[mythtv-users] Re: G400-TV tuner, or recommended cards?

[Stefan Frank]

Andrew Prior <andrew at hereafter.com> writes:

> On Tue, 23 Sep 2003, Stefan Frank wrote:
>
>> Andrew Prior <andrew at hereafter.com> writes:
>>

>   Sounds like the card I have.  Could you tell me how you got it working?
> Do you use the mga XFree86 drivers from matrox?  Or just the framebuffer?
> The base kernel modules, or the mgavideo downloadable drivers?  What kernel
> do you use?

How to get it working? Read different docs online and trying several
things. Seriously, i don't really remember how, but it certainly took some
time. I use the matrox drivers for X in framebuffer mode (for 2D video only),
Afaik you need to configure X for framebuffer mode in order to get
XVideo support on the TV out. And the mgavideo drivers to enable the
the tv tuner / mjpeg encoder. Kernel is WOLK 4.6s (based on 2.4.20 with
LOTS of patches).

>
>   I'm using kernel 2.4.22 right now (also tried 2.4.18) but when I use the
> framebuffer drivers in the kernel I don't get the TV out to work and I
> don't see the tuner.  At another time I had the mgavideo framebuffer drivers
> running and xawtv ran and I could play TV, but then the TV out stopped
> working for mythtv.  I tried the mgavideo drivers other times and it
> kept crashing my computer (I think it was because I had the kernel drivers
> loaded too).  I'm slowly working out what the different bits do, and
> maybe can get something to work...

If you need further help i could send you parts of my configuration. Let
me know.

>   Hmmm.  I was thinking the pvr250 but saw something on the net saying
> the TV out didn't work on it.  Does it work?  I'd like to use the G400-tv
> if I can get it running, but I'm open to buying a different card if need
> be.  I like what I've seen of mythtv and would like to help on the development

Support for the pvr250/350 is still under development, but people are
already using it. Maybe i will have to use the g400 tv-out for another while. 

Bye, Stefan

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