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diff --git a/DOCS/video.html b/DOCS/video.html index c660d37001..1b1604b51b 100644 --- a/DOCS/video.html +++ b/DOCS/video.html @@ -686,6 +686,28 @@ so i have to swap CRTC's, but this way your console will framebuffer Maybe you have NTSC TV? Or just didn't run one of TV-* scripts.</P> +<P><B><A NAME=2.2.1.A.1a>2.2.1.A.1a. Matrox cards (method 2 - the XFree approach)</A></B></P> + +<P>The previous method doesn't work very good for X users, since either they +have to shutdown it, or it becomes uselessly messy. This section is for them.</P> + +<P> +<LI>compile the matroxfb stuff to modules</LI> +<LI>load modules with the <CODE>./modules</CODE> script</LI> +<LI>turn on display cloning with <CODE>./cloning</CODE></LI> +<LI>execute <CODE>./TV-640x512</CODE> or whichever resolution you +wish to use</LI> +</P> + +<P>Now you should have a clean picture on the TV, and maybe a somewhat strange +picture on the console. But console doesn't matter, start X. Your TV +goes black or have strange stripes, but monitor/X is fine !<BR> +So, anytime you want to start watching something on TV, just start +<B>MPlayer</B> in X (<CODE>-vo mga</CODE> of course, and calculate +<CODE>-x</CODE> and <CODE>-y</CODE> values by hand), change to tty1 (with +ctrl-alt-f1), and turn off the monitor. +</P> + <P><B><A NAME=2.2.1.A.2>2.2.1.A.2. ATI cards</A></B></P> <P> |