[mythtv-users] Knoppmyth on a Dell Laptop

Cecil Watson cwatson at linkline.com
Sun Oct 12 16:39:55 EDT 2003


Jeff C wrote:

> Hi Gang,
>
> I'm sitting here with my Dell Inspiron 4000 Laptop, with its 802.11 
> card and its ATI TV Out and I'm wondering if anyone has gotten the ATI 
> TV Out on the Dell laptops working under linux and/or with Myth.  It 
> occured to me that if I could do some kind of front end only KnoppMyth 
> CD install, I could hack the laptop in to the TV in the bedroom when 
> ever I felt like watching a recording upstairs, and otherwise keep my 
> laptop running XP for work things...  Anyone gone down this road before?
>
> -Jeff

You can try the atitvout program that is included.  I haven't used it as 
I don't have an ATI card, I have however used the CD w/ a Dell Inspiron 
8000.  Works like a charm over Cat-5.

Cecil



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