[mythtv-users] Problem with TV Out on M2NPV-VM

Bill White raygions at yahoo.com
Wed Jul 4 04:45:08 UTC 2007


--- joe.white at wachovia.com wrote:

> mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org wrote on 07/03/2007
> 02:12:14 PM:
> 
> > Hopefully someone can give me a hand.  I've been
> struggling with 
> > this for a week now, and have tried everything I
> can think of (and 
> > many different guides online).
> > 
> > My system is:
> > -Asus M2NPV-VM (GeForce 6150 onboard graphics with
> built in TV Out) 
> > -AMD A64 X2 3600+
> > -1Gb DDR
> > -PVR-150
> > -CRT with a composite input.
> > 
> > I set up Ubuntu following this guide:
> https://help.ubuntu.
> > com/community/MythTV_Feisty_Backend_Frontend 
> > 
> > When using the default video drivers that come
> with the install, the
> > TV Out works, kinda.  The picture has a keystone
> and has a lot of 
> > underscan.  It is a bit distorted too.  I haven't
> found a way to 
> > adjust any of these with the default drivers. 
> > 
> > I've tried all of the proprietary Nvidia drivers
> in the Ubuntu 
> > repositories (nvidia-glx-legacy, nvidia-glx, and
> nvidia-glx-new).  X
> > won't even start with the legacy drivers, so that
> is out.  With the 
> > two other drivers, X somehow overrides the BIOS
> configuration that 
> > has TV Out enabled and RGB disabled.  X displays
> only on the RGB 
> > connection and I cannot reconnect to any of the
> other terminals 
> > (CTRL+ALT+F1, etc...) that were displaying on the
> TV Out before X 
> started. 
> > 
> > Does anyone have a setup that works using the
> M2NPV-VM?  I'm willing
> > to switch distros if need be. 
> > 
> > Any help would be appreciated. 
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> >
> David_______________________________________________
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> > ForwardSourceID:NT0000C06A 
> 
> I have a similar setup as you do, David.  The
> differences are that I have 
> a PVR-500 AND PVR-250 and am running Fedora 5.  I
> was unable to use 
> composite from that motherboard and ended up using
> S-Video to tolerable 
> effect.  The only problem I have is that pure whites
> cast a dark(er) 
> shadow across the screen.  This happens both in and
> out of Myth (
>
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/258392?#258392).
> 
> If you like I can forward you my setting when I get
> home tonight. 
> Modprobe.conf, xorg.conf and what-not.
> 
> Joe White>
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Sorry it took so long.  I took the scenic route home.
Below are the xorg.conf and the modprobe.conf,
respectively, for my M2NPV-VM using Fedora 5.




###################################################
# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "single head configuration"
        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/extensions"
        ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
        FontPath     "unix/:7100"
EndSection

Section "Module"
        Load  "dbe"
        Load  "extmod"
        Load  "fbdevhw"
        Load  "glx"
        Load  "record"
        Load  "freetype"
        Load  "type1"
        Load  "v4l"
        Load  "vnc"
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"

 ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use
DDC:
 ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use
DDC:
 ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use
DDC:
        Identifier   "Monitor0"
        VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
        ModelName    "DELL 2007WFP"
        DisplaySize  430        270
 ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use
DDC:
        HorizSync    30.0 - 83.0
        VertRefresh  56.0 - 76.0
        Option      "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier  "Videocard0"
        Driver      "nvidia"
        VendorName  "Videocard vendor"
        BoardName   "nVidia Corporation C51 PCI
Express Bridge"
        Option      "HWCursor" "Off"
#       Option      "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
#       Option      "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
#       Option      "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"
        Option      "TVOverscan" "0.75"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "Videocard0"
        Monitor    "Monitor0"
        DefaultDepth     24
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     16
                Modes    "1680x1050" "1024x768"
"800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     24
                Modes    "1680x1050" "1024x768"
"800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
        Group        0
        Mode         0666
EndSection
###########################################

###########################################

#/etc/modprobe.conf

alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c
alias eth0 forcedeth
alias scsi_hostadapter sata_nv
# sound configurations
options disable_msi=1
remove snd-hda-intel { /usr/sbin/alsactl store 0
>/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; }; /sbin/modprobe -r
--ignore-remove snd-hda-intel
alias snd-card-1 snd-mpu401
options snd-mpu401 index=1
remove snd-mpu401 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store 1
>/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; }; /sbin/modprobe -r
--ignore-remove snd-mpu401
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
options snd-card-0 position_fix=1 model=3stack
# nvidia kernel module
alias char-major-195 nvidia-1_0-8776
alias nvidia nvidia-1_0-8776
# ivtv modules setup
alias char-major-81 videodev
alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
alias char-major-81-1 ivtv
alias char-major-81-2 ivtv
install lirc_i2c /sbin/modprobe ivtv; /sbin/modprobe
--ignore-install lirc_i2c




       
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