[mythtv-users] Nvidia 6150 onboard video

[Steve Daniels]

Elanor wrote:
> I'm trying to find hardware to build an HTPC which I plan on using as a 
> combined Myth Frontend/Backend that will live in my living room. I've 
> been looking at motherboards and was under the impression that most 
> onboard video chipsets *didn't* behave with linux so I've been avoiding 
> them. Last night, I came across this board:
> 
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186086
> 
> I read somewhere that Myth doesn't work with PCIe video cards (for 
> tv-out) so I've been looking for AGP + PCI motherboards. This one, 
> however has tv-out with the onboard video.
> 
> A quick google search for "foxconn 6150 mythtv" revealed some posts from 
> 2005 saying that the drivers aren't currently supported in linux. I also 
> found some posts from this forum in early 2007 that say its ok to use it 
> possibly. I'm confused.
> 
> Is this still the case? I will be using Ubuntu Feisty and Mythtv.

I've got a tasty ASUS number. The M2NPV-VM I believe it has the 6150 
chipset too and it works perfectly. I've had Beryl running on it silky 
smooth too.

HTH

Steve Daniels