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HamRadio
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 Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 12:55 pm Post subject: TV-out and no monitor |
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Hi there,
I'd like to assemble a "media centre" pc to view dvd's, internet tv, etc.
I guess I'd need a video card with tv-out, as I'll have just the tv screen
and no vga monitor.
My problem is the following:
will I see the bios screen and everything I normally see on a vga monitor
*before* the operating system loads the video card driver, thus enabling
the tv-out?
I'm asking this question because I have a laptop with tv-out and I see
nothing on the tv screen until linux starts the X server (and loads the
videocard driver) or until windows completely loads (so loading the video
card driver too).
Many thanks for answering.
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Conor
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| Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 12:55 pm Post subject: Re: TV-out and no monitor |
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In article <458522cd$0$19093$4fafbaef@reader4.news.tin.it>, HamRadio
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| Quote: | Hi there,
I'd like to assemble a "media centre" pc to view dvd's, internet tv, etc.
I guess I'd need a video card with tv-out, as I'll have just the tv screen
and no vga monitor.
My problem is the following:
will I see the bios screen and everything I normally see on a vga monitor
*before* the operating system loads the video card driver, thus enabling
the tv-out?
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Conor
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Lasse Jensen
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| Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 10:16 am Post subject: Re: TV-out and no monitor |
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HamRadio wrote:
| Quote: | Hi there,
I'd like to assemble a "media centre" pc to view dvd's, internet tv, etc.
I guess I'd need a video card with tv-out, as I'll have just the tv screen
and no vga monitor.
My problem is the following:
will I see the bios screen and everything I normally see on a vga monitor
*before* the operating system loads the video card driver, thus enabling
the tv-out?
I'm asking this question because I have a laptop with tv-out and I see
nothing on the tv screen until linux starts the X server (and loads the
videocard driver) or until windows completely loads (so loading the video
card driver too).
Many thanks for answering.
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Some cards will figure it out by themselves. My VooDoo 3 did.
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