I used the original matrox tool to enable DOS TV-out support(from bios till linux full boot).
I think the only drawback is that it doesn't seem to have all vesa modes (most of them are there tho). Youri ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Graham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 10:51 PM Subject: RE: [Freevo-users] Question to the Matrox owners out there > Ole, > > The old AGP slots were keyed in a different way than the current ones...This > is to prevent you from putting a 5v card (IIRC) into a 3v slot and > vice-versa. > > Cheers, > > dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ole Andre Schistad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 3:18 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] Question to the Matrox owners out there > > Hey, you're right - I did a little digging (about 2 minutes worth) and > indeed there is a BIOS update which lets you set the card to TV out > permanently. Thank you! I guess there *IS* a perfect HTPC video card after > all hehe - just hope my bid on eBay wins on that G400 :) > > I found this thread over at the MythTV archive; > > http://mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-dev/2003-January/004730.html* > * > Seems to contain everything one needs to know about setting up the G200 and > presumably this applies to the G400 as well. Wheee :) > > Btw, am I right in assuming that new AGP slots are physically different from > old 1x AGP cards for a reason and that it's a Bad Idea to try and fit them > together? 8) > > -- Ole A. > * > * > > > Rob Shortt wrote: > > > > > Isn't there a bios update or something for the G400/450/550 to enable > > the tv head by default on bootup? I think I read a post about such a > > beast a while back. > > > > -Rob > > > > Joe Stump wrote: > > > >> Correct the G450 does not show up on the TV until about midpoint in > >> the linux bootup process. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux > > tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo > > technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system > > administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click > > _______________________________________________ > > Freevo-users mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial > presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn > everything from fundamentals to system > administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Freevo-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials > Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of > GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system > administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Freevo-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
