nanogui: Nano-X with TVs
Subject:
Re: Nano-X with TVs
From:
Alan Cox ####@####.####
Date:
6 Sep 1999 15:27:09 -0000
Message-Id: <E11O0Xe-00001d-00@the-village.bc.nu>
> Hmm. I was wondering about the MediaGX. So is there no hardware specific
> support needed to get output on the TV (i.e. does all screen output go to
> both the VGA and TV Out ports? When it boots does output go to the TV
It goes to both. You need to set PAL/NTSC but it turns 640x480 SVGA into
TV output
> automatically?). Can the screen output be switched between TV and monitor
> in software? Would the VESA frame buffer driver then work (so I could
> define a PAL mode)?
It seems to detect the presence of a cable on my board. The same picture
goes to both
> If both the TV Out and sound (SB compatible?) are fully supported in Linux
"mostly compatible" - the record doesnt work and playback has some quirks
I'm working on fixing when my new mediagx box appears (end of this week).
> then I'll get a MediaGX machine to play with. Do you know of any UK
> distributors for MediaGX motherboards/systems?
Not offhand no - sorry. Well only in palmtops 8)
Alan
