Try this utility to adjust your modeline to shift the picture left or right, up or down: <br><br><a href="http://www.tkk.fi/Misc/Electronics/faq/vga2rgb/calc.html">http://www.tkk.fi/Misc/Electronics/faq/vga2rgb/calc.html</a>
<br><br>You can import what you have, tweak it, and produce a new modeline.<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 1/26/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Dan Cronstein</b> <<a href="mailto:dcronstein@fuse.net">dcronstein@fuse.net
</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">I have been trying to set up a myth box for about 3 months now. All I get is
<br>constant lockups (and a sore neck from reloading and looking at the plasma,<br>which hangs fairly high on the wall!)<br><br>Anyway...<br><br>I do have a Pioneer 61" that I have hooked this box up to. (Also have been
<br>trying Windows Media Center...but would sure like to get Myth working<br>properly.) Have used HDMI (severe overscan that does not seem controlable),<br>S-Video (lousy picture), and, most of the time, using the VGA. (I have
<br>ordered a VGA to BNC cable as the second component input on this unit has<br>BNC connectors and the first component connector is being used by the<br>DirecTV box.)<br><br>The resolution is also 1365 x 768 on this unit. Downloaded "Powerstrip" and
<br>ran it through windows to get a proper modeline. The two that worked the<br>best are:<br><br>PowerStrip timing parameters:<br>1280x768=1280,80,128,176,768,3,7,20,79312,2050<br>Generic timing details for 1280x768:<br>HFP=80 HSW=128 HBP=176 kHz=48 VFP=3 VSW=7 VBP=20 Hz=60
<br>VESA detailed timing:<br>PClk=79.31 H.Active=1280 H.Blank=384 H.Offset=64 HSW=128 V.Active=768<br>V.Blank=30 V.Offset=3 VSW=7<br>Linux modeline parameters:<br>"1280x768" 79.312 1280 1360 1488 1664 768 771 778 798 -hsync +vsync
<br><br>PowerStrip timing parameters:<br>1360x768=1360,64,112,256,768,3,6,18,85478,1<br>Generic timing details for 1360x768:<br>HFP=64 HSW=112 HBP=256 kHz=48 VFP=3 VSW=6 VBP=18 Hz=60<br>VESA detailed timing:<br>PClk=85478.00
H.Active=1360 H.Blank=432 H.Offset=48 HSW=112 V.Active=768<br>V.Blank=27 V.Offset=3 VSW=6<br>Linux modeline parameters:<br>"1360x768" 85.478 1360 1424 1536 1792 768 771 777 795 +hsync +vsync<br><br>There is a problem, not with the modelines (I don't think). In the 1360 x
<br>768 mode, there is a very small stripe on each side of the display. I am<br>assuming that it is the difference between 1360 and 1365. (I could not get a<br>proper picture when trying 1368 x 768.) I think that modifying the modeline
<br>may take care of that, but I do not have the "smarts" to do that. The 1280 x<br>768 seems to work decently, but it is not as clear of a picture.<br><br>In the manual that came with the display, it suggests running at 1024 x 768,
<br>but then the picture is "squashed".<br><br>Hopefully, this modeline will work for you.<br><br>Danno<br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a href="mailto:mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org">mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org
</a><br>[mailto:<a href="mailto:mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org">mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org</a>] On Behalf Of Rich West<br>Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 5:32 PM<br>To: Discussion about mythtv<br>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Need help with
xorg.conf for Pioneer 50" Plasma<br><br><br>Larry K wrote:<br>><br>><br>> On 1/26/07, * Rich West* <<a href="mailto:Rich.West@wesmo.com">Rich.West@wesmo.com</a><br>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:Rich.West@wesmo.com">
Rich.West@wesmo.com</a>>> wrote:<br>><br>> Larry K wrote:<br>> > Greetings...<br>> ><br>> > I have myth running successfully with an S-video connection to<br>> my old<br>
> > 32" Sony TV for a couple years. I am capturing SD with PVR-250s<br>> and I<br>> > have some sort of nVidia GEFORCE video card (VGA and S-video output<br>> > only).<br>> >
<br>> > Recently purchased a Pioneer 50" plasma, so I *think* I should be<br>> > connecting with a VGA cable instead of S-video (better video<br>> quality I<br>> > assume), and my old
xorg.conf probably needs an facelift. The<br>> Pio has<br>> > a native resolution of 1365x768.<br>> ><br>> > Can anyone offer advice or a copy of their xorg.conf?<br>><br>> If it has VGA, then use that. Going from an S-video connection, which
<br>> is still standard definition TV (480i) to VGA (progressive at all<br>> resolutions) will be a bit of a leap and will require some<br>> configuration<br>> adjustments on Myth's playback options (check the box next to
<br>> "De-interlace video" and select "bob" as the method). As far as the<br>> xorg.conf goes, Xorg really should just see your Pioneer as a computer<br>> monitor (more or less) and shouldn't really need much tweaking other
<br>> than making sure that you are using the correct driver and typical<br>> options defined in your "Device" section and then just make sure you<br>> have your "Screen" section set up to have the resolutions you want to
<br>> support.<br>><br>> For example, my "Device" section looks like:<br>><br>> Section "Device"<br>> Identifier "Videocard0"<br>> Driver "nvidia"
<br>> VendorName "XFX"<br>> BoardName "XFX nVidia GeForce 6200"<br>> Option "RenderAccel" "1"<br>> Option "NvAGP" "2"
<br>> Option "NoLogo" "true"<br>> Option "UseEvents" "True"<br>> EndSection<br>><br>> -Rich<br>><br>> Rich,<br>><br>
> Thanks for the reply. Yes, the new plasma has a VGA "PC" input.<br>><br>> Here is the xorg.conf I've been running with my old TV connected with<br>> S-video. I wondered if it needed some changes because nowhere does it
<br>> specify the resolution of my new plasma. The highest resolution<br>> called out is 1024x768...<br>><br>> # XFree86 4 configuration created by pyxf86config<br>> # Edited by Jarod Wilson<br>><br>>
<br>> Section "ServerLayout"<br>> Identifier "Default Layout"<br>> Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0<br>> InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
<br>> InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"<br>> EndSection<br>><br><br>><br>> Section "Files"<br>><br><br>><br>> # RgbPath is the location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name
<br>> of the<br>> # file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally<br>> # no need to change the default.<br>> # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
<br>> # By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of<br>> # the X server to render fonts.<br>> RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"<br>> ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/nvidia"
<br>> ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions"<br>> ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"<br>> FontPath "unix/:7100"<br>> EndSection<br>><br>
<br>><br>> Section "Module"<br>> Load "dbe"<br>> Load "extmod"<br>> Load "fbdevhw"<br>> Load "glx"<br>> Load "record"
<br>> Load "freetype"<br>> Load "type1"<br>> Load "v4l"<br>> EndSection<br>><br><br>><br>> Section "InputDevice"<br>><br><br>><br>
> # Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))<br>> # Option "Xleds" "1 2 3"<br>> # To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.<br>> # Option "XkbDisable"
<br>> # To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the #<br>> lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S. #<br>> keyboard, you will probably want to use:<br>> # Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
<br>> # If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:<br>> # Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"<br>> #<br>> # Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.<br>> # For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
<br>> # Option "XkbLayout" "de"<br>> # or:<br>> # Option "XkbLayout" "de"<br>> # Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"<br>
> #<br>> # If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and # control<br>> keys, use:<br>> # Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps"<br>> # Or if you just want both to be control, use:
<br>> # Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps"<br>> #<br>> Identifier "Keyboard0"<br>> Driver "keyboard"<br>> Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
<br>> Option "XkbModel" "pc105"<br>> Option "XkbLayout" "us"<br>> EndSection<br>><br>> Section "InputDevice"<br>> Identifier "Mouse0"
<br>> Driver "mouse"<br>> Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"<br>> Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"<br>> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
<br>> Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"<br>> EndSection<br>><br>> Section "InputDevice"<br>><br>> # If the normal CorePointer mouse is not a USB mouse then<br>> # this input device can be used in AlwaysCore mode to let you # also
<br>> use USB mice at the same time.<br>> Identifier "DevInputMice"<br>> Driver "mouse"<br>> Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"<br>> Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
<br>> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"<br>> Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"<br>> EndSection<br>><br>> Section "Monitor"<br>> Identifier "Monitor0"
<br>> VendorName "Monitor Vendor"<br>> ModelName "27in Analog TV"<br>> HorizSync 30.0 - 50.0<br>> VertRefresh 60.0 - 60.0<br>> # Option "dpms"
<br>> EndSection<br>><br>> Section "ServerFlags"<br>> Option "blank time" "0"<br>> Option "standby time" "0"<br>> Option "suspend time" "0"
<br>> Option "off time" "0"<br>> EndSection<br>><br>> Section "Device"<br>> Identifier "Videocard0"<br>> Driver "nvidia"<br>
> VendorName "Chaintech"<br>> BoardName "nVidia GeForce 4 MX 440"<br>> # Option "RenderAccel" "1"<br>> Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
<br>> Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"<br>> Option "NvAGP" "1"<br>> EndSection<br>><br>> Section "Screen"<br>> Identifier "Screen0"
<br>> Device "Videocard0"<br>> Monitor "Monitor0"<br>> DefaultDepth 24<br>> SubSection "Display"<br>> Depth 24<br>
> Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"<br>> EndSubSection<br>> EndSection<br>><br>> Section "DRI"<br>> Group 0<br>> Mode 0666
<br>> EndSection<br><br><br>I believe you would have to add the proper resolution to the "Modes"<br>line in the "Screen" section to include the resolution you are looking<br>for (1365x768).<br><br>You can also comment out the lines:
<br> Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"<br> Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"<br><br>-Rich<br>_______________________________________________<br>mythtv-users mailing list
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