[mythtv-users] nvidia woes with Fedora 4

[Jack lastname]

you wouldn't want to outline the steps to compile the 6767 driver on FC 4 
would ya?  I am ok on linux but not quite up to this task without a little 
assistance.


>From: "CLAYTON HUML" <claytonhuml at msn.com>
>Reply-To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] nvidia woes with Fedora 4
>Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 13:49:59 -0600
>
>I am sure you will get the straight dope from the gurus, but in the mean 
>time, here is what i experienced.
>
>FC4
>evga MX4000
>PVR-150NEC LCD on vga
>Mitsu big screen off of s-vid
>
>
>
>yum drivers gave me crap on the big screen.   I set my xorg.conf parameter 
>to 'nvidia' from 'nv', and x would crash on boot.  i had to compile the 
>6767 drivers 'ye olde fashioned waye', then the 'nvidia' parameter stuck, 
>and i was able to send a good signal to the big screen.
>
>good luck
>
>clay
>
>
>
> > From: curruscanis at hotmail.com> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org> Date: Wed, 
>10 May 2006 19:03:41 +0000> Subject: [mythtv-users] nvidia woes with Fedora 
>4> > Hello all, I have successfully built several Myth boxes using the 
>current > hardware that I am using however I decided this time to use 
>Fedora Core 4, > and upgrade to Myth .19> > Basicly my hardware consists of 
>a PVR-350, and a nvidia MX4000, I am using > the MX4000 svideo out to my TV 
>for display as well as a temporary VGA > monitor.> > I built an entirely 
>new system ( using larger hard drives ) and have a fresh > install of 
>Fedora core 4.  I am using Jarods guide for the myth install as I > usually 
>have done.  However, with my nvidia card I can not get the 6767 > driver 
>through yum, and if I download it it will not compile.  I have tried > 
>various other driver version and only the newest one with compile.  But 
>that > is not the worst of my problems... As I stated I am using the svideo 
>out on > the card and I am then converting that to RCA to go the TV.  
>However, upon > doing this I get the following results depending on the 
>Xorg.conf.> > If I set the Xorg.conf video out to SVIDEO I get black and 
>white display > only ( this is expected given the converter )> If I set the 
>Xorg.conf video out to COMPOSITE the way my old Xorg.conf file > was in 
>FC-3 then I get nothing. No video on the TV at all.> > I have tried booting 
>the system with and without the VGA monitor attached. - > no change> I have 
>the Xorg.conf file set to clone, and have removed all info reguarding > the 
>VGA and disconnected it. - also no change.> > so... What can I do, I do get 
>color displayed on the TV until the nvidia > driver takes over.  Then it 
>goes black and white.  Once again I have used > the same setting from my 
>FC-3 Xorg.conf file that works fine if if I drop in > my old hard drive 
>with the exact same hardware, so it would seem that the > nvidea driver 
>with FC-4 does not seem to work on my system.> > Any ideas?> > Thanks in 
>advance.> > > _______________________________________________> mythtv-users 
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