nanogui: Thread: Nano-X with TVs

Hi

Slightly off-topic question:

has anyone got recommendations for a VGA card with TV Out (S-Video or
Composite) that would work with Nano-X?

Also has anyone started work on porting GDK/GTK to Nano-X? I just download
the Win32 port of GTK and was wondering if this would easily run on top of
Micro-Windows with little changes.

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Dermot Bradley
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> has anyone got recommendations for a VGA card with TV Out (S-Video or
> Composite) that would work with Nano-X?

The cheap stuff tends to have it on motherboard - I've run nanogui stuff
fine on the cyrix mediagx for example, which has tv out as standard

> Also has anyone started work on porting GDK/GTK to Nano-X? I just download

Not afaik

> the Win32 port of GTK and was wondering if this would easily run on top of
> Micro-Windows with little changes.

The win32 one hacks the gtk layer, in theory the gtk layer should untouched
and only gdk hacked

On Mon, 6 Sep 1999, Alan Cox wrote:

> > has anyone got recommendations for a VGA card with TV Out (S-Video or
> > Composite) that would work with Nano-X?
> 
> The cheap stuff tends to have it on motherboard - I've run nanogui stuff
> fine on the cyrix mediagx for example, which has tv out as standard

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
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)?

If both the TV Out and sound (SB compatible?) are fully supported in Linux
then I'll get a MediaGX machine to play with. Do you know of any UK
distributors for MediaGX motherboards/systems?

Thanks in advance

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Dermot Bradley
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> 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

On Mon, 6 Sep 1999, Alan Cox wrote:

> It goes to both. You need to set PAL/NTSC  but it turns 640x480 SVGA into
> TV output

Sorry, set what PAL/NTSC?

> It seems to detect the presence of a cable on my board. The same picture
> goes to both

Great. Just what I wanted.

> "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).

Okay.

I think this all sounds good enough forme to plump for a MediaGX box.
Hopefully I'll order one within the next week or so. Then I'll be happy to
test any patches you might come up with for the audio problems.

Thanks

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Dermot Bradley
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> > It goes to both. You need to set PAL/NTSC  but it turns 640x480 SVGA into
> > TV output
> 
> Sorry, set what PAL/NTSC?

Chipset - its normally a bios toggle

Alan