_NV_light_max_exponent,
    GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil, GL_NV_texture_env_combine4,
    GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_NV_vertex_program,
    GL_NV_vertex_program1_1, GL_OES_read_format, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap,
    GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp,
    GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays
    32 GLX Visuals
    visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav
    id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a bf th cl r g b a ns b eat
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    0x97 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
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    0x99 24 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 24 8 16 16 16 0 0 0 Slow
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    0x9b 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow
    0x9c 24 dc 0 24 0 r . . 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
    0x9d 24 dc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
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    0xa8 24 dc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 24 8 16 16 16 0 0 0 Slow
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    0xaa 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow
    0x5d 32 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
    48 GLXFBConfigs:
    visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav
    id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a bf th cl r g b a ns b eat
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    0x73 0 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 24 8 16 16 16 0 0 0 Slow
    0x74 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
    0x75 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow
    0x76 0 dc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
    0x77 0 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
    0x78 0 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
    0x79 0 dc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
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    0x8a 0 dc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
    0x8b 0 dc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 24 8 16 16 16 0 0 0 Slow
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    0x8d 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow

    Gusar wrote:
    *sigh*
    Do you have problems with anything that's *not* glxgears?
    I have indeed not seen other problems. Presently the only other software that I believe use openGL that I use is googleearth; which run fine. Could it be a problem with glxgears?

  • New 27 iMAC keeps crashing iMovie and freezing videos on YouTube & Quicktime

    We just got a new Sept 2013 iMac three days ago, purchased refurbished from the Apple Store online. The whole point of the purchase was to be able to use iMovie to thoroughly edit videos for our YouTube channel, use garage band, lots of internet surfing and video watching etc. We spent the extra dollars to get what we thought was the most improved version of the iMac with all the souped up specs in order to avoid any hassle and headaches from a lack of performance. Here's what we have:
    3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
    27-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1440 resolution
    8GB (two 4GB) of 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM
    1TB hard drive (We have only used 80 GBs of it so far, so plenty of space left)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M graphics processor with 2GB of GDDR5 memory
    720p Camera & Mic
    OS X 10.9
    We're feeling a bit duped now as this seems to have turned out to just be a big expensive piece of junk. Here are our problems:
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    - When opening Quicktime to record a new video, in the middle of a recording or while the recording window is idle, it will start glitching - flashing between live footage and a freeze frame repeatedly. The only way to stop it is to quit out Quicktime and open again and try to record quickly, or in some cases we have to completely restart the iMac, which then still randomly in the middle of a recording or idle window it will continue to flash and glitch. (You can view an example here in the last minute of one of our videos, we tried to make it work and kept the take since we were doing our outro music dance, but it totally ***** when this happens randomly during our content portion and we have to redo recording. http://youtu.be/MAJzaEShJGw?t=4m34s )
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    PROS:
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    - Love using the Talk to text function (like Siri) by pressing "fn" twice. Use this to write long emails and papers with ease. Would like to see a "Speak" read back option that allows for text to be selected and read back (like Siri on iPad)
    CONS:
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    •iMac: How to remove or install memory:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1423
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1423#1
    The images of where the RAM chips are located, behind a metal plate, should be similar in your iMac and the mid-2013 iMac 27" shown in images on that page. Note there are several models discussed. 
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    Contact Apple Support:
    http://www.apple.com/support/contact/
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    This is OWC and they have the spec RAM required for your iMac 27" model; double-check info:
    http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/iMac/2012_27/DDR3L
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