[mythtv-users] Any have an xorg.conf for NVIDIA that uses a special ModeLine?

David Watkins watkinshome at gmail.com
Wed Jul 11 20:07:23 UTC 2007


On 11/07/07, nospam312 <nospam312 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Just curious... what do these 'modeline' things do? I've always
> > run without them..
>
> Its explains it in the Wiki
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Working_with_Modelines but I just
> can't get it to work with NVIDIA drivers (8776).  I know what my
> modeline should be so if anyone is willing to share their working

I don't really understand this yet, but I think:

http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Specifying_DPI_for_NVIDIA_Cards

is saying that recent version of the nvidia driver will use EDID
compatible configurations (from the mode pool), unless specifically
told otherwise.  So disable EDID and you may start to have some luck.
I tried (and failed) to set up a widescreen modeline for my CRT but in
the end discovered that, since I'm using SVideo, I'm better of using
one of the mode pool 4:3 modes; so I gave up.

If you read this recent thread

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/275043?search_string=evil%20modelines;#275043

I think the OP succeeded in getting to where he wanted to.


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