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

[Kevin Hulse]

Get over yourself.

--- MadHat <madhat at unspecific.com> wrote:
> On Apr 8, 2004, at 5:12 PM, Kevin Hulse wrote:
> > 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.
> 
> Well, if you only resort to calling names and
> not naming the 
> distros you are willing to work with, it is
> difficult to help.
> 
> Slackware:
>
http://www.slackware.com/faq/do_faq.php?faq=installation#0
> 
> First FAQ question on Installation, and as far ass I
> know will work 
> with most distributions.  I would recommend
> modifying a boot floppy to 
> do a network install.  Easier to play with than
> burning a bunch of CDs.
> 
> 
> > --- 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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