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If I had a ready answer I'd have posted it.

For the remote, if you're upgrading from an older version try this:

1) As root run the lirc-reconfig.sh script. Choose type "17" (Hauppauge) "c" (Silver) or "f" (Silver with blaster).

2) Restore your old files from the backup:

Code:

cd /
tar zxvf /myth/backup/savedfiles.tar.gz ./etc/lirc/lircd.conf ./home/mythtv/.mythtv/lircrc

If you have a .bz2 rather than .gz use jxvf instead.

3) Reboot.

It's not the most elegant procedure I've ever written up, but it's what worked for me.

What did you do to get the nvidia driver to install? That might explain the green block issue.

Go into your /etc/lilo.conf and make sure that the first line says:

Code:

vga=normal

Then run:

Code:

/sbin/lilo -v

You might also want to try the newer driver now that you've got the config file sorted out.

Quigs wrote:

What did you do to get the nvidia driver to install? That might explain the green block issue.

I took the sample xorg.conf that was autocreated by knoppmyth on install (and worked fine except for the blue shade it gave everything) and added in the relevant parts of my old XF86Config-4 that defined my monitor. BTW the green blocks were present before changing the xorg.conf, just in a blue-ish, green color.

No -force required. Just ran, "nvidia-install-debian.sh 1.0-7184".

Author:	md10md [ Wed Dec 27, 2006 10:29 am ]
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Has anyone gotten drivers that aren't the 1.0-8774 (I think that's the number) or the 1.0-7184's working in R5E50? It seems that since there isn't a kernel source none of the others can be installed. So far I've found that only the 1.0-7174 work with my card or else there is a blue tinge to the entire screen and I haven't gotten R5E50 to work with that. BTW has anyone with the Hauppauge A415-HPG gotten the remote to work?

Author:	tjc [ Wed Dec 27, 2006 11:02 am ]
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For the remote, if you're upgrading from an older version try this: 1) As root run the lirc-reconfig.sh script. Choose type "17" (Hauppauge) "c" (Silver) or "f" (Silver with blaster). 2) Restore your old files from the backup: Code: cd / tar zxvf /myth/backup/savedfiles.tar.gz ./etc/lirc/lircd.conf ./home/mythtv/.mythtv/lircrc If you have a .bz2 rather than .gz use jxvf instead. 3) Reboot. It's not the most elegant procedure I've ever written up, but it's what worked for me.

Author:	md10md [ Wed Dec 27, 2006 11:06 am ]
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OK, I'll try this. What about the Nvidia Drivers though?

Author:	tjc [ Wed Dec 27, 2006 11:11 am ]
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If I had a ready answer I'd have posted it.

Author:	md10md [ Wed Dec 27, 2006 11:13 am ]
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tjc wrote: If I had a ready answer I'd have posted it. Sorry, thought you may have overlooked it.

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Author:	md10md [ Wed Dec 27, 2006 2:18 pm ]
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OK, I got my card working with the 1.0-7184 drivers but when I try to run "nvidia-settings" it's much more sparse than 1.0-7174 was. I can't adjust overscan or image sharpening or the other options that made it look better on my TV. Is there a way to do this outside the settings program. Also, minor problem, Ctrl+Alt+F1 would usually take me to the CLI but now some green blocks just appear on the screen F1-F6 are almost all like this, so it looks like once X starts, I'm stuck in the GUI. Also: tjc wrote: For the remote, if you're upgrading from an older version try this: 1) As root run the lirc-reconfig.sh script. Choose type "17" (Hauppauge) "c" (Silver) or "f" (Silver with blaster). 2) Restore your old files from the backup: Code: cd / tar zxvf /myth/backup/savedfiles.tar.gz ./etc/lirc/lircd.conf ./home/mythtv/.mythtv/lircrc If you have a .bz2 rather than .gz use jxvf instead. 3) Reboot. It's not the most elegant procedure I've ever written up, but it's what worked for me. Alright, I tried this and the files transferred over all right, but the remote still doesn't work. I used to be able to run "cat /dev/lirc0" and when I hit buttons random crap would come up in the console. Now nothing happens which makes me think it has something to do with lirc not recognizing the IR reciever that plugs in to the back of the PVR-250. BTW I checked to make sure the connection wasn't lose or anything such as that, this same exact setup worked in R5D1.

Author:	Quigs [ Wed Dec 27, 2006 2:38 pm ]
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What did you do to get the nvidia driver to install? That might explain the green block issue.

Author:	md10md [ Wed Dec 27, 2006 2:55 pm ]
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Quigs wrote: What did you do to get the nvidia driver to install? That might explain the green block issue. I took the sample xorg.conf that was autocreated by knoppmyth on install (and worked fine except for the blue shade it gave everything) and added in the relevant parts of my old XF86Config-4 that defined my monitor. BTW the green blocks were present before changing the xorg.conf, just in a blue-ish, green color.

Author:	tjc [ Wed Dec 27, 2006 3:04 pm ]
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Go into your /etc/lilo.conf and make sure that the first line says: Code: vga=normal Then run: Code: /sbin/lilo -v You might also want to try the newer driver now that you've got the config file sorted out.

Author:	md10md [ Wed Dec 27, 2006 3:11 pm ]
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tjc wrote: Go into your /etc/lilo.conf and make sure that the first line says: Code: vga=normal Then run: Code: /sbin/lilo -v You might also want to try the newer driver now that you've got the config file sorted out. Awesome, that worked. Bootup isn't as pretty as it used to be but I can get to CLI now. Thanks

Author:	Quigs [ Wed Dec 27, 2006 4:26 pm ]
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Did you do a -force install for the 7184 drivers or did you use the base drivers installed with the fixes to the xorg file? md10md wrote: Quigs wrote: What did you do to get the nvidia driver to install? That might explain the green block issue. I took the sample xorg.conf that was autocreated by knoppmyth on install (and worked fine except for the blue shade it gave everything) and added in the relevant parts of my old XF86Config-4 that defined my monitor. BTW the green blocks were present before changing the xorg.conf, just in a blue-ish, green color.

Author:	md10md [ Wed Dec 27, 2006 4:28 pm ]
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No -force required. Just ran, "nvidia-install-debian.sh 1.0-7184".

Author:	mad_paddler [ Wed Dec 27, 2006 5:18 pm ]
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you can apt-get install the kernel headers, i've forgotten which package you need tho.

Author:	Quigs [ Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:57 am ]
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md10md wrote: No -force required. Just ran, "nvidia-install-debian.sh 1.0-7184". I could not get that to work. On a clean install if I alt-ctl-F1 and run that command it says I have to force it. So, I used the -force command. At the end of the install it said it had errors with two things - glx related if I recall. Not sure if that is normal. The only xorg.conf file I could remotely get to work after the install was the xorg.conf.1st file. If I used that it works for the most part - the driver is set to "nv" and if I change it to "nvidia" it fails or hangs my system. I am pretty sure using "nv" is not the way to go. It seems flacky and takes a while to load. Not sure what the problem is. This is the only nvidia driver I can use as the other ones won't take my widescreen resolution and scale the picture correctly. I would like to try the latest driver, but cannot get it to compile.

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Author:	tjc [ Thu Dec 28, 2006 7:02 pm ]
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Quigs - We've had a couple people report that they needed to edit the xorg.conf file and merge in some or most of their Monitor section from their old XF86Config-4 to get X working.