[mythtv-users] Can you probe an nvidia card to get current modeline?

[yan seiner]

Richard Bronosky wrote:

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> Nick wrote:
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>>On 14/02/06, Richard Bronosky <mythtv at bronosky.com> wrote:
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>>> I'm assuming this doesn't work for VT[1-6] which is what I am really
>>>curious about.  I still have no idea what mode or resolution VT[1-6] is
>>>using, but after 6 months of playing around, it it the only thing that
>>>causes my TV to kick into 1080i mode.
>>>    
>>>
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>>The standard text mode resolution is typically 80x25. You can however
>>specify different modes via your kernel startup options with 'vga=xxx'
>>which requires console framebuffer support.
>>
>>Nick
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> 80x25 can be achieved at various resolutions.  640x480 -1600x1200, 
> etc.  I'm trying to figure out in the very least what resolution is 
> being used.  Ideally I'd like to know the syncings and timings too.  
> (everything that goes into a modeline.)
>
> Heck at this point I'd be happy just to find someone who understands 
> the question, even if they can't answer it.

fbset is the command; fb.modes is the definition file.....

man fbset