[mythtv-users] Re: Setup questions

[Eric Thelin]

I have found that I can use the TV out from the time I turn the box on.
This is probably video card dependant but I have used a GeForce4 MX card
and the builtin video on an Epia-M and TV out on both work right away.
But I do all admin functions over ssh anyway.

Eric

On Fri, 7 Nov 2003, jose rubio wrote:

> On Thu, 2003-11-06 at 19:59, Dave Anderson wrote:
> > Once the system is installed and running, do you need to keep a monitor
> > attached to the box? Could I just access the box via an xWindow client on
> > another PC on the network?
> >
> > Also, when first installing RH9, should I have all the cards installed? Or
> > should I add the cards after RH9 is installed?
> >
> > ----
> >
>
> You don't need a monitor after you have myth running perfectly
> (unfortunately nobody has myth running perfectly...)  But you can always
> log in from another machine using ssh (or whatever you like)  The
> problem is that that way you won't see the boot msg or the lilo prompt
> for example.  So, short answer, eventually you won't need a monitor,
> initially you will.
>
> For your second question, I don't use RH but I would try it with all the
> cards installed.
>
> good luck
>
>
>
> -jose-
>
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