i searched the forums. but didn't find anything that solved my particular problem.

This is my first Linux and MythTV installation.

I installed everything from the CD, then removed the CD and restarted. Now I get an error

"I cannot start the X server (your graphical interface). Would you like to view the X server output to diagnose the problem?"

I don't know what that means, but It then gives me a text prompt for login and password. I login as root, but don't know where to go from there. all I see is text. Again I'm new to Linux, so I'm not sure what to try from here.

I'm not using TV out, but I am using a Nvidia Geforce2 videocard. could it bea driver problem?

Run the script ( install-nvidia-6629-debian.sh) to install the nvida driver and report back.

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cesman

When the source is open, the possibilities are endless!

I too have a similiar issue. Although im using an ati card. The video card is an All in wonder Radeon 9000.

I have no experience with ATI in linux but if you looked at the ATI website you will find they have a linux driver. Unfortunately cesman has not put in a script to install any driver for ATI why he only knows.

Anyway you could try this link
https://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&folderID=27

Good luck and my god be with you.

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Girkers

really? so what is install-radeon-debian.sh ? granted it may not be the latest, I can almost guarantee it's not as one was just released, but the script and driver is there we don't talk about it too much as none of the developers use ati because they are notoriously difficult to use for this type of box with tvout. There is also one supposed success story with ati tvout on the forums here somewhere.

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Have a question search the forum and have a look at the KnoppMythWiki.

Xsecrets

Thank you for the info, I shall see what i can do, I too also don't care for ati but its was what i had lying around that had a tv turner. So untill payday I will accept my punishment.

ooops sorry missed that you had the all in wonder. I know you don't want to hear this, but forget it noone on the planet has gotten an all in wonder to work for tvin and tvout. It is just not possible at this time. You can search till you are blue in the face and you will not find a single sole that has been succesfull at least with mythtv.

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Have a question search the forum and have a look at the KnoppMythWiki.

Xsecrets

Thats what i've seen so far, and really didn't expect it to work. Yet it gives me some fimiliarity to the whole setup until i can get a video capture card.