[mythtv-users] Connecting to my TV

[Shawn]

Joe Votour wrote:
> --- Robert Fitzpatrick <lists at webtent.net> wrote:
>
>   
>>> You are using the Xorg nVidia driver (NV), not the
>>> nVidia binary driver (NVIDIA).  The Xorg driver
>>> doesn't support many of the things that the nVidia
>>> driver does.
>>>
>>> I've never dealt with installing the nVidia driver
>>>       
>> on
>>     
>>> SuSE, so I can't help you there, other than to
>>>       
>> say,
>>     
>>> read the documentation and install the download
>>>       
>> from
>>     
>>> their website.
>>>   
>>>       
>> Yes, forgot to mention, I tried 'nvidia' as well and
>> still received the 
>> NV information with vendor X.org Foundation. So, I
>> guess that seals it 
>> that I will download from the nVidia site and
>> install myself. One 
>> question about their doc though, it says 'Kernel
>> sources must be 
>> installed and configured' in the SuSE documentation
>> the nVidia points to 
>> for SuSE installs. I installed my kernel source and
>> the nVidia installer 
>> says..
>>
>> -> Using the kernel source path
>>    '/usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15/include/linux/kernel.h'
>> as specified by the
>>    '--kernel-source-path' commandline option.
>> ERROR: The kernel source path 
>> '/usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15/include/linux/kernel.h'
>>        does not exist.  Please make sure you have
>> installed the kernel 
>> source
>>        files for your kernel and that they are
>> properly configured; on 
>> Red Hat
>>        Linux systems, for example, be sure you have
>> the 'kernel-source' RPM
>>        installed.  If you know the correct kernel
>> source files are 
>> installed,
>>        you may specify the kernel source path with
>> the 
>> '--kernel-source-path'
>>        command line option.
>>
>> However...
>> media:~ # ls -lah
>> /usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15/include/linux/kernel.h
>> -rw-r--r--  1 root root 9.3K Sep 13 11:52 
>> /usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15/include/linux/kernel.h
>>
>> Plus, this doc here I found looks to be my situation
>> maybe, do I need a 
>> VGA to Component Video converter or is my S-Video
>> able to work with my 
>> Mitsubishi 55" 1080i HDTV with only CV, S-Video or
>> coaxial inputs.
>>
>> http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/mythhd.php
>>
>> --
>> Robert
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>
> I'm not totally sure about your build issues - I use
> Fedora Core, and use the RPMs for the nVidia driver. 
> That said, I have built them before, and it was
> actually a fairly painless process.  Did you actually
> configure the kernel from the sources and install it? 
> If not, that's likely your problem.
>
> As for the connection, I would highly recommend a VGA
> to component adapter.  Your S-Video should work, but
> then you'll wind up with a non-HD picture (480i, I
> think).  I haven't dealt with VGA to component boxes
> either because my HDTV (well, it's more of a CRT HDTV
> monitor) has a VGA port that can do 480p, 720p (the
> resolution I run in) and 1080i, so I use the component
> connectors to run my XBox.
>
> -- Joe
>   
I have never had a problem installing the NVIDIA proprietary driver. 
It's usually just a "sh NVIDIA-driver.run" as root.  Of course I don't
run Suse, nor do use the standard kernel that comes with my Distro.  I
run Slackware 10.2 and I always compile a 2.6.11 kernel.  Try compiling
the 2.6.11 kernel (or whatever version you choose) and then run the
NVIDIA install script, see if it will install then.

-Shawn