[mythtv-users] Marvel G400 problems

[Robert Dege]

I have a G200 working with MythTV 0.11.  Based on my exp., you should get
TV-OUT working even before X or mythbackend loads.  When X loads, it takes
a long time before X will display on the TV screen (has to do with some
type of display detection by X itself).

Anyways, someone long ago was kind enough to post a few URL's explaining
in detail on a process that works.  Here are a few URL's that might assist
you:


http://davedina.apestaart.org/download/doc/Matrox-TVOUT-HOWTO-0.1.txt

http://james.nontrivial.org/projvdr.htm

(Through the searchable mythtv archive)

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/perl/mailarc/gforum.cgi?post=50592;search_string=G200%20TV-OUT%20HOWTO;guest=2974447&t=search_engine#50592

Hope this helps.

-Rob

> I'm trying to get Marvel G400 AGP to run with MythTV 0.14, been fighting it
> for over a month now, about to give up. Does anyone have MythTV 0.14 and
> Marvel G400 running on TV out? if not, what version of MythTV works with
> G400/G200? My system is k6-550/192MB RAM, I tried framebuffer, then Matrox
> mga/mga_hal drivers for X and both (X Matrox Drivers with
> framebuffer)together. With frame buffer the TV-out and vga screens seems to
> go out after launching mythbackend, have to reboot to get video back. If
> using only Matrox X drivers without framebuffer, can not watch LiveTV at all
> on TV-Out but it seem to work fairly very well on PC Monitor/vga. I have
> impression that MythTV 0.14 does not support my card, so the only option is
> left to try older version of MythTV, trying to decide which one, I already
> tried 0.13, before I'll go any further, anyone could suggest anything to
> help?
>
> 	--Vlad
>



Dege

I'm just not up2date on my al-kee-hol-*hic* lingo
Although, I do have that slurring part down ;)