[mythtv-users] Samsung DLP xorg.conf
Steven Adeff
adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com
Thu Apr 5 18:42:44 UTC 2007
On 4/5/07, Jake Palmer <jakep_82 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >From: vamythguy <vamythguy at gmail.com>
> >
> >I'm having some issues getting X to run:
> >
> >(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
> >(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
> >(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
> >(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
> >(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
> >(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "IgnoreEDID" "true"
> >(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "XvMCUsesTextures" "true"
> >(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "UseEdidDpi" "FALSE"
> >(**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
> >(WW) NVIDIA(0):
> >(WW) NVIDIA(0): The IgnoreEDID and NoDDC options have been deprecated. The
> >(WW) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA X driver makes use of a display device's EDID
> >(WW) NVIDIA(0): during construction of its modePool. It is recommended
> >(WW) NVIDIA(0): that you allow the X driver to make use of any
> >available
> >(WW) NVIDIA(0): EDID. If, however, you know what you are doing and
> >have
> >(WW) NVIDIA(0): good reason to do so, you can disable the X driver's
> >use
> >(WW) NVIDIA(0): of EDIDs by setting the "UseEDID" X configuration
> >option
> >(WW) NVIDIA(0): to FALSE; e.g.,
> >(WW) NVIDIA(0):
> >(WW) NVIDIA(0): Option "UseEDID" "FALSE"
> >(WW) NVIDIA(0):
> >(WW) NVIDIA(0): Note that, rather than globally disable all uses of the
> >EDID,
> >(WW) NVIDIA(0): you can individually disable each particular use of the
> >(WW) NVIDIA(0): EDID; e.g.,
> >(WW) NVIDIA(0):
> >(WW) NVIDIA(0): Option "UseEDIDFreqs" "FALSE"
> >(WW) NVIDIA(0): Option "UseEDIDDpi" "FALSE"
> >(WW) NVIDIA(0): Option "ModeValidation" "NoEdidModes"
> >(WW) NVIDIA(0):
> >(WW) NVIDIA(0): See Appendix D: X Config Options in the README for details
> >on
> >(WW) NVIDIA(0): each of these options.
> >(WW) NVIDIA(0):
> >(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the GLX module; please check in your X
> >(EE) NVIDIA(0): log file that the GLX module has been loaded in your X
> >(EE) NVIDIA(0): server, and that the module is the NVIDIA GLX module.
> >If
> >(EE) NVIDIA(0): you continue to encounter problems, Please try
> >(EE) NVIDIA(0): reinstalling the NVIDIA driver.
> >(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module!
> >(EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
> >(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
> >(II) UnloadModule: "ramdac"
> >(II) UnloadModule: "fb"
> >(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
> >
> >Fatal server error:
> >no screens found
> >
> >
> >
> >My xorg.conf is:
> >
> ># XFree86 4 configuration created by pyxf86config
> >
> >Section "ServerLayout"
> > Identifier "Default Layout"
> > Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
> > InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
> > InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
> >EndSection
> >
> >Section "Files"
> >
> ># RgbPath is the location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of
> >the
> ># file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
> ># no need to change the default.
> ># Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
> ># By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
> ># the X server to render fonts.
> > RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
> > ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/extensions/nvidia"
> > ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/extensions"
> > ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib64/modules"
> > ModulePath "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia"
> > ModulePath "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions"
> > ModulePath "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules"
> > FontPath "unix/:7100"
> >EndSection
> >
> >Section "Module"
> > Load "v4l"
> > Load "dbe"
> > Load "extmod"
> > Load "fbdevhw"
> > Load "glx"
> > Load "record"
> > Load "freetype"
> > Load "type1"
> >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"
> >
> > #DisplaySize 1100 620
> > #HorizSync 30.0 - 61.0
> > #VertRefresh 56.0 - 85.0
> ># Option "dpms"
> >### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
> > Identifier "Monitor0"
> > VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
> > ModelName "SAMSUNG DLP"
> >### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
> > HorizSync 45.0 - 45.0
> > VertRefresh 60.0 - 60.0
> > ModeLine "ATSC-720-60p" 74.2 1280 1320 1376 1648 720 722 728
> >750
> >EndSection
> >
> >Section "Device"
> >
> ># VendorName "Videocard vendor"
> ># BoardName "VESA driver (generic)"
> > Identifier "Videocard0"
> > Driver "nvidia"
> > VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
> > BoardName "6600GT"
> > Option "XvMCUsesTextures" "true"
> > Option "UseEdidDpi" "FALSE"
> > Option "IgnoreEDID" "true"
> > BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
> >EndSection
> >
> >Section "Screen"
> > Identifier "Screen0"
> > Device "Videocard0"
> > Monitor "Monitor0"
> > DefaultDepth 24
> > SubSection "Display"
> > Viewport 0 0
> > Depth 1
> > EndSubSection
> > SubSection "Display"
> > Viewport 0 0
> > Depth 4
> > EndSubSection
> > SubSection "Display"
> > Viewport 0 0
> > Depth 8
> > EndSubSection
> > SubSection "Display"
> > Viewport 0 0
> > Depth 15
> > EndSubSection
> > SubSection "Display"
> > Viewport 0 0
> > Depth 16
> > EndSubSection
> > SubSection "Display"
> > Viewport 0 0
> > Depth 24
> > EndSubSection
> >EndSection
> >
> >ction "Files"
> >EndSection
> >
> >Section "Module"
> >EndSection
>
>
> You've got several problems going on here. First your nvidia driver isn't
> loading correctly. Either you don't have the module installed, or you have
> the wrong one installed. That's the first thing you need to fix (or use the
> open source nv driver which won't work nearly as well).
>
> Second you don't specify a default resolution in your screen section. It
> should look more like this
>
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 24
> Modes "ATSC-720-60p"
> EndSubSection
>
> And third you've disabled ediddpi, but haven't specified what dpi you want
> to use. Add another option like;
>
> Option "DPI" "100x100"
>
> I could probably find more that needs to be fixed, but that's a start. Have
> you looked around for any sample xorg.conf files? Google around and you'll
> probably find one that gets you a lot closer than you are right now.
I'd also recommend not completely disabling EDID, but instead using
Option "ModeValidation"
and use just the options needed for your TV.
Check http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Modeline_Database#Samsung
for some examples that should work with your Samsung.
--
Steve
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