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Author:  mlynn69 [ Thu Nov 10, 2005 6:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Newbie needs help or direction
Hi All,
I am tinkering with knoppmyth using an old PIII-800 i had laying around in the hopes of learning how to configure and tweak the settings to suit my Plasma TV and eventually buying some decent hardware to make a PVR.
The problem is i have no idea where to start, after searching forums and how to guides i am still none the wiser except for the fact that i think i need to edit the XF86config file and add the modline to get a resolution of 848x480.
This is where the newbie part comes in :D how do you edit the file? all the forums tell you to edit the file but none actually tell you how. I have gotten so far with opening Xedit from the main window thing and going through the directory structure to the XF86 Config file but when i click on the file it is read only? so i am at a loss now how to proceed.
Sorry to hassle for the most basic of things but i just need a push in the right direction (probably into the deep end) and swim from there.

Regards,
Michael
Author:  spalVl [ Thu Nov 10, 2005 7:44 pm ]
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You are probably best working in command line initially. To get to the linux command term. Hit Alt+Ctrl+F1 , login with "root" and password you assinged during install. If you have ever worked with a command line OS should be pretty easy from this point on. The easiest command to edit the file is...

Code:
nano /etc/X11/XF86Config-4


I would suggest backing up the file before you edit it. Command to copy to a backup file

Code:
cp /etc/X11/XF86Config /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.back


Keep in mind linux is case sensetive

Here is a good guide if you are new to linux

http://www.knoppmythwiki.org/index.php?page=LinuxTips

I browsed the WIKI and forums for days looking for guides/posts that detailed directions I wanted to go with knoppmyth.
Author:  spalVl [ Fri Nov 11, 2005 1:36 pm ]
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Oh yea, Hit CTRL+ALT+F7 to return to MythTV.
Author:  mlynn69 [ Fri Nov 11, 2005 7:45 pm ]
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Thanks for the push it is all starting to make sense. (been a windows user for to long)
"Oh yea, Hit CTRL+ALT+F7 to return to MythTV". reboot did the same thing :-) your way is much quicker.

Thanks again for your help, now i have the resolution 848x480 in the XF86Config file as well as the XF86Config-4 file (wasn't sure which one to edit as some forums said one and some said the other). How do i now tell the machine to boot into this resolution? do i delete all other possible ones from the config file in the "screen section"?

Regards,
Michael
Author:  ceenvee703 [ Fri Nov 11, 2005 8:08 pm ]
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How do i now tell the machine to boot into this resolution? do i delete all other possible ones from the config file in the "screen section"?


That's what I usually do: I comment out with # any modelines I might want to keep and get rid of all of the rest. Then I only have a single set of depth and mode in the "Display" subsection of the "Screen" section, for instance, Depth 24 and Modes "960x480." That way I know what I'm going to get.
Author:  mlynn69 [ Wed Nov 16, 2005 7:15 am ]
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Thanks for all of your help it worked a treat :-) The push was just what i needed.

Now to get the CD to rip mp3s, set up the USB DVB tuner and get MAME up and running and all will be fine.....

Thanks again,
Michael
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