[mythtv-users] Radeon 9550 and PAL TV

Bert Van Kets mythtv-users at vankets.com
Thu Apr 26 15:14:18 UTC 2007


Is the "opensource radeon driver" the fglrx driver?
If not, where can I find it?
Would you mind sending me your xorg.conf file so I can have a look at it?

Thanks!

wouter lists wrote:
> I have a Radeon X300SE and it is connected via a vga2scart cable. To
> get proper image, I have to use a custom modeline and the opensource
> radeon driver. So I cannot help you on this.
>
> First run jxmltv with days=0 to get all channels. Afterwards I edited
> the config file, so it grabs only the channels i'm interessed in (no
> french or german channels). Afterwards run jxmltv again to grab all
> data.
> Import the data into mythtv. I used mythweb to edit the channels as it
> was faster than going through the gui.
>
> Wouter
>
> On 4/26/07, Bert Van Kets <mythtv-users at vankets.com> wrote:
>   
>> Thanks Wouter,
>> I'll see if I can get jxmltv working.
>> Do you have to do any manual channel editing to set it up?
>> I tried xmltv, but I have to manually adjust most of the channels.
>>
>> I tried using the fglrx drivers from the Livna repository, but there is
>> something missing in the installation for the hardware acceleration. I
>> know it is possible to get it working with GLX support using the fglrx
>> drivers, but I'm just missing that last bit of HowTo.
>>
>> What video card are you using and how did you hook it up to your TV?
>>
>> wouter lists wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I live in the region of Gent.
>>>
>>> I use jxmltv for the tv listings. http://users.skynet.be/jxmltv/
>>> It's java based but I haven't had any problems with it.
>>>
>>> For the tv-out on your ATI card, I think you have to get the fglrx
>>> drivers installed. I cannot verify it with my installation as I don't
>>> use the tv-out.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Wouter
>>>
>>> On 4/26/07, Bert Van Kets <mythtv-users at vankets.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> I am setting up Myth on Fedora Core 6 using Jarod's guide. Myth is
>>>> version 0.20 and FC is updated to 2.6.20-2944.
>>>> Hardware is
>>>> P4 2.7GHz
>>>> 1GB RAM
>>>> ATI Radeon 9550 256MB
>>>> PVR-150
>>>> SB Audigy 2 ZS Pro
>>>> MCE type 2 remote
>>>>
>>>> Audio is perfect.
>>>> I can capture from the PVR-150 out of Myth, so my hardware (apart from
>>>> the video card) is set up fine.
>>>>
>>>> My problem is I get a black screen when trying live TV and that DVD or
>>>> video playback is showing only the top half of the movie spread over the
>>>> screen. I also have problems getting the Belgian TV listings configured
>>>> (living in Ghent, Balgium) and I don't know if that has something to do
>>>> with the black screen when watching live TV.
>>>> My TV is connected to my PC using a SVHS cable going into a scart plug.
>>>> I do not have a regular PC monitor connected.
>>>>
>>>> I tried tons of things and can not get GLX running, so OpenGL is not
>>>> working either.
>>>>
>>>> Does anybody have a good xorg.conf file for the Radeon 9550 with support
>>>> for a PAL TV?
>>>> Can anybody give me instructions on getting the Belgian Telenet channels
>>>> configured?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Bert
>>>>
>>>>
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