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dhughes
October 12th, 2009, 10:37 PM
So my first ever Mythbox, going so well other than the not being able to see it on my TV, I trying again to get it, video on a TV, to work.

I only have an S-video cable, my ATI AIW 9600XT has a dongle thing with outputs on it: 2 VGA, 1 S-video, 1 1/8" audio, RCA video (yellow), an orange one.

When I tried the S-Video before I didn't see anything but this time when I did it I saw the POST, memory test etc. and as soon as that is done - blank, black screen. No Mythbuntu boot screen, nothing just blank. My TV has HDMI, S-Video, Coax, Composite, Component but no VGA.

It works on a computer monitor using VGA connector but not S-Video, or at least very briefly on S-Video.

It is an ATI card so who knows what is going on knowing ATI and Linux.

I have a really old PCI video card I may try it instead.

Is this common?

larsolav
October 13th, 2009, 09:34 AM
Are you installing 9.04? ATI and 9.04 don't like to play. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=7811655&postcount=4

dhughes
October 13th, 2009, 11:26 AM
Are you installing 9.04? ATI and 9.04 don't like to play. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=7811655&postcount=4

No it's 9.10 Beta, but even so I may try to find a different video card in my old parts junk pile.

Thanks for the link.