[mythtv-users] Problems building my box - PVR 350.

[sschaefer1 at woh.rr.com]

If you don't intend to use an X session on a VGA display for anything, I would just go for setting up the myth frontend on the PVR-350's television out port.

----- Original Message -----
From: Derek Jennings <derek at disposable.dnsalias.org>
Date: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 7:56 am
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Problems building my box - PVR 350.

> On Tuesday 28 December 2004 12:19, Amorya North wrote:
> > I have built a computer and installed Mandrake on it. Problem 
> is, I
> > can't start X - which I think is because the graphics card is 
> about ten
> > years old.
> >
> > I have a PVR 350, though, and will be using the TV output from 
> that. So
> > if I'm not mistaken, I only need the extra graphics card to set 
> up the
> > box for the first time - am I right?
> >
> > So, should I spend time trying to get X started on this card? 
> Should I
> > get hold of another graphics card to do the setup, which runs X?
> >
> > Or can I set everything up from the command line, and then get Myth
> > working on the PVR without ever having run X on the normal graphics
> > card? This is what I think is possible, but I'm somewhat of a Linux
> > newbie so I'm after confirmation :)
> >
> >
> > Amorya
> 
> What is the graphics card? It must be very old indeed if it will 
> not run X.
> 
> Have you tried logging in at the text console and running 
> XFdrake to set up the graphics card again.? If the driver is not 
> autoselected 
> try selecting vesa or vga. Select a very conservative resolution.
> 
> What version of Mandrake is this?
> 
> Did you look at the log to see why X will not start.
> In Mdk 10.1 the log is /var/log/Xorg.0.log
> 
> You will find it easier to read log files if you install Midnight 
> Commander 
> with 'urpmi mc'  and then run 'mc' to get a text based file manager.
> 
> HTH
> derek
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