Broadcom/CrystalHD Info

[YinZhe]

Hi all,

I struggle with the CrystalHD installation... I have understood that under XBMC we must change the rendering video mode from "Auto" to "Crystal HD" under System -> Parameters.
I followed ATV procedure to install CrystalHd drivers and unfortunately I cannot select the "Crystal HD" rendering...

My question is "How can I ensure that the CrystalHD drivers are installed and well configured ?

Thanks for your help.


Source for the video rendering configuration information : "http://www.blogythefox.co.uk/2010/01/09/apple-tv-broadcom-hd-card-hardware-and-software-installation/" Step 9.

[freechina]

Hi all,

I struggle with the CrystalHD installation... I have understood that under XBMC we must change the rendering video mode from "Auto" to "Crystal HD" under System -> Parameters.
I followed ATV procedure to install CrystalHd drivers and unfortunately I cannot select the "Crystal HD" rendering...

My question is "How can I ensure that the CrystalHD drivers are installed and well configured ?

Thanks for your help.


Source for the video rendering configuration information : "http://www.blogythefox.co.uk/2010/01/09/apple-tv-broadcom-hd-card-hardware-and-software-installation/" Step 9.

I followed instructions in OP and installed w/o a problem. Tested w/ phat mkv that stuttered before, not anymore!
http://www.blogythefox.co.uk/2010/01/09/apple-tv-broadcom-hd-card-hardware-and-software-installation/ link has good screen shots for H/W upgrade, but ATVflash users just need OP steps to get up and running.

Kudos to atvFlash team for making this a painless process! Where do I renew for another year?

[Xpo]

Hi all,

I struggle with the CrystalHD installation... I have understood that under XBMC we must change the rendering video mode from "Auto" to "Crystal HD" under System -> Parameters.
I followed ATV procedure to install CrystalHd drivers and unfortunately I cannot select the "Crystal HD" rendering...

My question is "How can I ensure that the CrystalHD drivers are installed and well configured ?

Thanks for your help.


Source for the video rendering configuration information : "http://www.blogythefox.co.uk/2010/01/09/apple-tv-broadcom-hd-card-hardware-and-software-installation/" Step 9.

I have the same problem - I followed the steds mentioned on the first page but I don't get the crystal setting i XBMC.

Any hints?

[zesty]

I have followed the instruction to a Tee , however my 1080p .ts and .mkv files are playing but very choppy. When I go to XBMC downloads all I can see is the xbmc 9.1.1 file to download , is this the latest build ? I keep reading about nightly builds but not sure where and how to download these . Any thoughts or suggestions .

[james]

I have followed the instruction to a Tee , however my 1080p .ts and .mkv files are playing but very choppy. When I go to XBMC downloads all I can see is the xbmc 9.1.1 file to download , is this the latest build ? I keep reading about nightly builds but not sure where and how to download these . Any thoughts or suggestions .

You may need to update the xbmc/boxee itrem through the Maintenance > Manage Plugins menu.

Once updated the svn build will appear under the downloads menu.

[zesty]

You may need to update the xbmc/boxee itrem through the Maintenance > Manage Plugins menu.

Once updated the svn build will appear under the downloads menu.

Just says Xbmc installed. Do I need to enter some remote key combination to get the svn build.

[YinZhe]

Hi all,

I struggle with the CrystalHD installation... I have understood that under XBMC we must change the rendering video mode from "Auto" to "Crystal HD" under System -> Parameters.
I followed ATV procedure to install CrystalHd drivers and unfortunately I cannot select the "Crystal HD" rendering...

My question is "How can I ensure that the CrystalHD drivers are installed and well configured ?

Thanks for your help.


Source for the video rendering configuration information : "http://www.blogythefox.co.uk/2010/01/09/apple-tv-broadcom-hd-card-hardware-and-software-installation/" Step 9.

Ok after some update/upgrade the cristalHD card stil doesn't work and I haven't got any error messages.
My system is in french, I will try to change the different settings to english.. But I am not convinced...

But is there a way to test the card thru ATVflash ? I start to think that the card could be arrived broken...

Thanks for any help or idea...

[grey]

YinZhe, are you 100% positive you're running latest svn build?

not 9.11 but one of the nightly builds?

[max]

To have access to the SVN builds you must be running the latest version of XBMC/Boxee. You can update this item through the Maintenance > Manage Plugins menu.

Once updated, the XBMC SVN builds can be downloaded through the XBMC/Boxee > Downloads menu.

[YinZhe]

YinZhe, are you 100% positive you're running latest svn build?

not 9.11 but one of the nightly builds?

Thanks for your answer : Yes 100% sure I use the last nightly builds. I did a new update yesterday, with no error. XBMC works perfectly except for CrystalHD... The 720p/i or 1080p/i are still very sluggish, impossible to watch a movie... Neither in streaming nor copied locally on the ATV.

I have to underline that the ATVFlash product is very impressive, I can very easely update XBMC, and other software.