[mythtv-users] mythfrontend to PVR350 output

[IvanK.]

On Friday 19 December 2003 02:21 pm, Tim - DZ wrote:
> I have mythtv working on Mandrake 9.2, did everything from scratch...ivtv,
> myth vcs, etc.. and when I watch TV or recordings the video and sound go to
> the PVR350 out, and on the computer screen mythfrontend goes black, when
> the video is stopped, then mythfrontend shows up on the computer monitor
> again.
>
> Is there a way to get mythfrontend to go to the svideo / video output of
> the pvr350?  That way the computer monitor can be turned off or better yet
> be used as a desktop while the pvr250 out does all the myth stuff.
>
> -t


Ok, that mean you didn't follow the instructions in the XFree section of the 
howto.  Make life easy for you, I'm attaching my XF86Config-4 file.  Please 
note:

1) I'm running a font server
2) I'm using a usb mouse
3) My standard is NTSC
4) my pvr-350 framebuffer is /dev/fb1
5) my pci id is 0.8.0

Please find attached my config file.  Change where appropriate.

Also, please be aware that my xfree config file doesn't use/doesn't need a 
video card, therefore you can unhook your monitor, you won't need it.

IvanK.
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Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "XFree86 Configured"
	Screen      0  "MythTV Screen" 0 0
	InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
	InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
	RgbPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
	ModulePath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
	FontPath	"unix/:7100"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load  "extmod"
	Load  "dbe"
	Load  "record"
	Load  "freetype"
	Load  "speedo"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Keyboard0"
	Driver      "keyboard"
	Option      "XkbRules" "xfree86"
	Option      "XkbModel" "pc104"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Mouse0"
	Driver      "mouse"
	Option      "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
	Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice" # this is for a usb mouse
	Option      "Buttons" "5"
	Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier  "NTSC Monitor"
    HorizSync  30-68
    VertRefresh 50-120
    DisplaySize 200 100 # This works for me.  Play with other values
    Mode "720x480"
      # D: 34.563 MHz, H: 37.244 kHz, V: 73.897 Hz
      DotClock 34.564
      HTimings 720 752 840 928
      VTimings 480 484 488 504
      Flags    "-HSync" "-VSync"
    EndMode
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "Hauppauge PVR 350 iTVC15 Framebuffer"
    Driver      "fbdev"
    Option      "fbdev" "/dev/fb1" # Make sure this is correct
    BusID "0:08:0" # Make sure this is correct
EndSection

Section "Screen"
  Identifier  "MythTV Screen"
  Device      "Hauppauge PVR 350 iTVC15 Framebuffer"
  Monitor     "NTSC Monitor"
  DefaultDepth 24
  DefaultFbbpp 32
  Subsection "Display"
    Depth 24
    FbBpp 32
    Modes "720x480"
  EndSubsection
EndSection