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Old 3rd May 2006, 2:16 am   #9
Kat Manton
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Default Re: Multistandard PC/TV - System Requirements

Hi Jim,
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Originally Posted by jim_beacon
The box I've been playing with has an nVidia FX5200 card in it, which I was going to replace with a GeForce 4, however, after looking at the files suggested by Kat, and trawling the nVidia website, it appears that the FX series cards are capable of producing 405 output. They are listed as supporting interlace mode, and appear to offer the same basic options as the GeForce.
I'm reasonably sure that anything from GeForce4 onwards should work; I just tend to be careful not to guarantee anything I've not tested myself

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Now that I understand the basics of the mode line for X windows, I'll hook up a scope over the next couple of days, and see if it will produce the correct timings (at least I will if I can get Telnet access to the Myth box to work).
A couple of things - the nVidia driver that comes with the current release of KnoppMyth is broken - it won't produce correct syncs or interlace on the VGA output. I've not worked out how to "properly" update the driver to the latest (working) 1.0-8756 version (I'm still finding my way around what is basically Debian underneath.) I've PM'ed you with info on how I did it - it's a bit messy but it worked for me.

Telnet's disabled by default - as it's a security risk (password is transmitted over the network unencrypted) - I ssh into remote systems, this is secure, encrypted and enabled by default.

Regards, Kat
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