[mythtv-users] Marvel G400 problems

[Vladimir Shved]

I've got X and console working on TV-Out, I could even get startup working
if I'll change G400 bios, I've read post somewhere how to do that, it only
breaks when mythbackend loads up or when trying to view LiveTV. Very much
everything else works on TV-Out except xawtv(it needs to be patched?) and
mythbackend. Mythfrontend works except for LiveTV(Watch TV) option which
depends on mythbackend and I can capture video for hours with lavrec from
mjpeg tools. I'll try MythTV 0.11 and post results. Thanks.

	--Vlad



-----Original Message-----


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_st
ring=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 ;)