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