[mythtv-users] The new PUNDIT-R, first findings

[Steven Cruysberghs]

> Op maandag 17 mei 2004 10:31, schreef Steven Cruysberghs:
>> Update on the TV-out. If you enable tvout in the bios it works and it
>> looks great (looks better than Sis tvout I must say).
>> But only in vesa mode, so you see the bootlogo/bootsplach screen and
>> console. As soon as you start X with the radeon driver the image becomes
>> distorted (tried a few different HorizSync and VertRefresh settings
>> but...
>>
>> :-(  . This could be a question of using the right modeline? Anyone?
>>
>> If you start X using the vesa driver TV-out still works but without XV
>> accelleration.
>
> Have you tried generating a config file by Xfree86? aka something like
> $ startx --configure
>
> Then a XF86Config file will be generated in /root (when run as root?) with
> all
> the options the driver has commented ('#option blah <bool>' or something).
> From there on you will probably find things to disable VGA-out and/or
> enable
> TV-out as primary device.
>
> There are probably other ways to trick the driver to expose all of it's
> config
> options, but well..
>

Thanks for the tip but I'm afraid there are no TV-out options in the
Radeon driver (see below for options and
http://www.xfree86.org/4.3.0/radeon.4.html for an explanation what they
all mean) :

Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option     "NoAccel"                   # [<bool>]
#Option     "SWcursor"                  # [<bool>]
#Option     "Dac6Bit"                   # [<bool>]
#Option     "Dac8Bit"                   # [<bool>]
#Option     "ForcePCIMode"              # [<bool>]
#Option     "BusType"                   # [<str>]
#Option     "CPPIOMode"                 # [<bool>]
#Option     "CPusecTimeout"             # <i>
#Option     "AGPMode"                   # <i>
#Option     "AGPFastWrite"              # [<bool>]
#Option     "AGPSize"                   # <i>
#Option     "GARTSize"                  # <i>
#Option     "RingSize"                  # <i>
#Option     "BufferSize"                # <i>
#Option     "EnableDepthMoves"          # [<bool>]
#Option     "EnablePageFlip"            # [<bool>]
#Option     "NoBackBuffer"              # [<bool>]
#Option     "PanelOff"                  # [<bool>]
#Option     "DDCMode"                   # [<bool>]
#Option     "MonitorLayout"             # [<str>]
#Option     "IgnoreEDID"                # [<bool>]
#Option     "OverlayOnCRTC2"      # [<bool>]
#Option     "CloneMode"               # [<str>]
#Option     "CloneHSync"             # [<str>]
#Option     "CloneVRefresh"          # [<str>]
#Option     "UseFBDev"            # [<bool>]
#Option     "VideoKey"                  # <i>
#Option     "DisplayPriority"           # [<str>]
#Option     "PanelSize"                 # [<str>]
#Option     "ForceMinDotClock"          # <freq>
Identifier  "Card0"
Driver      "ati"
VendorName  "ATI Technologies Inc"
BoardName   "Unknown Board"
BusID       "PCI:1:5:0"
EndSection

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The Pundit is't the only barebone using this chipset. Shuttle has a few as
well with more or less the same problems :
http://www.bluelightning.org/linux/st62k/

I guess I'll use a PVR350 for TV-out for now. The pundit still remains my
favourite combined frontend/backend system!