[mythtv] Matrox G200 TV out works! HOWTO!

[Larry Matter]

> Ok, so I'm trying to follow the instructions below, but they're built
> for someone building their kernel from scratch I think, and I'm not sure
> how to do that.

Look at /usr/src/linux/README - this tells you how to recompile the
kernel.  It's not that difficult, but it can be intimidating.

>> Step 2.1: I built the following into the kernel (not built as
>> modules): Character devices -> I2C support -> I2C support
>> Character devices -> I2C support -> I2C bit-banging interfaces
>> Character devices -> I2C support -> I2C device interface
>> Character devices -> I2C support -> I2C /proc interface
>> Console drivers -> Frame-buffer support -> Matrox acceleration
>> Console drivers -> Frame-buffer support -> G100/G200/ ...
>> Console drivers -> Frame-buffer support -> Matrox I2C support
>> Console drivers -> Frame-buffer support -> G400 second head support
>> Console drivers -> Frame-buffer support -> Matrox /proc interface

One of the steps to compiling the kernel is the config step (see the
README under "make config").  These will make sense after you read that
and run one of the config options.  Take note of the "not as modules" part
of these instructions.

>> Step 2.2: make dep, make bzImage, make modules, make modules_install.
>> Copy bzImage to the boot wherever and lilo it.

The make steps are also detailed in the README.  You will fine bzImage in
/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot.  You need to copy it to /boot.  Then you
need to edit /etc/lilo.conf and after that run "lilo".  Be careful that
you "add" an entry for your new kernel and keep an entry for the old one
so that you can boot back into that if the new one doesn't work.

Keep a rescue disk handy :-)

Larry