[mythtv-users] I Am Missing Something

Mache Creeger mache at creeger.com
Tue May 9 13:29:13 EDT 2006


Paul,

I will give it a try.

Thanks,

-- Mache

At 02:10 AM 5/9/2006, Paul Faulkner wrote:
>Mache Creeger wrote:
>>
>>Video looks great on the computer monitor but has tearing, and is
>>blotchy on the TV over S-Video.  Any ideas?
>>
>>I use the clone option on xorg.conf and I would assume that all
>>attributes would apply equally to the CRT and the TV.  Here is my
>>xorg.conf and .nvidia-settings-rc.
>>
>>-- Mache Creeger
>>
>># XFree86 4 configuration created by pyxf86config
>># Section "DRI"
>>#       Group        0
>>#       Mode         0666
>># EndSection
>>
>>Section "ServerLayout"
>>          Identifier     "Default Layout"
>>          Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
>>          InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
>>          InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
>>EndSection
>>
>>Section "Files"
>>
>># Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
>># By default, a font server independent of the X server is
>># used to render fonts.
>>          ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia"
>>          ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
>>          FontPath     "unix/:7100"
>>EndSection
>>[root at digit mache]# more /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>>
>># XFree86 4 configuration created by pyxf86config
>># Section "DRI"
>>#       Group        0
>>#       Mode         0666
>># EndSection
>>
>>Section "ServerLayout"
>>          Identifier     "Default Layout"
>>          Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
>>          InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
>>          InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
>>EndSection
>>
>>Section "Files"
>>
>># Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
>># By default, a font server independent of the X server is
>># used to render fonts.
>>          ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia"
>>          ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
>>          FontPath     "unix/:7100"
>>EndSection
>>
>>Section "Module"
>>          Load  "dbe"
>>          Load  "extmod"
>>          Load  "fbdevhw"
>>          Load  "record"
>>          Load  "freetype"
>>          Load  "type1"
>>          Load  "glx"
>>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      "kbd"
>>          Option      "XkbModel" "pc105"
>>          Option      "XkbLayout" "us"
>>EndSection
>>
>>Section "InputDevice"
>>          Identifier  "Mouse0"
>>          Driver      "mouse"
>>          Option      "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
>>          Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
>>          Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
>>          Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
>>EndSection
>>
>>Section "Monitor"
>>
>>          Identifier   "Monitor0"
>>          VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
>>          ModelName    "Dell M1110"
>>          DisplaySize  400        300
>>          HorizSync    30.0 - 107.0
>>          VertRefresh  50.0 - 160.0
>>          ModeLine     "1024x768" 94.5 1024 1072 1168 1376 768 769 772
>>808 +hsync +vsync
>>          Option      "dpms"
>>EndSection
>>
>>Section "Device"
>>          Identifier  "Videocard0"
>>          Driver      "nvidia"
>>          VendorName  "Videocard vendor"
>>          BoardName   "nVidia Corporation GeForce 6200"
>>EndSection
>>
>>Section "Screen"
>>
>>#       Option      "NvAgp" "1"
>>          Identifier "Screen0"
>>          Device     "Videocard0"
>>          Monitor    "Monitor0"
>>          DefaultDepth     24
>>          Option      "NvAgp" "3"
>>          Option      "NoLogo" "1"
>>          Option      "RenderAccel" "1"
>>          Option      "TwinView" "1"
>>          Option      "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
>>          Option      "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-50"
>>          Option      "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "60"
>>          Option      "MetaModes" "1024x768, 1024x768"
>>          Option      "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
>>          Option      "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT, TV"
>>#       Option      "TVOutFormat" "COMPOSITE"
>>          Option      "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
>>          Option      "TVOverScan" "0.7"
>>          SubSection "Display"
>>                  Viewport   0 0
>>                  Depth     24
>>                  Modes    "1024x768"
>>          EndSubSection
>>EndSection
>>
>>====================
>>
>>
>>#
>># /home/mythtv/.nvidia-settings-rc
>>#
>># Configuration file for nvidia-settings - the NVIDIA X Server 
>>Settings utility
>># Generated on Wed May  3 18:53:21 2006
>>#
>>
>># ConfigProperties:
>>
>>ToolTips >>DisplayStatusBar >>SliderTextEntries >>IncludeDisplayNameInConfigFile >>ShowQuitDialog >>
>># Attributes:
>>
>>0/DigitalVibrance[CRT-0]=0
>>0/DigitalVibrance[TV-0]=0
>>0/ImageSharpening[CRT-0]=0
>>0/ImageSharpening[TV-0]=0
>>0/SyncToVBlank=1
>>0/AllowFlipping=0
>>0/LogAniso=0
>>0/FSAA=0
>>0/TextureSharpen=0
>>0/ForceGenericCpu=0
>>0/CursorShadow=0
>>0/CursorShadowXOffset=4
>>0/CursorShadowYOffset=2
>>0/CursorShadowAlphad
>>0/CursorShadowRed=0
>>0/CursorShadowGreen=0
>>0/CursorShadowBlue=0
>>0/FSAAAppControlled=1
>>0/LogAnisoAppControlled=1
>>0/RedBrightness=0.000000
>>0/GreenBrightness=0.000000
>>0/BlueBrightness=0.000000
>>0/RedContrast=0.000000
>>0/GreenContrast=0.000000
>>0/BlueContrast=0.000000
>>0/RedGamma=1.000000
>>0/GreenGamma=1.000000
>>0/BlueGamma=1.000000
>>0/OpenGLImageSettings=0
>>0/XVideoTextureSyncToVBlank=1
>>0/XVideoBlitterSyncToVBlank=1
>>0/XVideoSyncToDisplay%6
>>
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>Hi
>
>I suspect that your graphics card is using the vertical sync rate of 
>the monitor output to swap frames rather than the sync rate of your 
>TV. However, if you change your card to use the sync rate of your TV 
>then you may experience tearing on your monitor instead. Here's a 
>snippet of my xorg.conf that uses a TV without any tearing:
>
>    Option "TransparentIndex" "0"
>    Option "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"
>    Option "UseDisplayDevice" "TV"
>    Option "TVStandard" "PAL-I"
>    Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
>
>Have fun
>
>Paul
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