On 11/29/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Steven Adeff</b> <<a href="mailto:adeffs.mythtv@gmail.com">adeffs.mythtv@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On 11/28/06, Robert Fitzpatrick <<a href="mailto:lists@webtent.net">lists@webtent.net</a>> wrote:<br>> I have MythTV 0.20 installed on my SuSE Linux 10.1 and now trying to get<br>> the right modeline to work with my TV? I've been reading the guide at
<br>> <a href="http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/mythhd.php">http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/mythhd.php</a> and not been able to even get my<br>> Mitsubishi WS55807 1080i 55 inch TV to work even at the boot manager,<br>> let alone init 3 or 5. I have a nVidia FX500 using RGB output to the
<br>> Audio Authority 9A60<br>> <<a href="http://www.pacificcable.com/Picture_Page.asp?DataName=9A60">http://www.pacificcable.com/Picture_Page.asp?DataName=9A60</a>> mentioned<br>> in the doc that converts to Y, Pr, Pb. Should that work? My TV does not
<br>> have DVI, it has one DTV (used by the sat rec) and two component Y, Pr,<br>> Pb inputs. Not sure the difference in those two types of input, both<br>> take Y, Pr, Pb. As soon as the Grub boot menu comes up, it is all
<br>> swiggly and then my TV just goes blue screen after a few seconds. I have<br>> been working the OS/software install via S-Video, which is very out of<br>> focus, or VNC if possible. Am I going to have to setup Windows and use
<br>> PowerStrip? Or does that even help if I can't even get a screen at the<br>> boot manager?<br><br>try one of the standard ATSC 1080i modelines at<br><a href="http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Modeline_Database#ATSC_Standard_Modes">
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Modeline_Database#ATSC_Standard_Modes</a><br>which should work with the 9A60<br>you can also try the standard nvidia mode, "1920x1080_30", which will<br>be "progressive", but in my experience teh 9A60 should handle it
<br>properly and send a 1080i signal to your TV.<br><br>As for showing the boot process, I was never able to get the 9A60 to<br>properly or consistently send this to my old 1080i tv, I'm not sure<br>its possible.<br><br>--
<br>Steve<br>Before you ask, read the FAQ!<br><a href="http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions">http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions</a><br>then search the Wiki, and this list,
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http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users</a><br></blockquote></div><br>One thing to note, you can use any windows computer with a video card that can output to your tv. I used a Win box from my office upstairs threw powerstrip on it and 10 minutes later had the modeline. Way easier than everything else I had tried up to that point.
<br><br>Allan<br>