[mythtv-users] Assistance with video card problem (Please point me in the right direction)

[jack snodgrass]

On Dec 10, 2007 3:22 AM, JJ <ve1jot at eastlink.ca> wrote:

> 8500 working here, only issue I have is no video until completely booted
> into Gnome, and my gettys don't work, only GUI, but renders HDTV
> beautifully..
> Cheers,
> John
> (ubuntu 7.10)
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Don't know how to 'fix' this but this generally happens with the text mode
screen
is at a too-low resolution or refresh rate. The tv/monitor gets the text
mode screen
signal but it stays in sleep / standby mode until the 'right' resolution /
refresh rate
is detected.

If you use the vesafb stuff for the kernel and boot into a highter
resoultion, your
text mode stuff may work. i use something like:
video=nvidiafb vga=791
on my grub.conf kernel line. you'd use video=vesafb if you don't have the
nvidia
drivers....
This will give you somehting like a 1024x768 startup display and it should
get your monitor / tv active in text mode.

jack
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