[mythtv-users] OT nvidia geforce4 force PAL without X?

[Chad]

On 6/26/06, Nick Rout <nick at rout.co.nz> wrote:
> Sorry this is not strictly a myth question, but it is definitely
> multimedia and I believe someone on this list may be able to help me.
> Believe me I wouldn't have asked if I had been able to get an answer
> elsewhere.
>
> I am using geexbox, a media player based on running mplayer in a
> framebuffer (ie there is no X, the kernel is started with vga=789
> video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr  )
>
> Now my Geforce4 MX 4000 seems to start tv out in NTSC mode. If I boot
> windows I am able to set the windows driver to PAL mode, and if I booted
> a linux distro running X I am sure i could set the "Option "TVStandard"
> appropriately. However when running the kernel framebuffer that is not
> available.
>
> nvtv is useful only on older nvidia cards (nvidia changed the tv out
> chipsets apparently)
>
> So can anyone tell me how to either permanently change the card's bios
> so it starts in PAL mode, or change to PAL mode without X running?
>
>
> --
> Nick Rout <nick at rout.co.nz>
>
> _______________________________________________

Trying to see how wrong I was, I came upon this page.  Although it's
not specific to your card, it has some fbset options at the bottom
that seem to pertain to this.

http://www.stlinux.com/docs/manual/distribution/distribution_guide9.php

-Chad