[mythtv-users] blanking screen

[Chris Poch]

I also have a Shuttle SK41G.  I currently use only the TV out, but 
started with just an old computer monitor attached to the built in video 
card. 

I could not get the RH9 graphical setup to complete, but had no problems 
using text based setup.  I was able to get X going with the standard 
VESA driver.  I was limited to either 640 x 480 or 1024 x 768 
resolution.  I wanted to use 800 x 600 (it was a 15" monitor), but 
couldn't get any monitor to sync to the shuttle's 800 x 600 output.  I 
do use 800 x 600 with the TV out. 

I hear that only the vesa driver at 640 x 480 will work with RH9 out of 
the box.  So make sure that you run up2date on your box.  Then you 
should be able to use the following XFConfig sections to make it all 
work.  Note that all you have to do to switch between TV output and VGA 
output is reboot (output is detected at boot, not by X configuration, 
meaning that the same X configuration should work for TV out or VGA 
out).  The following is the XFConfig that I use, with the addition of a 
1024 x 768 mode, since you probably don't want to use 640 x 480 on a 
monitor:
-Chris

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "Monitor0"
        VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
        ModelName    "DDCPROBED"
        DisplaySize  280        210
        HorizSync    31.0 - 62.0
        VertRefresh  50.0 - 100.0
        Option      "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier  "Videocard0"
        Driver      "savage"
        VendorName  "S3"
        BoardName   "S3 ProSavage KM133"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "Videocard0"
        Monitor    "Monitor0"
        DefaultDepth     24
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     24
                Modes    "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
EndSection


David Schornak wrote:

>I am building a pvr I am using a shuttle sk41g case with a fx41 motherboard
>Linux redhat 9 and mythtv. I am currently hooked up to a monitor through the
>built in video card.
>I have tried
>xset -dpms
>xset s noblank
>nothing seems to be working the monitor still goes blank even with a
>recording playing or watching live tv anyone got a suggestion as to how to
>fix this.
>