[mythtv-users] Using Myth w/o X running on TV-out

[Sasha Z]

You can run CRT + SVIDEO and have separate areas of the desktop for each...

On 6/12/06, James Carrig <james.carrig at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is Myth usable on a monitor + TV system without getting X to run on
> the TV-out?  What is it like / what am I giving up?  What if the
> monitor is not in the same room as the TV?
>
> I am asking because I plan to use MythTV only part-time and:
>
> 1) I don't want to give up running X on my monitor
> 2) I can't get the ivtv driver ivtvdev_drv.o to load (a whole nother post)
> 3) I see from Jeff's post below that it might not be satisfying
> anyway.  Very disappointing because that is not what is advertised
> when people say X is multi-headed.
>
> Fairly open question, I know.  Thanks.
>
> -jc
>
>
>
> > > > It certainly should be, you simply run two seperate X servers, one on
> > > > :0 (For the Radeon) and the other on :1 (For the 350). There will be
> > > > no way to "Move the mouse" from one "Screen" to the other (As they're
> > > > running completely seperately), and you will have to make sure that
> > > > the second screen has no Keyboard and Mouse assigned to it (Otherwise
> > > > things will get VERY confusing with both screens getting the same
> > > > input). However, using the remote on the 350 to control Myth on :1,
> > > > and your regular keyboard/mouse on :0, this setup should work just
> > > > fine.
> > >
> > > I have a shuttle usb remote, it is detected as usb mouse and keyboard,
> > > I plan to use that for myth.
> > >
> > > or i might use the remote from the 350...
> > >
> > > > Yup. Just like that.
> >
> > I do exactly that - I have an NVidia Geforce2 (twinview, two CRTs) and
> > a PVR-350 using svideo out to a TV. I run two separate X sessions at
> > once on different VTs in xorg7. If you are using the mpeg output of
> > the PVR card, you can use the normal display x session at the same
> > time as the TV, including controlling it with the remote. If you use
> > framebuffer (ie, the menus), you will find that the screen does not
> > update unless it is the currently selected VT, so you need to switch
> > to it to use the fb menus (and the primary display on the CRTS goes
> > away during that).
> >
> > There is a feature of xorg7 that allows multiple screens to be enabled
> > at the same time. Sharevts, I believe. It works, both screens are
> > active and work at the same time. However, it eats up about 100% of
> > CPU time, so you can't really use the PC for anything.
> >
> > Solutions to that problem are welcome, but I just wanted to give you a
> > heads-up on what to expect when you try it
> >
> >  - Jeff
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