[mythtv-users] nvidia woes with Fedora 4

Wed May 10 17:09:56 EDT 2006

I am by no means a linux guy. what I know about linux might fill the dimple on a golf ball.  if i am spewing crap, you *nix guru's please set me straight.

1. Download 7676 drivers from nvidia.com  (http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-7676.html)
2. Follow the directions on the above page to install.  this method is "almost" as easy as the yum install.  It really boils down to running the "sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1.run" command and following the prompts.
3. Once that is done, modify your xorg.conf file per Jarods instructions for nvidia cards (most of what Jarod recommends is also included in the README file, buy if you are going to read all of the README, make sure you have a defibrillator nearby because it will make you comatose),
4. Restart X ( i always have to reboot to get the new settings to take, but like i said, I B Linux NuB). 
5.  I found that adding the line 
  <Option      "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"> 
 would pipe to the svideo port.  otherwise it only sends video to the VGA port.  
I tried the syntax
  <Option      "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT,TV"> 
 but that puked X, so i am still fiddling with an xorg.conf file that clones the display to the TV simultaneously.

i can also send you a copy of my xorg.conf file tonight when i get home if necessary.

clay.

> From: curruscanis at hotmail.com> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org> Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 20:30:59 +0000> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] nvidia woes with Fedora 4> > you wouldn't want to outline the steps to compile the 6767 driver on FC 4 > would ya?  I am ok on linux but not quite up to this task without a little > assistance.> > > >From: "CLAYTON HUML" <claytonhuml at msn.com>> >Reply-To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>> >To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>> >Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] nvidia woes with Fedora 4> >Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 13:49:59 -0600> >> >I am sure you will get the straight dope from the gurus, but in the mean > >time, here is what i experienced.> >> >FC4> >evga MX4000> >PVR-150NEC LCD on vga> >Mitsu big screen off of s-vid> >> >> >> >yum drivers gave me crap on the big screen.   I set my xorg.conf parameter > >to 'nvidia' from 'nv', and x would crash on boot.  i had to compile the > >6767 drivers 'ye olde fashioned waye', then the 'nvidia' parameter stuck, > >and i was able to send a good signal to the big screen.> >> >good luck> >> >clay> >> >> >> > > From: curruscanis at hotmail.com> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org> Date: Wed, > >10 May 2006 19:03:41 +0000> Subject: [mythtv-users] nvidia woes with Fedora > >4> > Hello all, I have successfully built several Myth boxes using the > >current > hardware that I am using however I decided this time to use > >Fedora Core 4, > and upgrade to Myth .19> > Basicly my hardware consists of > >a PVR-350, and a nvidia MX4000, I am using > the MX4000 svideo out to my TV > >for display as well as a temporary VGA > monitor.> > I built an entirely > >new system ( using larger hard drives ) and have a fresh > install of > >Fedora core 4.  I am using Jarods guide for the myth install as I > usually > >have done.  However, with my nvidia card I can not get the 6767 > driver > >through yum, and if I download it it will not compile.  I have tried > > >various other driver version and only the newest one with compile.  But > >that > is not the worst of my problems... As I stated I am using the svideo > >out on > the card and I am then converting that to RCA to go the TV.  > >However, upon > doing this I get the following results depending on the > >Xorg.conf.> > If I set the Xorg.conf video out to SVIDEO I get black and > >white display > only ( this is expected given the converter )> If I set the > >Xorg.conf video out to COMPOSITE the way my old Xorg.conf file > was in > >FC-3 then I get nothing. No video on the TV at all.> > I have tried booting > >the system with and without the VGA monitor attached. - > no change> I have > >the Xorg.conf file set to clone, and have removed all info reguarding > the > >VGA and disconnected it. - also no change.> > so... What can I do, I do get > >color displayed on the TV until the nvidia > driver takes over.  Then it > >goes black and white.  Once again I have used > the same setting from my > >FC-3 Xorg.conf file that works fine if if I drop in > my old hard drive > >with the exact same hardware, so it would seem that the > nvidea driver > >with FC-4 does not seem to work on my system.> > Any ideas?> > Thanks in > >advance.> > > _______________________________________________> mythtv-users > >mailing list> mythtv-users at mythtv.org> > >http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users> > > >_______________________________________________> >mythtv-users mailing list> >mythtv-users at mythtv.org> >http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users> > > _______________________________________________> mythtv-users mailing list> mythtv-users at mythtv.org> http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
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