[mythtv-users] No signal on TV with Audio Authority

Howard Cokl hojoloco at yahoo.com
Wed May 4 19:11:01 UTC 2005


--- Mitko Haralanov <voidtrance at comcast.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 4 May 2005 11:32:19 -0700 (PDT)
> Howard Cokl <hojoloco at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > Do you have twinview enabled?  Or are you trying
> to
> > troubleshoot the VGA not working with the S-video
> > disconnected.  I may be wrong but I think any TV
> can
> > handle a 640x480 modeline so I would try one of
> those
> > and disconnect the s-video, check xorg.conf and
> make
> > sure that Option      "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO" is
> either
> > commentd out or removed.
> 
> I don't have twinview and while trying to get the
> VGA to work I don't
> have the SVIDEO enabled. I am actually using two
> different xorg.conf
> files for the VGA and SVIDEO.
> 
> Here are the relevant sections out the VGA xorg.conf
> file:
> 
> Section "Monitor"
>         Identifier   "Monitor0"
>         VendorName   "Toshiba"
>         ModelName    "46in HDTV via AA 9A60"
>         HorizSync    15-46
>         VertRefresh  59-60
>         Option     "dpms"
>         # 480i = 720x480i
>         # 480p = 640x480p
>         # 720p = 1280x720p
>         # 1080i = 1920x1080i
>         Modeline "1080i" 80.00 1920 1976 2016 2400
> 1080 1082 1085 1137 interlace #80MHz,33.3kHz,29.3 Hz
>         Modeline "480p" 27.15 720 736 776 896 480
> 482 483 505  # 27MHz,30.3kHz,60.0Hz
>         # The modelines below are from XFree86
> Modeline Generator
>         #
> http://xtiming.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/xtiming.pl
>         Modeline "480i at 60" 12.60 720 752 792 824 480
> 491 494 505 interlace
>         Modeline "480p at 60"  24.11 640 672 760 792
> 480 490 495 505
>         Modeline "720p at 60" 73.78 1280 1312 1592 1624
> 720 735 742 757
>         Modeline "1080i at 60" 77.60 1920 1952 2240
> 2272 1080 1104 1110 1135 interlace
>         # The modelines below are from a posting on
> MythTV Users mailing
>         # list for a Toshiba 57H83
>         Modeline "1200x675" 75.960 1200 1420 1484
> 1688 675 695 708 750 +hsync +vsync
>         Modeline "1776x999" 74.500 1776 1942 1990
> 2200 999 1033 1045 1126 interlace +hsync +vsync
>         Modeline "540p" 39.956 960 1020 1100 1184
> 540 550 551 563 +hsync +vsync # 39.956 MHz 33.75 kHz
> 59.94 Hz
> EndSection
> Section "Device"
>         Identifier  "Videocard0"
>         Driver      "nvidia"
>         VendorName  "Chaintech"
>         BoardName   "NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX (generic)"
> EndSection
>                                                     
>                            
> Section "Screen"
>         Identifier "Screen0"
>         Device     "Videocard0"
>         Monitor    "Monitor0"
>         DefaultDepth     24
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Viewport   0 0
>                 Depth     24
>                 Modes     "720x480"
>         EndSubSection
> EndSection
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Mitko Haralanov
I think if it works with a monitor attached but
doesn't show anything when booting, your problem may
be with the AA.  Unfortunately the Audio Authority
doesn't have a power light like the RCA transcoder. 
Did you buy it new?  Can you verify that the A/C
adapter is working? 

Howard


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