[mythtv-users] nVidia FX 5200 (Chaintech)

[Todd Duffin]

I am running debian with an FX5200 ona stadard TV and NVidia's drivers. 
here is myXF86Config-4 parts that matter:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Section "Module"
 Load "GLcore"
 Load "bitmap"
 Load "dbe"
 Load "ddc"
 Load "dri"
 Load "extmod"
 Load "freetype"
 Load "glx"
 Load "int10"
 Load "record"
 Load "speedo"
 Load "type1"
 Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "Device"
 Identifier "FX5200"
 Driver  "nvidia"
 Option   "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
 Option  "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"
 Option  "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
 Option  "TVOverScan" "0.4"
 Option  "NvAGP" "0"
 Option  "NoLogo" "1"
 Option  "MetaModes" "800x600, 800x600"
 VideoRam 131072
EndSection


Section "Monitor"
 Identifier "TVOut"
 HorizSync 30-50
 # HorizSync 31.5
 VertRefresh 60
 Option  "DPMS" "0"

EndSection

Section "Screen"
 Identifier "Screen 1"
 Device  "FX5200"
 Monitor  "TVOut"
 DefaultDepth 16

 SubSection "Display"
  Depth  8
  Modes  "800x600" "640x480"
         ViewPort    0 0
 EndSubSection
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth  15
  Modes  "800x600" "640x480"
         ViewPort    0 0
 EndSubSection
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth  16
  Modes  "800x600" "640x480"
         ViewPort    0 0
 EndSubSection
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth  24
  Modes  "800x600" "640x480"
         ViewPort    0 0
 EndSubSection
EndSection
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hope that helps.

Todd

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shawn Wilcox" <shawn at the-wilcoxs.com>
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] nVidia FX 5200 (Chaintech)


> Howard,
>
> Can you post a sample of your XF86Config/xorg.conf? I tried
> to set up my onBoard GeForce4 MX without success.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Shawn.
>
>> --- Brandon Rogers <blrogers at ieee.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Does anyone have an nVidia FX5200 card that is
>>> putting 1080i output to an
>>> HDTV?  Does this have to be done via the DVI port or
>>> can you output 1080i
>>> through the video port?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Brandon
>>>
>> I have an FX5200 (w/o DVI, only VGA and S-Video) and I
>> think I was using it in my myth box at 1080i.  Right
>> now my myth box is using onboard graphics (GeForce4
>> MX) and it is outputting 1080i out the VGA to an Audio
>> Authority 9A60.  AFAIK interlaced output in the nvidia
>> drivers is broken and the last driver that worked was
>> 6629 (which is the one I'm using.)
>>
>> Howard
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