[mythtv-users] bob & 800x600 - can someone test?

[John Biundo]

Nick Bartos wrote:

 > Do you have all the latest updates installed for ubuntu?
 >

No.  It's apt-get dist-upgrade 'd from around 2/1/06.  Not touched since 
then.

 > What fixes are you running?  I am running 0.19, tried svn trunk but had
 > more problems with that.
 >

The svn version on the trac page (called "the stable 0.19 branch").

 > What's the configure line you are using to compile myth?


./configure --enable-opengl-vsync

 >
 > Kernel .config (also are you using 2.6.15 exactly, or something like
 > 2.6.15.6).  I am guessing that you compiled your own too since ubuntu 5.1
 > doesn't come with 2.6.15.
 >

2.6.15.1 - yes, compiled myself.  Nothing special selected for the 
config (I'm not much of a kernel guru).

 > xorg.conf


Section "Files"
         FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
         FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
         FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
         FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
         FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
         FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/CID"
         FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
         FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
         # paths to defoma fonts
         FontPath        "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
         FontPath        "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
EndSection

Section "Module"
         Load    "bitmap"
         Load    "ddc"
         Load    "extmod"
         Load    "freetype"
         Load    "glx"
         Load    "int10"
         Load    "type1"
         Load    "vbe"
         Load    "v4l"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
         Identifier      "Generic Keyboard"
         Driver          "kbd"
         Option          "CoreKeyboard"
         Option          "XkbRules"      "xorg"
         Option          "XkbModel"      "pc104"
         Option          "XkbLayout"     "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
         Identifier      "Configured Mouse"
         Driver          "mouse"
         Option          "CorePointer"
         Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
         Option          "Protocol"              "ImPS/2"
         Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
         Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Device"
         Identifier      "card0"
         Driver          "nvidia"
         Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
         Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
#       Option "TVOverScan" "0.75"
         Option "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"
         BusID           "PCI:5:6:0"
         Option "RenderAccel" "1"
#       Option          "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
         Option "XvmcUsesTextures" "false" # use 3d engine for overlays 
(for mythtv chromakey osd)
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
         Identifier      "tv0"
         #Option         "DPMS"
         HorizSync       30-50
         VertRefresh     60
EndSection

Section "Screen"
         Identifier      "Default Screen"
         Device          "card0"
         Monitor         "tv0"
         DefaultDepth    24
         SubSection "Display"
                 Depth           1
                 Modes           "800x600" "720x480"
         EndSubSection
         SubSection "Display"
                 Depth           4
                 Modes           "800x600" "720x480"
         EndSubSection
         SubSection "Display"
                 Depth           8
                 Modes           "800x600" "720x480"
         EndSubSection
         SubSection "Display"
                 Depth           15
                 Modes           "800x600" "720x480"
         EndSubSection
         SubSection "Display"
                 Depth           16
                 Modes           "800x600" "720x480"
         EndSubSection
         SubSection "Display"
                 Depth           24
                 Modes           "800x600" "720x480"
         EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
         Identifier      "Default Layout"
         Screen          "Default Screen"
         InputDevice     "Generic Keyboard"
         InputDevice     "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
         Mode    0666
EndSection


You'll note I don't use a modeline (still haven't figured out exactly 
what to use).  The Screen section is probably not optimal, but I stopped 
tweaking it when the result (seen in xorg log file, and xdpyinfo) showed 
I was getting 800x600 and 100dpi.

 >
 > What cpu and is that card an agp or pci-e (and what brand is it)?
 >

AMD64 3200+ Venice core on an ASUS A8N-E mobo. 512MB Ram.  Card is a VGA 
ROSEWILL R5200 which is an nVidia GEForce FX5200 128MB PCI w/ TV, DVI, VGA

 > Also your myth settings might help:
 > echo "SELECT * FROM settings ORDER BY value" | mysql -u root 
mythconverg >
 > settings.txt

[[Deleted because first attempt was rejected by mailing list (mail too 
large).  If anyone wants these settings, e-mail me off list]]

 >
 > Since it is working well for you I will hope that one of these things 
will
 > lead me in the right direction, then if I can finally fix it I will let
 > you know what it was.  Thanks.


Good luck.

Are you seeing these rebuffering messages (mythfrontend log) at all???? 
  If not, please point out any significant diffs in your config after 
you do the comparison.

Thanks.