[mythtv-users] TV-out overlay placement wrong on S3 Savage/MX

[Shawn Flynn]

Thanks Pete,

The "virtual desktop" is what I get if I don't switch to 640x480 mode before
turning on the tv-out. In 640x480 mode, X and the GUI display perfectly.
It's just the video overlay that's misplaced.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pete Davis" <myth at petedavis.net>
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 7:05 AM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] TV-out overlay placement wrong on S3 Savage/MX


> I have a toshiba laptop that has an S3 savage, but I have it running
> Windows. If I use the TV out for it, you get the whole desktop as
"virtual"
> and you have to size the movie window (using Media Player) and move the
> cursor (which, with the Windows driver, moves you on the virtual desktop)
so
> that the screen lines up. I would imagine you're running into a similar
> issue. As far as I know, there's no way around it.
>
> Pete
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Shawn Flynn" <shawn at shawnflynn.com>
> To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 3:05 PM
> Subject: [mythtv-users] TV-out overlay placement wrong on S3 Savage/MX
>
>
> > I am trying to configure an old HP laptop I have to run as a frontend
only
> > machine for MythTV. Everything is working great when I use the internal
> LCD
> > panel as the display, but I am having trouble getting the Tv-out working
> > properly.
> >
> > The laptop is an HP Omnibook P3-733, with S3 Savage/MX graphics and
> > composite TV-out. I have installed s3switch and can switch the video to
> > display on the composite connector at 640x480. My X destop comes up and
> > looks fine. Likewise, the mythfrontend GUI comes up on the tv fine.
> > Perfectly placed and readable. The trouble arises when I try to playback
> > video (or TV) within myth. The TV picture is shifted down and to the
right
> > about 300 pixels. The top and right half of the screen are a wide blue
> > border. From what I can tell, I think I need to move the video overlay
> > left/up, but for the life of me I can't figure out how to do it.
> >
> > Does anyone on the list have any pointers for me to try? RTFM's gladly
> > accepted if anyone can point me to the F'n M I need to R. I didn't see
> > anything in the Myth docs about adjusting overly (just GUI position) and
I
> > can't find any docs whatsoever on the s3 drivers.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Shawn Flynn
> >
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