[mythtv-users] TV Not Working after Installing GeForce FX5200

Ger Apeldoorn g.apeldoorn at xs4all.nl
Mon Jan 24 01:41:59 EST 2005


Hi,

I've got the same card. You have to configure tv-out in xorg.conf

I havent gotten it 100% right either, but if you look at the NVIDIA 
driver's (You did install them right?) howto, you'll find references how 
this works.

Greetings,
Ger.

Michael S. Ritterbusch wrote:

> Need help with Live TV under Myth…
>
> I had everything working great (with built-in Intel video) until I 
> needed to put in a video card with TV Out (being a GeForce FX-5200. 
> After doing the original install based upon Jarod’s HowTo, went back 
> through and made the modifications regarding the nvidia specific items..
>
> Here are a couple of trouble-shooting steps I’ve done so far:
>
> 1. TV via “mplayer /dev/video” works fine, etc.
> 2. When trying to play Live TV, get audio fine
> 3. When trying to escape out of blank screen with audio, audio stops 
> but no return to anything. X starts to run at ~99% in top. (have to 
> kill X to return to anything)
>
> 4. Playback of video files appear to work fine
> 5. No unusual messages in /var/log/messages
>
> Config:
>
> Intel 865 mb, Celeron 2.4
>
> GeForce FX 5200 AGP
>
> PVR-250 Tuner/Capture
>
> Fedora Core 3 (2.6.10-1.741_FC3)
>
>
> Also, as a second item (but 2^nd priority at this point) is that the 
> SVideo port works during boot up, but the video is off freq/config 
> when it switches to graphics mode. Any input on this appreciated as well.
>
> Best regards & TIA,
>
> Michael
>
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