[NTLUG:Discuss] OT: Video Cardsa and TV Out

[Kevin Hulse]

Generally, I would prefer to avoid bughat in any of
it's various incarnations. Also, I've done the obvious
google searches and have not found much of anything
promising. Based on what I've being able to scrape off
of the web, I'd rather just use a TV as the display.

--- MadHat <madhat at unspecific.com> wrote:
> On Apr 8, 2004, at 2:12 PM, Kevin Hulse wrote:
> > If I was aware of any distro that could be
> installed
> > via serial tty, I wouldn't be asking. I don't plan
> to
> > use an NTSC output solution much. So display
> quality
> > is not critical. Once the OS is installed, all
> > management can be done remotely quite trivially.
> >
> 
> most distros can be installed via the serial
> console.
> 
> like for redhat/fedora, you should  be able to add
> to the boot options 
> to use 'text serial', IIRC.
> 
> Google for linux console install and you should get
> some hits
> 
> > It's that first (installation) hump that's tricky.
> >
> > I might consider just springing for a v100.
> >
> > --- Chris Cox <cjcox at acm.org> wrote:
> >> Kevin Hulse wrote:
> >>> Are there any special considerations to using
> the
> >> NTSC output besides using a conformant display
> >> resolution? I'd like to build a headless server
> box
> >> and I don't have any monitors laying about. I'd
> like
> >> to use the living room TV as a console display
> >> during a Debian Sarge install and then just shove
> >> the box in some dark corner.
> >>>
> >>> I'm an old Atari user, so the prospect of a
> >> TV-as-monitor doesn't really bother me.
> >>>
> >>> I have yet to build the box, so I am open to
> >> vidcard suggestions. I really only need the
> cheapest
> >> thing avaliable that can display NTSC under Linux
> >> running textmode.
> >>>
> >>
> >> It actually might be cheaper to purchase a cheap
> VGA
> >> monitor.
> >> The output from 99% (mabye 100%) of all "cheap"
> >> cards with video out is so
> >> poor, that it's unreadable even with text mode at
> >> 640x480.  Well..
> >> it's barely readable anyways.  Perhaps you'll be
> >> satisified... but
> >> it still will be cheaper to get a VGA monitor
> >> (IMHO).
> >>
> >> (as strange as this may sound)
> >>
> >> If you have another machine, might be wise to
> >> consider a serial
> >> based console solution... just an idea.
> >>
> >> Somebody can feel free to offer up a good
> >> suggestion... I just
> >> haven't seen anything.  Perhaps there was some
> old
> >> card (used market)
> >> that is cheap and does a good job.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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