[mythtv-users] Geforce4 440MX (Gainward) tv out black&white

[Joseph A. Caputo]

On Friday 03 October 2003 08:13 pm, Jarod C. Wilson wrote:
> On Friday, Oct 3, 2003, at 08:39 US/Pacific, Joseph A. Caputo wrote:
> 
> > On Friday 03 October 2003 06:53 pm, Jarod C. Wilson wrote:
> >>>> I want to say that it was the removal of the "ConnectedMonitor"
> >>>> setting that fixed it. Instead, I let the card auto-detect the 
> >>>> displays,
> >>>> and the problem went away.
> >>>>
> >>> Hmmm, I'll give it a try, but I don't think that will fix my problem.
> >>> Currently, everything (including VTs) looks great using VGA; on the
> >>> TV-out,
> >>> the BIOS & boot messages are great, and X is great, but once X has
> >>> started
> >>> the framebuffer console VTs are all scrambled.
> >>
> >> That's exactly the problem I had that was fixed by removing the
> >> "ConnectedMonitor" line(s) in my config.
> >>
> >>> It looks like a refresh rate
> >>> or sync issue, and I'm almost sure that the proper modeline for fbset
> >>> will
> >>> fix it.  I seem to recall that before I enabled the framebuffer
> >>> console (to
> >>> get a boot splash screen), the VTs were fine.
> >>
> >> Now I haven't done the bootsplash part (I just use rhgb), so I dunno
> >> what impact that'll have on the situation. I'd be interested to hear
> >> your solution though, as it might possibly lend me some insight into
> >> how I could get back VT ability (and BIOS viewability).
> >
> > Aha, I see... it's been a while since I futzed with my XF86Config, but 
> > I think
> > you may be right.  My "ConnectedMonitor" is set to "crt,tv", but I 
> > don't have
> > a monitor hooked up at the moment.  I can't wait to get home and try 
> > it out!
> 
> And if you do ever hook up a monitor again, I found that removing that 
> line wasn't a problem, and the monitor was also auto-detected fine 
> (with just a monitor, and with monitor and TV alike).
> 
> Any thoughts on my situation? I'm not sure what, if anything, I can do 
> about my no-VT problem, since I can't even view the BIOS screen (well, 
> its there, but rolling big-time :). I'm thinking its just something 
> I'll have to live with, but no biggie. (Again, I'm running 
> VGA->Component via an Audio Authority 9A60 adapter).


Hmm, not sure... lemme play around with mine tonight and see where that leads 
me.

-JAC