[mythtv-users] Intel G45 chipset (was Re: SilverStone ML02-MX iMon LCD + PAD)

[Nick Bright]

Eric Sharkey wrote:
>> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:57:09 +1000
>> From: "Ryan Stuart" <ryan at stuart.id.au>
>> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] SilverStone ML02-MX iMon LCD + PAD
>>     
>>> (My most recent upgrade has
>>> not been particularly smooth.  I think I got too close to the
>>> bleeding edge with the Intel G45 chipset, but I digress.)
>>>
>>>       
>> Mind elaborating on those G45 problems? A family member of mine is about to
>> try and build a myth box with this chipset. What kernel and myth version are
>> you using?
>>     
>
> I got a Gigabyte GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard, which uses a G45 chipset.
>   
Ugh, I just bought the same thing, but I haven't even been able to get 
to the problems yet - it doesn't support anything less than a Core 2 
CPU, and all I have is a P4 630 :(

> On the video side of things, the driver just doesn't seem to be "there"
> quite yet.  I'm using Debian unstable and filed bug #494441 for the
> issue.
>   
I heard this from somebody else too. I'm going to stick with my 7300GT 
for now. I'm really hoping that when the drivers get "there" that the 
audio will be able to mux on to the HDMI port!
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494441
>
> I can't get the driver to reliably output a resolution that my TV will accept.
> The only times I have gotten it to work, it lockups up after a few seconds.
> The "vesa" driver works fine, but is completely unaccelerated.  This is what
> I'm using at the moment.
>
> The network adapter on the board was very flaky.  If it worked on boot it
> would keep working, but that would only happen about 40% of the time.
> I found a patch on the linux kernel mailing list which fixed the problem.
>
> My PATA DVD drive isn't usable.  I can see the drive in /proc/scsi/scsi
> and /dev/scd0 exists and I can use "cdeject" to pop the tray open, but
> the drive refuses to recognize that it has any media in it.  The same
> drive was working fine before I replaced the motherboard.
>   
I'll report back with my results - I also have a PATA DVD drive.
> Audio mostly works, but sound from some DVD rips in mplayer periodically
> become garbled.  Backing up a few seconds and allowing mplayer to continue
> fixes the problem for a few minutes until it happens again.
>   
Anybody else have this problem? I was planning on using the optical 
S/PDIF output.
> Of course, I'm running the 2.6.26 kernel (with patched network driver),
> since anything less won't have the right drivers.
>
> The problems I'm having with firewire capture, A/V sync when playing
> back with mvpmc, periodic NFS hangs with another server I'm using
> to boost storage space, and constantly changing channel frequencies
> with the HD HomeRun aren't really related to the G45 board so I
> won't mention them here.
>
> Eric
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 - Nick