[mythtv-users] Video card recommendations?

Viitasaari public at viitasaari.ca
Mon Nov 13 22:48:39 UTC 2006


I do believe you need to switch to run-level 3 to properly install that
driver.

Hedgehog

On Mon, 2006-11-13 at 17:41 -0500, Trampas wrote:
> For further information the system is:
> FC6 on a e-machines box that was lying around. 
> 
> 256MB ram
> Nforce 2 mother board
> DDR333 memory
> PVR150 MCE 
> 160GB and 80GB IDE drives
> DVD +/-RW
> AGP 5200 Nvidia card (optional as MB had video as well) 
> 
> I configured the bios such that serial and parallel ports are off, to gain
> more IRQs. PNP OS setting in bios is off as well. 
> 
> I ran the Nvidia shell script which compiled new driver for kernel, tried
> with AGP card and with out and neither worked. 
> 
> When I do lspci it shows the video card to have IRQ=206 thus I figure
> something is not right.
> 
> I was thinking about just getting a real motherboard and trying again. I
> have also noticed that PVR150 did not seem to come back into system after
> reboot, that is no /dev/video0. 
> 
> I have also been working on the mediaMVP and almost have it figured out.
> What I am finding is that you have to install the OS hack, install, hack,
> install, hack until everything is working. Then reinstall to remove the
> hacks that were not needed. The first install of FC6 I did not have
> partitions correct. Now I have just installed a huge amount of packages
> which may not be needed. So it may be time for reinstall, but I would like
> to figure out the video card first. 
> 
> Trampas
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Trampas
> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 5:26 PM
> To: 'Discussion about mythtv'
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Video card recommendations?
> 
> The native driver does work but limits display to 800x600. For FC6 it is
> called "nv" 
> 
> Trampas
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Viitasaari
> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 10:41 AM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Video card recommendations?
> 
> If you already have an NVidia AGP card then forget about using the
> on-board video for now.
> 
> Does the native driver on a fresh install work with your NVidia AGP
> card?
> 
> Best Regards, Hedgehog
> 
> On Mon, 2006-11-13 at 10:24 -0500, Trampas wrote:
> > I have a Nvidia in a nforce2 motherboard, I have not been able to get the
> > drivers to work. I have tried the on board video and an AGP video card
> > neither will work. If someone knows how to get nvidia drivers loaded let
> me
> > know. 
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Trampas
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> > [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Viitasaari
> > Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 10:13 AM
> > To: Discussion about mythtv
> > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Video card recommendations?
> > 
> > NVidia...NVidia...NVidia
> > 
> > Also, think about a low profile card for better cooling...especially if
> > you have a small case.
> > 
> > Hedgehog
> > 
> > On Mon, 2006-11-13 at 09:31 -0500, John Drescher wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On 11/13/06, Jared Davis <jared at cs.utexas.edu> wrote:
> > >         Hi,
> > >         
> > >         I have a PVR-350 and haven't had much success in getting the X
> > >         driver to work,
> > >         so I haven't been able to play video files on the
> > >         television.  I think I heard
> > >         in a previous post that the MythTV developers aren't intending
> > >         to support the 
> > >         PVR-350's tv-out for long, so I guess I am in the market for a
> > >         new video card
> > >         that can handle the s-video output.  Ideally, I would like to
> > >         get:
> > >         
> > >            - A relatively cheap card (I don't play 3d games, but it
> > >         should be fast 
> > >              enough to run MythTV on the television while I work in
> > >         emacs on my
> > >              monitor.)
> > >         
> > >            - A PCI Express card (it's my only free slot) with a DVI
> > >         connection to the
> > >              monitor and an S-video connection to the television 
> > >         
> > >            - A card that works well with X-windows and makes it
> > >         relatively easy to set
> > >              up the dual headed display between the monitor and the
> > >         tv.
> > >         
> > > 
> > > Get a nVidia based card. Their drivers are by far the best. I would
> > > suggest a model but there are several hundred different models since
> > > nVidia does not make cards only chips and 20+ manufacturers make cards
> > > with the same chips.. 
> > > 
> > > Here is a link at newegg for the 197 nVidia PCI-E cards:
> > > 
> > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048
> > > +0+1069609641&Subcategory=48&description=nvidia&Ntk=all&srchInDesc=
> > > 
> > > John
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