I did an install from the Knoppix CD, knoppmyth and am using
a Hauppauge PVR-350 for video output.

I would like to make VHS tapes from the 350's output without any
of the GUI stuff ending up on the tape.

The only thing I want to see out of the 350 is my mpeg2 video
or black when the video is not playing. I would like to control it
using X running on a seperate VGA monitor.

What I need is GUI on the VGA and nothing but TV, as in no OSD, no X windows, etc. on the 350's output.

Has anyone done this and how do I do it?

Thanks

I solved my own problem. I installed from R5E50. What I wanted
was just plain old video playback on the pvr-350 output, no GUI,
only GUI showing on the VGA monitor.

What I did was very simple. I went through the setup as though
I was setting up a 350, answering "y" when prompted for
"I found a PVR-350, do you want to set it up..", then copied
.xorg.conf to xorg.conf, replacing the newly configured xorg.conf
with the default xorg.conf. It's kept "hidden" as .xorg.conf

I did this exactly:

cd /etc/X11

cp .xorg.conf xorg.conf

It overwrites the symlink pointing to xorg.conf.350, so you'll still
have that file if you want it.