[mythtv-users] Surprise! ATI drivers working with default settings

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On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 10:41 AM, mikp<mikpolniak at roadrunner.com> wrote:
> OK this surprised me. I just got a new m/b:  MSI 785GM-E65 micro-atx with integrated ATI graphics HD4200, see review:
>  http://www.silentpcreview.com/article967-page4.html
>
> In 4 years of using mythtv i have always used nvidia drivers because in spite of trying many times i was never able to get ATI graphics to work right in mythtv.
>
> So this time i d/l the latest ATI Catalyst driver 9.8 and simply run the install script and reboot using the automatically generated xorg.conf with the fglrx driver. And
> without changing any settings,  mythtv (0.21-fixes)  is playing my HD recordings (mpeg2 and H.264) with no problem.
>
> I am using the new Athlon II 245 cpu (2.9GHz) and the Slim profile. Power draw listed by Kill-a-watt meter is in about 67 watts. Surprised and happy with this combo.


Are you using the HDMI connection, or just VGA/DVI + audio?  If you
are using HDMI, are you getting audio?

I attempted to get it working on a different motherboard with the
HD3200, but I had vertical tearing and no HDMI audio.  But that was
over a year ago.  I eventually gave up and went nVidia.  However, it
is encouraging to hear reports of it working; because I assume my PCIe
nVidia card draws more power than the unused, onboard ATi chipset.