[mythtv-users] TV-Out with a PNY Gforce 4 MX 440
Markus
markus at charlemagne.net
Thu Jun 10 02:12:56 EDT 2004
Ok, made the modified suggestions, and I get to the Fedora Splash page where
it shows status of what it's loading, and when the progress bar is almost
complete, it locks up. Here's my original xf86config file from before the
changes, and after.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Clint Gilders" <techservices at onlinehobbyist.com>
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 6:16 AM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] TV-Out with a PNY Gforce 4 MX 440
> Markus wrote:
> > I saw the light...I got further, but I believe Xwindows dies after the
> > Nvidia logo was displayed (yeah!) but then when it's loading up (I think
it
> > showed that it was starting CUPS) it froze. Ssh'ed into machine and
> > switched the XF86Config files back, and issued a reboot. (Man, I'm
getting
> > good at that :-)
> >
> > Ideas? I've seen some mention logging; is there a way to enable it or
view
> > my log? (Newbie to Linux)...
> >
> > Markus
>
> You don't need to reboot everytime you switch X config files. You can
> edit the config file and then give the command `startx` to see if X will
> start. If it does but you want to make changes and try again you can
> use Ctrl+Alt+Backspace to exit/restart X.
>
> One thing that jumped out at me in your original message was that you
> have the metamodes set to 1024x768,1024x768 . This means your
> television and monitor will both try to run at 1024x768. Most standard
> televisions aren't capable of that resolution. Mine runs at 800x600
> and I've had some that had to use 640x480.
>
> So, a metamodes like "1024x768,640x480" might be a good idea.
>
> If you look at the README on the NVIDIA site you'll see this:
>
> ----------
> To enable TwinView, you must specify the following options in the Device
> section of your XF86Config file:
>
> Option "TwinView"
> Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "<hsync range(s)>"
> Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "<vrefresh range(s)>"
> Option "MetaModes" "<list of metamodes>"
> -----------
>
> You had these in "Section Monitor". I also put the TV-Out settings in
> my Device section not my Monitor section.
>
> As someone else suggested you'll probably want add:
>
> ConnectedMonitor "CRT,TV" in your device section as well.
>
>
> --
> Clint Gilders <techservices at onlinehobbyist.com>
> Director of Technology Services
> OnlineHobbyist.com, Inc.
>
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# XFree86 4 configuration created by redhat-config-xfree86
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "single head configuration"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
# RgbPath is the location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name
of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
# no need to change the default.
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/nvidia"
ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions"
ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "fbdevhw"
Load "glx"
Load "record"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
Load "v4l"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
# Option "Xleds" "1 2 3"
# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
# Option "XkbDisable"
# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
# Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
# Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# or:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps"
# Or if you just want both to be control, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps"
#
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "HP D2846 P1100 21-inch Monitor"
DisplaySize 400 300
HorizSync 30.0 - 107.0
VertRefresh 48.0 - 160.0
Option "dpms"
Option "TV" "yes"
Option "TwinView"
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30.0-50.0"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "60.0"
Option "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
#Option "TwinViewOrientation" "LeftOf"
Option "MetaModes" "1024x768,1024x768"
Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
Option "TVOutFormat" "COMPOSITE"
Option "RenderAccel" "1"
Option "TVOverScan" "0.6"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT,TV"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "PNY"
BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX (generic)"
Option "NvAGP" "1"
Option "usevnc" "on"
Option "useraccept" "off"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Group 0
Mode 0666
EndSection
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# XFree86 4 configuration created by redhat-config-xfree86
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "single head configuration"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
# RgbPath is the location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name
of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
# no need to change the default.
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "unix/:7100"
ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/nvidia"
ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions"
ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "v4l"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "fbdevhw"
Load "glx"
Load "record"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
# Option "Xleds" "1 2 3"
# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
# Option "XkbDisable"
# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
# Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
# Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# or:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps"
# Or if you just want both to be control, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps"
#
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "HP D2846 P1100 21-inch Monitor"
DisplaySize 400 300
HorizSync 30.0 - 107.0
VertRefresh 48.0 - 160.0
Option "dpms"
Option "TV" "yes"
Option "TwinView"
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30.0-50.0"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "60.0"
Option "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
#Option "TwinViewOrientation" "LeftOf"
Option "MetaModes" "1024x768,1024x768"
Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
Option "TVOutFormat" "COMPOSITE"
Option "RenderAccel" "1"
Option "TVOverScan" "0.6"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nv"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX (generic)"
Option "NvAGP" "1"
Option "usevnc" "on"
Option "useraccept" "off"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Group 0
Mode 0666
EndSection
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