[mythtv-users] Pundit - DVI - Samsung HLP

[Frostykev]

Hey Mike, 

Are you using the DVI port on your pundit?  If so, how
is it labeled/enabled in the config?  SVGA2?  

Thanks



> With my Pundit and 50inch Samsung I'm not using
>sisctrl at all. I'm just
>using a Modeline I found on the net.
>
>I'm not sure if it's the best solution, and the
screen >will only work in X,
>so you'll get a black screen until X fires up.
>
>ModeLine "1280x720" 74.170 1280 1350 1390 1650 720
725 >730 750 -hsync +vsync
>
>If somebody has a better solution I'm always up to
>trying something new.
>
>--Mike 

--- Frostykev <frostykev at yahoo.com> wrote:
> When I purchased the Pundit, I wasn't even thinking
> about DVI-A.  I sure hope that its actually a
> digital or Integrated output, not an analog.  Should
> be a couple of users on here that know!
>  
> Thanks.
>  
> Frostykev wrote: 
> > I am in the process of loading MythTv on my Asus
> pundit (not R) using 
> > the SIS chipset. So far the install is going well.
> The problem is that 
> > my samsung is not recognizing the DVI. Using the
> SISCTRL program it 
> > looks like the DVI port is an Analog port. Is this
> true? Will an 
> > Analog DVI port work with the Samsung HLP's? 
> 
> I own an HLP, and it works fine with the NVidia
> DVI-I I'm using in -D 
> mode. Two things: 
> 
> (a) It wouldn't surprise me if the Samsung doesn't
> do DVI-A. Never 
> quite understood the point of DVI-A; perhaps someone
> can enlighten me. 
> 
> (b) A DVI-A-only output port is really, really dumb
> and wouldn't make a 
> whole lot of sense; I really doubt the SIS works
> this way. I suspect 
> the port and the monitor negotiate on a
> mutually-supported protocol 
> (either -D or -A). The SISCTRL program may simply be
> indicating the 
> mode it's in currently. There may be a way to force
> it into a 
> particular mode. 
> 
> Cheers, 
> Kyle 
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