[mythtv-users] Nvidia 6150 + Samsung LNS4695DX + HDMI

[Mitch Gore]

On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 9:42 AM, Ben Curtis <mythtv at nosolutions.com> wrote:

>
> Hey everyone,
>
> I'm having a heck of a time getting the above listed combo to work, and
> wondering if anyone can offer up any insight.  Using the latest Nvidia
> drivers, I can easily get 1920x1280 working via VGA.  However, it never
> auto-detects when DVI (to HDMI) is connected.  If I force it using:
>
> Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP"
>
> in my xorg.conf, I get a picture, but it's only the top left 640x480
> pixels of the screen.   Here's what's odd:
>
> 1) Connecting the Nvidia 6150 to my 720p Panasonic Projector through
> DVItoHDMI with the same drivers works fine with the resolution set to
> "DFP: 1280x720".  The only oddity here is I can't see anything in "text
> mode".  It forces all of that output to VGA, but Xwin comes through on
> DVI.
> 2) Connecting an Nvidia 5500 to the Samsung LNS4695DX through DVItoHDMI
> works perfectly, with the same drivers, auto-detect and all.
>
> Any suggestions would be helpful.  Perhaps is there a way to pull a
> modeline using the 5500 and apply it to the 6150?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Ben
>
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Have you tried using the nvidia-settings gui?  The autodection has always
worked for me.  On my 5 year old 1080i DLP TV and a 1080p

I am assuming you have the drivers loaded properly.

Mitchell
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