[mythtv-users] MythTV only on CRT?

Jay R. Ashworth jra at baylink.com
Tue Oct 5 16:39:36 UTC 2004


On Mon, Oct 04, 2004 at 09:23:03PM -0700, Jarod Wilson wrote:
> > Anyway, here are my details:
> > MythTV1.6
> > PVR-350
> > geForce4MX400 (have S-Video working with a beater TV now)
> > 19" Samsung CRT
> >
> > But, seriously, can't I just watch TV on my monitor?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> > I am trying to simplify things, you know.
> 
> Understood.
> 
> Now, Myth doesn't give a rip what the display device is that you have 
> connected to your box. My main box is hooked to an HDTV through the VGA port, 
> which to Myth, is no different than your setup (save the resolution 
> differences). What exactly isn't working? If you simply set up xorg.conf for 
> a single CRT, Myth should just work.

More clearly (no offense, Jarod :-), myth doesn't care *what you run
it's front end on*, and it doesn't even have to run fullscreen.

Is that enough hint?

Cheers,
-- jra
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