[linuxtv-softmpeg] Re: EPIA MII 12000

["Ray Glendenning" <ray.glendenning@hackery.demon.co.uk>]

Hi

OK, I'm stuck now.  Has anyone managed to get viafb working under kernel
2.6, or know of a VESA mode which will match 720x576-50?

Thanks
Ray
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Glendenning" <ray.glendenning@hackery.demon.co.uk>
To: <linuxtv-softmpeg@linuxtv.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 2:55 AM
Subject: [linuxtv-softmpeg] Re: EPIA MII 12000


> Hi
>
> Sorry for not getting back til now, but I have been drining too much and
> seeing too many friends due to it being my birthday :-)
>
> I really want to get kernel 2.6 working if at all possible, and if you can
> point me in the right direction I'm not afraid of C or kernel level
> programming (not good at, bit what the hell) ;)
>
> Basically I need to get a system up and running ie. normal fbdev or
whatever
> directfb needs, then I can hopefully be of some use.
>
> Thanks
> Ray
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Nicolas Huillard" <nhuillard@ghs.fr>
> To: <linuxtv-softmpeg@linuxtv.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 4:26 PM
> Subject: [linuxtv-softmpeg] Re: EPIA MII 12000
>
>
> > Ray Glendenning wrote:
> >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I decided to take the plunge and bought myself an EPIA.  I am using
> kernel
> >
> > Nice. It ths fan noisy on that one ? I had to remove the fan on my
> > M10000 because it was too noisy, and replaced it with a nearby 8cm
> > low-voltage fan. Still too loud, though...
> >
> > > 2.6.6 with epia patch from
> > > http://www3.sympatico.ca/howlettfamily/epia/epia_howto/x822.html, but
> when I
> > > insert viafb, I get a corrupted image on my tv (no monitor connected
to
> this
> > > machine).  Does anyone have any pointers or know where I should start
> and
> > > look to see what the problem is?
> >
> > The 2.6.6 viafb module is still not updated to DirectFB specs (as of a
> > few days ago). I reverted back to 2.4.26, with the -epia2 kernel patch
> > from www.epiawiki.org
> > Read my posts and replies from Michael Hunold and others on this very
> > mailing-list (dated 2004-06-10 or so).
> >
> > >
> > > The line used to insert the module is:
> > > modprobe via mode=720x576 refresh=50 TVon=1 TVtype=2
> >
> > I think this one will work with the 2.4.26 viafb.
> >
> > Do you plan to use the softmpeg vdr plug-in, or something else related
> > to lisoftmpeg ?
> > I for myself still have problems with softmpeg, but the specs sound
> > promising (even CLE266 hardware MPEG2 decoder code). The problem of this
> > code is that the community around it seems to be quite... absent...
> >
> > Please keep us informed of your work.
> >
> > NH
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>