[mythtv-users] MythTv component out HOWTO

Steve Skarda steveskarda at gmail.com
Mon Apr 10 20:50:45 UTC 2006


On 4/10/06, Jeff Simpson <jeffsimpson at alum.wpi.edu> wrote:
>
> > The folks that asked for this HOWTO seemed to suggest that it should be
> in
> > the WIKI.  To me, it seems that only smart people post on the official
> WIKI,
> > but if people find this information helpful, I can collate whatever
> replies
> > I get in the form of corrections or clarifications on this thread and
> post
> > something to the HOWTO areas of the Wiki.  Let me know if you think that
> > would be useful.
> >
> > Steve
>
> Nonsense, go ahead and put it on the wiki!  I know nothing about
> component out for the nvidia card, but I know that is where I would
> look for information first (and where people can best update and add
> to the howto, unline the mailinglist where people would have to sift
> through replies to get the most recent copy). It looks like a good
> start to a how-to and will go nicely on there.


Done.  Thanks for the encouragement!

Make sure to put it in the HOWTO section with a descriptive title and
> include the sample sections of the xorg.conf file, those are extremely
> helpful for new users (especially if you put comments on what the
> important lines are doing and what needs to be changed). Also, I would
> suggest being clear in the article about which cards are supported,
> what versions of software are known to work, etc. Write in the
> assumptions, too - for example, assume that they have the binary
> nvidia drivers already installed and working for vga, that they have a
> supported model, and that they have the svideo->component dongle
> (provide some more information on that dongle if you can).


I probably fell short in this area but I  tried to clean it up a little bit
and put in as much as I know.
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