[mythtv-users] Only 1348 pixels out of 1360 with Intel X driver (and mythstream is weird)
Michael T. Dean
mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Wed Jul 30 22:21:48 UTC 2008
On 07/30/2008 05:50 PM, C.T. Paterson wrote:
> 2008/7/30 C.T. Paterson
>
>> 2008/7/30 Nick Rout
>>
>>> On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 12:25 AM, C.T. Paterson wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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.
...
>>>> 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.
...
>>> 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.
>>>
>> Yes, I have - and probably will do so again out of sheer insistence
>> that this problem is just too nutty to have happened legitimately.
> There was some manner of reset setting in the TV - I used that - and
> the image now fills the screen. I'm still a little flummoxed as to
> what happened and how it was that that was the solution - but it seems
> all is well again.
>
Yep. Most TV's scale images--especially those received from "computer"
inputs--so that they work like a normal monitor.
> My mythstream is still goofed. Anyone know what's happening there, or
> is there anything I can supply that will help diagnose?
>
Probably the video driver (and lack of support for what you're trying to
do).
Mike
More information about the mythtv-users
mailing list