[mythtv-users] About ready to give up on g200

[mythtv at bellsouth.net]

I got artifacts all over the screen when running Xawtv (except for the Xawtv window). Then I saw this in the mgavideo readme and it solved my problem:

--------------------
XFree86
Mouse poiner and console font will be garbled if the X server isn not
set to use 4MB less memory than available. To do this check your X server
configuration (/etc/X11/XF86Config) that the line
  VideoRam   4096 is there for G200 with 8MB or
  VideoRam   8096 for G400 with 16MB if you want MTRR to work (else 12288)
                
  An example:
  Section "Device"
    Identifier      "MGA G200"
    VendorName      "Matrox"
    BoardName       "Marvel G200"
    VideoRam        4096
  EndSection

Also, if you get garbled video when using the DVD add-on, you
might want to try this option (thanks to dag at bakke.com) :

  Option     "NoHal" "on"
---------------------------------

-Emil

> 
> From: "JC" <johnmythtv at crombe.com>
> Date: 2003/02/20 Thu PM 08:25:20 EST
> To: <ben at handcoder.com>,  "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at snowman.net>
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] About ready to give up on g200
> 
> Hi Ben,
> 
> Did you update the BIOS on the unit?  That's the first thing they suggest in
> the G200 "HOWTO" thread and the first thing that I did with my G200.  After
> that, things went pretty well.
> 
> Good luck,
> JC
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ben Brown" <ben at handcoder.com>
> To: <mythtv-users at snowman.net>
> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 11:01 AM
> Subject: [mythtv-users] About ready to give up on g200
> 
> 
> > I've been fooling with this Marvel g200 for several days now, and I'm
> > just about ready to throw it out.  It just doesn't seem to work. I've
> > updated the Xfree drivers, I've built the mga drivers, and the card 1/2
> > works.  I can run the iv4l1 script and get TV; however, I get weird
> > artifacting all over the screen when I run the iv4l1. I've searched all
> > over the place and have come up short on answers, nothing I try changes
> > the problems.  I know several people are using this card, and I was
> > wondering if anybody else had these problems installing this card. Am I
> > missing something in my search?  I really want to use this card, so I
> > can have 2 tuners. I have no problem getting mythtv up with my ATI TV
> > Wonder.  I hate to keep nagging the list so this will be my last cry for
> > help.  I may just toss this card and live with one tuner card. I hate to
> > do that, but I'm getting close to fed up.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Ben
> >
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