X2vga And Gentoox

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Please select which type of XBOX Video adapter you use.

x2vga
4
40%
other pure NTSC ==> VGA adapter
1
10%
Line Doubler
0
No votes
AVIP ==> VGA using Sync-On-Green
0
No votes
AVIP ==> VGA using Sync Splitter
2
20%
High Definition (Component) AV Pack
0
No votes
Advanced AV Pack
1
10%
S-Video/AV Cable
0
No votes
RFU Adapter
0
No votes
Standard (Composite) AV Cable
2
20%
 
Total votes: 10
Terra
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X2vga And Gentoox

Post by Terra »

Has anyone been able to get the new x2vga adapter with GentooX (or other Linux distribution) to go above the standard 640x480 resolution? :idea:

Even at 720p, the resolution is still 640x480. :?

Trying to work with KDE in 640x480 is pretty much painful since screen real estate is a precious commodity. :shock:

My RCA MM36100 will do 800x600@60, but I cannot figure out if the x2vga adapter is capable of being hacked to do this. I have tried various things with fbset and xbv, but I've got neither to leap ahead beyond 640x480.

Has anyone taken apart an x2vga adapter yet to see what its level of hackability is and to also see what makes it tick? :?:

They seem to be the talk of the town right now, and I'd love to see a good technical writeup from an xbox/vga engineering expert. Hopefully they will also have a keen interest in pushing this x2vga adapter to the max for Linux interoperability. :idea:

Thanks!

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Post by XBoxgeek »

I would be interested in this as well. I got my X2VGA yesterday but i've not used it yet. Got it so I can run Halo in 720P on my 8 foot screen :D

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kadrim
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Re: X2vga And Gentoox

Post by kadrim »

Terra wrote:Has anyone been able to get the new x2vga adapter with GentooX (or other Linux distribution) to go above the standard 640x480 resolution? :idea:
I'm using the avip selfmade-cable and i got 1024x768 working with debian because of the 2.4.21 kernel (builtin vga-support, you just need to edit linuxboot.cfg)

so if we are going to get the new kernel into gentoox everything should be fine :)
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Terra
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Post by Terra »

Kadrim:
Did you fabricate your own sync-splitter, from scratch, or is there a kit available.

In my case, even with VGA support added, I don't think it will work with the x2vga box since it seems to be locked into the 640x480 resolution. :cry:

I'm hoping a graphics engineer will rip one of these x2vga boxes apart and be able to mod it for higher resolutions.

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kadrim
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Post by kadrim »

a kit for sync seperation?? *gg*
Lol

you only need the Lm1881n (standard-ic) to convert the green sync signal

well i've written a small tutorial for this (german only so far) but the parts you need cost less than 4 Euro

If you're good at soldering you can complete this in about 1 hour
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duncani
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Post by duncani »

kadrim wrote: well i've written a small tutorial for this (german only so far) but the parts you need cost less than 4 Euro
hey,
tell me where to find it and i could translate it.
cheers,
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