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<tt>Thanks Niels!<br>
<br>
This will be of great help!<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
<br>
-Morten<br>
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Niels Dybdahl wrote:
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<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span
class="502415207-01042005">Hi Morten,</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span
class="502415207-01042005"></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span
class="502415207-01042005">Here are the configuration files for the
two setups. Both have been installed following Jarod Wilsons guide. </span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span
class="502415207-01042005">My own MythTV runs on FC1 with MythTV 0.16
and the attachments modules.conf and XF86Config are from that PC.</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span
class="502415207-01042005">The other MythTV runs on FC3 with MythTV
0.17 and the attachments modprobe.conf and xorg.conf are from that PC.</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span
class="502415207-01042005"></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span
class="502415207-01042005">I do not remember all details in the files
but here are some comments:</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span
class="502415207-01042005"></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span
class="502415207-01042005">- XF86Config, Section Module: I added vnc
to be able of remote control the display. I also think that I added the
v4l line but I am not sure. I had to comment out the glx line.
Otherwise the system would freeze on startup. So no OpenGL acceleration
on that PC.</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span
class="502415207-01042005">- XF86Config, Section ServerFlags: I added
this section to turn the screen saver off</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span
class="502415207-01042005">- XF86Config, Section Monitor: I added the
"TVOutput" option. Some of the Options in the "Monitor" and "Device"
sections can be placed in either section.</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span
class="502415207-01042005">- XF86Config, Section Device: I changed the
driver to "nvidia" and downloaded it according to Jarods guide. It
works with the options "TVStandard", "TVOutFormat" and
"ConnectedMonitor", while I have not been able to make "RenderAccel"
(freezes the system) and "TVOverScan" work. Make sure that the TV is
connected when the PC is started even though you use the
"ConnectedMonitor".</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005">-
XF86Config, Section Screen: I added the option for the vnc passwordfile.</span></span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005">-
modules.conf: There is an alias for the nvidia driver. I am not sure
that I added that, so probably the installation did that automatically.</span></span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005"></span></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005">-
xorg.conf, Section Module: Again I added vnc and v4l. This PC runs with
glx without problems.</span></span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005">-
xorg.conf, Section ServerFlags: Added to turn screen saver off.</span></span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005">-
xorg.conf, Section Device: Again the driver is "nvidia" and I use the
options "TVStandard", "TVOutFormat" and "ConnectedMonitor". Note that
this PC uses a FX5200 with both composite and S-Video connectors. Both
are used, one goes to the main TV, while the other goes via a VHS to
three other TVs. I am not sure that the "TVOutFormat" has any effect.
Apparently the board detects which connectors are used during startup
and uses only those.</span></span></span></span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005">-
xorg.conf, Section Screen: Again the vnc password file.</span></span></span></span></span></span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005">-
modprobe.conf: Again an alias for the nvidia kernel module.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005">I also
turned off the screen saver a couple of places in the window managers
and in the BIOS of the PCs.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005">Best
regards</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005"><span
class="502415207-01042005"><span class="502415207-01042005">Niels
Dybdahl</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></div>
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lang="en-us"><font face="Tahoma" size="2">-----Original Message-----<br>
<b>From:</b> Morten Rønseth [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:morten.ronseth@webfx.no">mailto:morten.ronseth@webfx.no</a>] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> 31. marts 2005 23:05<br>
<b>To:</b> Discussion about mythtv<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [mythtv-users] nVidia card<br>
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<tt>Hi Niels,<br>
<br>
Coild you possible send me a short desription of your setup -
XF86Config/xorg.conf, module loading etc. - off the list? I would
greately appreciate it :-)<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
<br>
-Morten<br>
<br>
</tt>Niels Dybdahl wrote:
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I do not think that extra RAM
will have any effect.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I also tried and gave up on a
Radeon 7000 card (with FC1). I then got a nVidia GeForce4 MX440 which
works without problems. I have helped somebody with a MythTV with a
nVidia FX5200 which worked with the same setup as the MX440. Just a
matter of using the "nvidia" driver, setting a number of Options which
are described in nVidias documentation on the web, loading some modules
and turning off all kinds of screen savers.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Best regards</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Niels Dybdahl</font></div>
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<a title="morten.ronseth@webfx.no"
href="mailto:morten.ronseth@webfx.no">Morten Rønseth</a> </div>
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<a title="mythtv-users@mythtv.org"
href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org">Discussion about mythtv</a> </div>
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style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-stretch: ; font-size-adjust: none;"><b>Sent:</b>
Thursday, March 31, 2005 7:18 PM</div>
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Re: [mythtv-users] nVidia card</div>
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<tt>Ok, thanks all!<br>
<br>
So bottom line is, it's a great card for mythtv use.<br>
<br>
But, would I be better off getting an fx 5500? Is it worth putting the
extra money into a 256MB version rather than a 128MB? Would an MSI card
be a good choice?<br>
<br>
How hard is it to get TV out going?<br>
I've given up on my Radeon 7000 card, cannot make tv out work under
Mandrake 10.1 (I've tried all the drivers - radeon, ati.2, ...) its
just beyond me.<br>
<br>
Thanks again, this list is great help!<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
<br>
-Morten<br>
</tt><br>
Joseph A. Caputo wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On Thursday 31 March 2005 0:24, Robert Johnston wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 07:21:08 +0200, Morten Rønseth
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<pre wrap=""> Hi Garry,
What make is it? I've seen various cards on ebay, some of which
claim to be
doing mpeg2 decoding...(which I have come to relise isn't very
probable).
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<pre wrap="">Chances are, it's not "MPEG2 Decoding", it's more "MPEG2 Hardware
Assistance" (In other words, XvMC)
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Actually, I think some of the Nvidia cards actually do sport full MPEG
decoders... it's just that the full decoder isn't supported under
Linux.
-JAC
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