[mythtv-users] HDTV output 1280x720 and X frustration

Art Morales bioart at gmail.com
Tue Mar 22 23:41:45 UTC 2005


This modeline works for me very well on my DVI... may work for you...

Modeline "720p"  74.48  1280 1336 1472 1664  720 721 724 746  -HSync +Vsync

Art

On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 15:31:54 -0800, Griffon -- <bushibot at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi folks, I'm hoping somebody can help me understand what steps I can
> take to resolve a X desktop resolution problem I'm having.
> Basically the situation is this, I have a laptop running just as a
> frontend (off of KnoppixMyth CD, though I could do a full install if I
> needed to). This is talking to the back end in the garage and all is
> ok as far as that goes.
> 
> I need the laptop frontend to be outputting 1280x720 via the VGA port,
> this is going to a Panyy LC13 tv on the RGB2. I can't for the life of
> me seem to get X to do this, I have edited the XF86 config files and
> added the resolution in the monitor area and the ModeLine "1280x720"
> 172.04 1280 1336 1616 1728 720 722 734 760 and restarted X but this
> dosn't seem to take, no matter what I try I end up with something
> around 1024 or lower and that just looks awful, and the UI dosn't fit
> correctly on the Panny.
> 
> I'm a little frustrated, I swear I just want to right click on my dam
> desktop and set a new res like in windows, it dosn't seem like this
> should be act of god to do :p.
> 
> Anyway Is there a way to start x with a specific desktop size maybe?
> Startx 1280x720? I have been reading and tweaking for two days and
> still havn'g been able to get this to behave right. If anyone has any
> ATI card and a LC13 I would be interested in seeing your XF86Config-4
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> --
> -Griffon
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