[mythtv-users] Only 1348 pixels out of 1360 with Intel X driver (and mythstream is weird)

Nick Rout nick.rout at gmail.com
Wed Jul 30 21:03:24 UTC 2008


On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 12:25 AM, C.T. Paterson <i.adore.my.64 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Sorry for all the X whining I'm doing - I really only know enough xorg
> to keep from drowning.
>
> I mentioned in another thread that I've removed my nvidia card from my
> myth box in favour of the on-board intel G33.  It was mainly a power
> concern, and I was using the VGA on the video card anyway.
>
> I've tweaked the xorg settings to get back to my 1360x768 display.
> The modeline is taken from running "gtf" - my TV appears to be a lying
> sack of dirt when it comes to EDIDs.
>
> Now, with my nvidia card, the modeline worked fine, and I got full use
> of the screen on my TV.  Using my o/b intel, the screen content looks
> fine, but I'm missing 12 vertical pixels and one horizontal pixel.
> I've shifted the image around through my TV, such that I've got 6
> black pixels on each side.
>
> I have confirmed that the TV itself is set to display at 1360x768
> (been burned before), and that the GUI width/height is 1360x768 in the
> Setup -> Appearance menu, with offsets of 0.
>
> One other interesting, and perhaps relevant fact -- since I've switch
> the cards, I can no longer switch a mythstream feed to full screen
> while watching it. It plays fine in its little box, but if I press
> "Enter" ti go to fullscreen - it goes black...and stays black even
> when I send it back to it's little box.  Playing my regular videos
> (which also use mplayer) work fine.
>
> I've attached xorg.conf and xorg log (I didn't notice anything).  Can
> anyone shed any light on this?
>
> Much obliged

Have you played with the TV's controls? I found that there were
controls on my panasonic lcd to move the image around (like you have
on a monitor). Made me feel silly about playing with X for days to
unsuccessfully try to get it right.


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