[mythtv-users] The new PUNDIT-R, first findings

[Olivier Delsol]

Le 16 mai 04, à 13:33, Steven Cruysberghs a écrit :

> ASUS has changed the PUNDIT motherboard and dropped the Sis chipset for
> a new ATI one. Just spent a few hours trying to use it as a Myth box.

Thank you for the feedback ! I was just wondering if this barebone 
could host a MythTV box !


> - soundcard is an AD1888 and is supported by ALSA since version 1.0.3
> (this works!!)
>
> - graphics card from the ATI 9100 IGP chipset is the RS300 and this is
> supported (accelrated 2D) by the radeon driver that is shipped with
> XFree86 4.4. This works but I haven't tried TV-out stuff if there is 
> any
> in the Radeon driver? (http://www.xfree86.org/4.4.0/radeon.4.html). 
> This
> driver is also on the CD provided by ASUS.
> Downgraded to Xfree4.3 and tried the prop. ATI drivers for the Radeon
> 9100 series from the ATI site but that doesn't seem to work (device not
> found).
> Had a look at the Gatos site but could't really find anything usefull.
>
> - USB and pcmcia seems to work just fine. Haven't tried the memory card
> reader or firewire.
>
> - tried the NIC again (3Com Corporation: Unknown device 9202 (rev 40))
> This should supported by the the 3c59x module but modprobing just gives
> me a device not found.
>
> Conclusion : The NIC problem shouldn't be to hard to solve, TV-out 
> might
> be more of a challenge at the moment (or just go for a PVR350). But
> apart from these issues I have a fully working Myth-box with a PVR250.

Please let us know if you can work on the TV-out !
(I can't figure a MythTV box without a TV out...)

Olivier