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

[Karl Leaning]

Just a side note, be wary of the chipset on the Shuttle ST61G4. It has 
problems with the SATA under Linux. I am using one of those boxes for my 
current file and print server. I found the response a little tardy when 
copying large number of small files over the network (or populating SQL 
databases), upon changing to a PATA drive everything came back to life 
as it were.

Also there are problems with the USB ports not being fully USB 2.0 standard.

You will get a bonus by using a AGP video card of about 5% improvement 
in memory bandwidth. The 5200 has the advantage that some use passive 
cooling. If you do require a 5200 card, I have one you can have (read 
gratis) which supports dual DVI and has a break out box for supporting 
component and S-Video that I used in my Shuttle.

David Nock wrote:
>
> 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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