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On 9/10/06, Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> wrote: |
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> A few weeks ago, I got a new AMD machine, and I specified the |
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> motherboard that came with the "Geforce 6150" video chip onboard. I |
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> understand that hardware acceleration works with it. Separately, I also |
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> ordered a PCHDTV card ( http://pchdtv.com ) and a PCI modem. I intend |
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> to use the machine to record/playback TV broadcasts. I got busy with a |
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> few other things, but finally got around to installing console-only |
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> Gentoo (2006.1) this weekend. |
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> Now for the setup questions. In the portage x11-base directory, I see |
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> kdrive |
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> opengl-update |
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> x11-drm |
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> xdirectfb |
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> xorg-server |
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> xorg-x11 |
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> I presume xorg-x11 is the standard X. |
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Yep, that's all you need. Here's some more information. |
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http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml |
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http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Setup_X_for_MythTV |
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http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/NVidia/TV-OUT |
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http://gentoo-wiki.com/Xorg |
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I've gotten into the habit of |
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> emerging a GUI app onto a console-only system, and X never shows up in |
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> "world". It gets pulled in as a dependancy. Will this cause problems |
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> if I want to use hardware acceleration? |
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No, it's still installed, so what do you care if it isn't in world? |
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Is x11-drm a direct-rendering |
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> version that's faster than standard X? |
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I'm not sure, but I didn't need it and I've never heard of it. |
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Don't forget to emerge nvidia-drivers for opengl hardware acceleration. |
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I'll probably be using mplayer |
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> heavily, unless a showstopper comes along. |
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Using mplayer to watch TV? Why not use mythtv? |
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Is SVGA any faster than X? |
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I have no idea but I'm pretty sure that's like asking if apples are better |
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than oranges. :-) |
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Since this'll be a single-purpose dedicated box, connecting to the net |
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> only for updates, I have no problem running it as root full-time. |
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Bad idea. |
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David Grant |
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http://www.davidgrant.ca |
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