I always have to reinstall most of my drivers, particularly my nVidia drivers, after I recompile the kernel. I'm a newbie when it comes to linux, so there might be a better way to do it, but yes... reinstall the nVidia drivers after a kernel recompile.
oh, and if the TV is "ruined", I'll take it off your hands :) haha On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 15:20:27 -0600, Mat Kyne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Back story - - > > It took me 1 month to read all about HTPC's, and decide that I needed one. > It took me 3 months to save up for and buy all the parts for my Myth box. > -Chaintech MB > -Intel P4 2.8 GHz > -Nvidia GF 5200 > -200 Gb Seagate Baracuda > -Liteon Dual Layer DVD-Burner -sounds like a jet engine, but is sure burns > fast!- > -Liteon IR Keyboard/mouse combo > -Crucial 512Mb PC3200 DDR > -PC HDTV 3000 > -350W PSU -Modified to be silent- > -Silverstone Case > -Silent fans -modified to be even more silent- > > It took me about 2 hours to put it all together; 2 hours to install MythTV > on Fedora Core 2 using Jarod's Guide; (2 weeks being frustrated before I > decided to start over) 3 hours to install MythTV on Fedora Core 3 Using > Jarod's Guide. It took me about 3 days to find the right mode lines to use > for my 4:3 HDTV. It took me 1 hour to write the new xorg.conf file with the > new mode lines. I spent 10 minuets praying that I wouldn't fry my TV with > the wrong timings. It only took 2 minuets for X to decide that it wasn't > going to load. ? CRAP! ? But the TV is OK! :) > > Here is what I think happened. I used apt-get to install the latest Nvidia > drivers, but since then (about a week ago) I have upgraded my Kernel 3 or 4 > times. Do I need to re-install the Nvidia drivers after each Kernel update? > - If so, I will think twice about updating the Kernel in the future. > > Also, I am totally lacking in experience when it comes to the Linux OS. I am > having a very hard time installing the drivers for the PC HDTV 3000. If > anyone could help with this also, or point me in the right direction, I > would really appreciate it. > > And one more thing, as long as I am posting, I have heard that with DVI I > can only get 720p HD Resolutions, and I am fine with that (for now) but when > not watching HDTV, I would like to use up the rest of my screen. (480p) > -Doesn't anyone have 4:3 anymore- Is this possible? Tricky? Hard to do? > -Help? > > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > >
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