[mythtv-users] better tv-out cards

[Jeffrey Brent McBeth]

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On Thu, May 08, 2003 at 11:29:48AM -0700, Ray Olszewski wrote:
> At 11:34 AM 5/8/2003 -0600, Jeffrey Brent McBeth wrote:
> [...]
> >I did and no longer do.  G400 XVideo TVOut.  In fact, I had xine playing
> >back DVDs full speed on that TVOut.  I pulled that machine apart long ago
> >(year and a half) so I no lponger have the configuration, but I do not
> >remember having to jump through and big hoops.
> 
> Too bad the details are gone. Even though these cards are (or seem to be) 
> quite expensive compared to nVidia, it would be nice to have a real 
> alternative ... especially if it used an Open Source driver.
> 
> Do you remember *anything* about the setup that might help? For example, 
> did you use the mga driver from XFree86 or the binary one from Matrox? Did 
> you use a framebuffer in the kernel, or any other special kernel-compile 
> options? Any special Modeline or Options settings in XF86Config-4?

The TVOut had to use the closed section of the driver.  The open-source
drivers could co-exist with that section.  There was a tool that would turn
on mirroring of the first screen onto the TV.  IIRC, you needed to have all
the options turned on under the framebuffer section.  I don't remember.
Good luck.  I will try to hunt down my card and see if I can get it going
again, but it might take a while.

Jeff
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