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?
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