[mythtv-users] Modeline adjustments?

[Tim Scholl]

On 8/12/06, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 8/12/06, Tim Scholl <tascholl at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > I have no modelines defined in my monitor section. That was my
> meaning
> > > > > in my first post in that they are defined as part of the driver
> > > > > package. I'm making the assumption that the Nvidia folks realized
> that
> > > > > people were connecting their cards to HDTV (and SDTV's as well)
> and
> > > > > defined modelines for these specific uses using the HDTV standards
> for
> > > > > output.
> > > > >
> > > > > As for PAL/NTSC, I think they did create default modelines for
> SDTV
> > > > > resolutions as well, but I'm not sure, its something better asked
> on
> > > > > the nvnews.com forums (the unofficial official nvidia drivers for
> > > > > linux forum).
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for the info.  I tried  your setting but my  logs complain
> about
> > no
> > > > modelines in the Monitor section.
> > >
> > > odd, try putting a random modeline in? I've got my old modelines from
> > > before using the defaults, but I don't use any of them anymore.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Steve
> >
> >
> > Thanks for your suggestions.  Thought it might be time to recap this
> > problem.
> >
> >
> > I upgraded the Nvida drivers from 1.0-7174 to the lastest 1.0-8762
> >
> > After doing that I tired my orignal XF86Config-4 (the one that had the
> left
> > hand side of what should be the normal display,  is in the middle of the
> > screen!!)
> >
> > Now with the new drivers installed it now Displays correctly!!  So that
> > problem was with the 1.0-7174 drivers.
> >
> > Since you headed me in the right direction in making some changes to the
> > mode line I am wondering if you could shead some additional light on the
> > subject.
> >
> > With this modeline: ModeLine "ATSC-1080-60i" 74.25 1920 1960 2016 2200
> 1080
> > 1082 1088 1125 Interlace
> >
> > The Home screen is displayed with the left side of the H missing and the
> > tops of the ome is at the top of the screen.
> >
> > All in all it looks like there is equal space not being displayed on all
> for
> > sides of the screen.  When I go to the setup menus I the bottom row is
> not
> > displayed.
> >
> > Is it now possible to get the size of the display a little smaller on
> all
> > four sides ?
>
> thats the TV overscan, you will want to adjust the menu display size
> to fix the menu. You can also fiddle with the modeline to try and get
> more of the screen on the screen, but this is really the wrong way to
> go about this since it means you no longer output a pixel for pixel
> image.
>
> The REAL way to fix it is to fix the TV, using the service menu and
> adjusting the display width and height. This *is* a "dangerous" method
> though, as if you don't do things right you can screw up your TV.
> Check the avsforum to see if people know how to do this with the HDTV
> you have and follow the method they describe and don't fiddle with
> anything else and you'll be fine.
>
> I've done this with my HDTV, I used the service menu to get the image
> as tightly on the screen as possible then adjusted the menu offsets so
> that it better fits the screen.
>
> I forget which setup screen this is in, I think its in general, or
> perhaps appearance somewhere....
>
> --
> Steve


Where is this done? I know I can adjust the sizes of the fonts with the

DisplaySize in the monitor section.

Tim






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Tim Scholl
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