[mythtv-users] PAL TV out

[foo bar]

Hi,

On 3/19/06, Shane Hollaway <shane.hollaway at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'm having trouble setting up my TV Out on my nVidia 6600GT to go to
> my 4:3 PAL tv.  I'm guessing that the setup I've got in my xorg.conf
> file is wrong, because each time I try to set it up for TV it fails to
> load X with the error "(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable
> configuration."
>
> Looking at the log file, it looks like it's deciding that none of the
> modes are valid for a  TV type of PAL.
>
> Any help or example xorg.conf files would be great.  Here's my current
> setup in the xorg.conf:
>
> Section "Monitor"
>         Identifier   "Monitor0"
>         VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
>         ModelName    "LG 68cm Analog TV"
>         HorizSync    30.0 - 50.0
>         VertRefresh  60.0 - 60.0
>         Option      "dpms"
>         ModeLine "640x480PAL"   29.50       640  675  678  944  480
> 530  535  625
>         ModeLine "800x600PAL"   36.00       800  818  820  960  600
> 653  655  750
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
>
>         # TV Out Setup
>         Identifier  "Videocard0"
>         Driver      "nvidia"
>         VendorName  "Videocard vendor"
>         BoardName   "NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT"
>         Option      "TVStandard" "PAL"
>         # Option            "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
>         Option      "TVOutFormat" "COMPOSITE"
>         Option      "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
>         Identifier "Screen0"
>         Device     "Videocard0"
>         Monitor    "Monitor0"
>         DefaultDepth     24
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Viewport   0 0
>                 Depth     24
>                 Modes    "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>         EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
>
> Thanks,
> Shane.
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I have the same card and following xorg.conf works very well for me - it
outputs as close to a standard, interlaced PAL-I signal that is achievable
with the daft nvidia drivers. This results in an almost perfect tv picture
for me with no need for expensive/cruddy deinterlacing.

<snip files / modules / input devices>

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "TV"
        VendorName   "Toshiba"
        ModelName    "SDTV"
        HorizSync    0-60
        VertRefresh  50-60
        Option  "NoDDC" "1"
        Option  "IgnoreEDID" "true"
        Option  "UseEdidFreqs" "false"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Option      "TVStandard"  "PAL-I"
        Option      "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
        Option      "TVOverScan" "0.65"
        Option      "XvMCUsesTextures" "true"
        Identifier   "nvidia"
        Driver       "nvidia"
        VendorName  "nVidia Corporation"
        BoardName   "Unknown Board"
        BusID       "PCI:5:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
       Identifier  "PALTV"
       HorizSync  12.5-50
       VertRefresh 20-50
       Mode "720x576"
         DotClock 13.875
         HTimings 720 744 808 888
         VTimings 576 581 586 625
         Flags    "-HSync" "-VSync" "interlace"
       EndMode
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "nvidia"
        Monitor    "PALTV"
        DefaultDepth    24
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     24
                Modes     "720x576"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

Hope that helps,

Foobum
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