[mythtvnz] KnoppMyth R5E50 on Shuttle ST61G4 - TV out problems

David Nock mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz
Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:34:03 +1300


Hi Alan,

Thanks for this. I did see a lot of people using 5200's when googling 
for a solution. Think I have a 5200 lying around here somewhere so will 
give it a try.

Cheers
Dave

AlanP wrote:
> At 02:10 p.m. 12/01/2007, you wrote:
>> I'm trying to set up KnoppMyth R5E50 on Shuttle ST61G4 with a P4 
>> 2.8G/512Mb and 120Gb HD. Using the onboard video (ATI 9100IGP).
>>
>> If anyone has any ideas of how I can get this working, they would be 
>> appreciated.
> 
> I don't think you're going to like this, but ATI have a history of 
> pretty dismal Linux drivers. The almost universal use of NVidia FX5200s 
> exists for a reason, since NVidia's drivers aren't perfect, but they're 
> a heck of a lot better than ATI's.
> 
> So... Afraid I can't help, just letting you know it might be a bit of a 
> b!tch to get working with that chipset. Have you tried googling for 
> 'linux 9100igp tvout' or something?
> 
>> Cheers
>> Dave
> 
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