[mythtv-users] Good video card with HDMI out?

John Drescher drescherjm at gmail.com
Wed Feb 4 20:18:05 UTC 2009


On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 3:11 PM, John Drescher <drescherjm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I have an asus 8400GS 512 MB model. How do I tell the chip version?
>>>
>>> John
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>>
>> In linux you can try this the command line:
>> $/usr/sbin/lspci
>> look for the nvidia video entry, should list the chipset.
>> _______________________________________________
>
> Nothing about the G9X in the info:
>
> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8400 GS
> (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 82b2
>        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
>        Memory at fd000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
>        Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
>        Memory at fa000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32M]
>        I/O ports at cc00 [size=128]
>        [virtual] Expansion ROM at fe8e0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
>        Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 3
>        Capabilities: [68] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+
> Count=1/1 Enable-
>        Capabilities: [78] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
>        Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
>        Capabilities: [128] Power Budgeting <?>
>        Capabilities: [600] Vendor Specific Information <?>
>        Kernel driver in use: nvidia
>        Kernel modules: nvidia
>
This looks like my card is only using 256 MB under linux. :(

BTW the card is here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121235

-- 
John M. Drescher


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