[mythtv-users] Help : Live TV stopped working after installingGeForce FX5200

Michael S. Ritterbusch miker at ritterbusch.net
Tue Jan 25 13:31:48 EST 2005


Here is the xorg.conf file.  In the device section, I've commented out some of the tv options for testing, but have had those in there as well.
 
TIA !
 
Best,
Mike
 
===== xorg.conf - removed most comment lines  for clarity ========
# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display
Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "single head configuration"
        Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
        InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
        RgbPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
        ModulePath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/nvidia"
        ModulePath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions"
        ModulePath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
        FontPath     "unix/:7100"
EndSection
Section "Module"
        Load  "dbe"
        Load  "extmod"
        Load  "fbdevhw"
        Load  "glx"
        Load  "record"
        Load  "freetype"
        Load  "type1"
        Load  "dri"
        Load  "v4l"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
#
        Identifier  "Keyboard0"
        Driver      "kbd"
        Option      "XkbModel" "pc105"
        Option      "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Mouse0"
        Driver      "mouse"
        Option      "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
        Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
        Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
        Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "Monitor0"
        VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
        ModelName    "PHILIPS 107S"
        DisplaySize  320        240
        HorizSync    30.0 - 70.0
        VertRefresh  50.0 - 120.0
        Option      "-dpms"
EndSection
Section "Device"
        Option      "RenderAccel" "1"
        #Option     "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
        #Option     "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
        #Option      "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"
        Identifier  "Videocard0"
        Driver      "nv"
        VendorName  "Videocard vendor"
        BoardName   "NVIDIA GeForce FX (generic)"
        Option      "NoDDC"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "Videocard0"
        Monitor    "Monitor0"
        DefaultDepth     24
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     16
                Modes    "800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     24
                Modes    "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "DRI"
        Group        0
        Mode         0666
EndSection
============= end xorg.conf ====================


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From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org on behalf of Dan Littlejohn
Sent: Tue 1/25/2005 10:59 AM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Help : Live TV stopped working after installingGeForce FX5200



I just went throught this.  Post your xorg.conf or xfree file.

Dan


On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 23:27:25 -0600, Michael S. Ritterbusch
<miker at ritterbusch.net> wrote:
> 
>
> Need help with Live TV under Myth since installing GeForce FX 5200
>
> I had everything working great (with on-board Intel video) until I needed to
> put in a video card with TV Out (being a GeForce FX-5200.  After doing the
> original install based upon Jarod's HowTo, went back through and made the
> modifications regarding the nvidia specific items..
>
> Here is what I know so far:
> 
> TV via "mplayer /dev/video" works fine, etc.
> When trying to play Live TV, get audio fine and can change channels
> When trying to escape out of blank screen with audio, audio stops but no
> return to anything. X starts to run at ~99% in top. (have to kill X to
> return to anything)
> Playback of video files appear to work fine
> No unusual messages in /var/log/messages
> 
>
> Config:
>
> Intel 865 mb, Celeron 2.4
>
> GeForce FX 5200 AGP
>
> PVR-250
>
> Fedora (2.6.10-1.741_FC3)
> 
>
> Also, as a second item (but 2nd priority at this point) is that the SVideo
> port works during boot up, but the video is off freq/config when it switches
> to graphics mode.  Any input on this appreciated as well.
>
> Best regards & TIA,
>
> Michael
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