Microsoft Xbox hacking. Finished video patching code for nkpatcher. The patch
allows Xbox to be connected to VGA monitor and/or autoconvert 480i resolution
games to 480p resolution.
nkpatcher10-vga10.diff - changes nkpatcher10 -> nkpatcher10-vga10
nkpatcher10-vga10.zip - full source code
From version 10 to version 10-vga10: * Added force RGB video feature. This will patch kernel system call AvSetDisplayMode to configure GPU for RGB signal. It will also patch Conexant and Focus registers to configure video encoder to send bi-level sync with correct colors. Xcalibur video encoder is not supported. Intended for connecting the Xbox to VGA monitor. Connect AV pack Y output to monitor green input, Pr to monitor red input and Pb to monitor blue input. The monitor must support sync on green. Special sync separator circuit is required if the monitor does not support sync on green signal. * Added feature to convert 480i video modes to 480p. This will patch kernel system call AvSetDisplayMode so that it sets video mode 480p, if mode 480i is requested. Enhances graphics quality for applications that run in 480i video mode only. Note that this feature will be active even if 480p video mode is disabled in msdash. Video patching will be done only if HDTV AV pack is detected.
Bitstream Vera fonts suck!
First, the hinting is not good. I use antialiasing only for very small and large
fonts, so I get a chance to see all the ugliness (hint: o, s characters at smaller
font sizes).
Second, the fonts do not include Latin Extended-A characters. So I can't really use
them to read web pages in my native language (latvian). Note that
DejaVu fonts seem to address this, but how many people
know that, and more importantly, why aren't Bitstream fonts being extended by it's
authors?
The solution? Tahoma fonts from Microsoft. Beautiful!
Pardon the rant. (My setup: Gentoo Linux, X.Org X11R7.0)
Updated panel antenna page with technical drawing and photo of a commercial panel antenna.