[PLUG] Linux set top box...

Larry Brigman larry.brigman at gmail.com
Sat May 21 06:14:13 UTC 2011


On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 11:10 PM, Michael C. Robinson <
plug_1 at robinson-west.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 2011-05-20 at 22:58 -0700, Russell Johnson wrote:
> > On May 20, 2011, at 10:48 PM, Michael C. Robinson wrote:
> >
> > > I see what looks like a HDMI port, nice.  Thing is, I specifically
> don't
> > > want a built in wireless card as I have already put a network line in
> > > for this.
> >
> > This is why you run linux. So you can choose to not run the module that
> turns on the hardware you don't want to run. Besides from the looks of the
> picture, the wireless card is removable. Take it out and toss it.
> >
> > I would liken this to saying, "I don't want that inexpensive car because
> I specifically don't want a spare tire."
> >
> > Russell Johnson
> > russ at dimstar.net
>
> I'm trying right now to get an old Intel D845PEBT2 to use the HDTV as a
> monitor.  I certainly need to find a micro computer to replace it and
> these recommendations are nice, but until I figure out how to get the
> picture to fit on the television, I'm not ready to buy.  I'm trying the
> standard monitor port on the NVIDIA card, maybe that's a mistake.  It
> has to be possible to get a picture that fits the screen and doesn't go
> over.  The HDMI input port is meant for a Digital DVD player.  I'm
> having the same trouble in Windows that I'm having with Linux, so I may
> need a very low level fix.  If the solution is to replace the Nvidia
> GEForce 6200 though, I might as well pick a new board with built in
> video.
>
>
I have a laptop with DVI out that just uses a cable to get to HDMI big
screen LCD TV.  It's bi-directional.
HDMI to DVI.



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