[mythtv-users] dont understand a part of the Capture Card Driver instalation

iwan iwan at i-lusion.nl
Wed May 4 10:46:00 UTC 2005


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Hi, 
 
I am setting up my MythTV box and I am using Jorods guide wich can be found here:
http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php
 
I am in the section where I am installing my Capture Card Driver (Chapter 10)
In that section there is a part described that I don't understand:
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We're going to make little modification to the kernel boot line in your grub.conf file that should force the ivtv frame buffer to load on /dev/fb1, as well as allow the ivtv-fb module to be loaded and unloaded. Without doing this, unloading the ivtv-fb module would probably crash your system. To the end of all 'kernel /vmlinuz...' lines in /boot/grub/grub.conf, append 'vga=791', then reboot your system. This tells the kernel to load a frame buffer for your video card at 1024x768, 16-bit color. I use this all the time myself, simply so I can see more when I'm not in X. I'd always done this on my 350-equipped box without even thinking about it, which could explain some of why I've not run into some of the problems other folks have...
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I checked my "/boot/grub/grub.conf" file and this is what it has now:
 
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[root at MythTVBOX /]# more /boot/grub/grub.conf
# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
#          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
#          root (hd1,0)
#          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hdb2
#          initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/hda
default=0
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd1,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Fedora Core (2.6.10-1.770_14.rhfc3.at)
        root (hd1,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.10-1.770_14.rhfc3.at ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
        initrd /initrd-2.6.10-1.770_14.rhfc3.at.img
title Fedora Core (2.6.11-1.14_FC3)
        root (hd1,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.11-1.14_FC3 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
        initrd /initrd-2.6.11-1.14_FC3.img
title Fedora Core (2.6.9-1.667)
        root (hd1,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-1.667 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
        initrd /initrd-2.6.9-1.667.img
[root at MythTVBOX /]# 
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What do I need to append then?
 
Thanks, 
 
Iwan Hoogendoorn
CCIE # 13084
E-mail : iwan at i-lusion.nl <mailto:iwan at i-lusion.nl> 
FAX# 084 736 0329
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