[mythtv-users] Modeline adjustments?

[Tim Scholl]

On 8/11/06, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 8/11/06, Tim Scholl <tascholl at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 8/10/06, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On 8/10/06, Morten Rønseth <morten.ronseth at webfx.no> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >  Tim Scholl wrote:
> > > > But looking closer I still do not see modelines for
> > > >
> > > >  "1920x1080_60i" or  "1280x720_60"
> > > >
> > > >  Any suggestions?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >  Please enclose a verbatim (unedited) version of xorg.conf.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >  Cheers,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >  -Morten
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Tim
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 8/10/06, Tim Scholl <tascholl at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I down loaded and installed 1.0-8762
> > > > >
> > > > > NVRM: loading NVIDIA Linux x86 Kernel Module   1.0-8762  Mon May
> 15
> > > > 13:06:38 PDT 2006
> > > > >
> > > > > It updated my XF86Config-4 with the new modeline:
> > > > > ModeLine       "1920x1200" 193.2 1920 2048 2256 2592 1200 1201
> 1204
> > 1242
> > > > +hsync -hsync
> > > > >
> > > > > But when I look at the XFree86.0.log
> > > > >
> > > > > --snip--
> > > > > (II) Setting vga for screen 0.
> > > > > (**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
> > > > > (=) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
> > > > > (=) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
> > > > > (=) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
> > > > > (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
> > > > > (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce FX 5200 at PCI:1:0:0
> > > > > (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoRAM: 262144 kBytes
> > > > > (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 04.34.20.27.02
> > > > > (II) NVIDIA(0): Detected AGP rate: 8X
> > > > > (--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
> > > > > (--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce FX 5200 at
> > > > PCI:1:0:0:
> > > > > (--) NVIDIA(0):     Samsung (CRT-0)
> > > > > (--) NVIDIA(0): Samsung (CRT-0): 350.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
> > > > > (II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: CRT-0
> > > > > (WW) NVIDIA(0): No valid modes for "1920x1200"; removing.
> > > > > (II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
> > > > > (II) NVIDIA(0):     "1024x768"
> > > > > (II) NVIDIA(0):     "800x600"
> > > > > (II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1024 x 768
> > > > > (WW) NVIDIA(0): No size information available in CRT-0's EDID;
> cannot
> > > > compute
> > > > > (WW) NVIDIA(0):     DPI from EDID.
> > > > > (**) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (56, 65); computed from "DisplaySize"
> > Monitor
> > > > section option
> > > > > (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
> > > > > (II) do I need RAC?  No, I don't.
> > > > > --snip--
> > > > >
> > > > > Since I will be connecting this through a 9A60 to my HDTV dont I
> also
> > need
> > > > to specify interlaced?
> > > > >
> > >
> > > please please bottom post (check my sig for mailinglist etiquette.
> > >
> > > here's some of my xorg.conf for my frontend that uses my PCX5300 (a
> > > FX5200 grafted on to a PCIE card) VGA output through my 9A60 to my
> > > HDTV with driver 8756...
> > >
> > > Section "Device"
> > >     Identifier  "fx5200"
> > >     Driver      "nvidia"
> > >     Option      "RenderAccel"       "1"
> > >     Option      "RandRRotation"     "1"
> > >     Option      "IgnoreDisplayDevices"      "TV"
> > >     Option      "Coolbits"  "1"
> > >     VendorName  "All"
> > >     BoardName   "All"
> > >     BusID       "PCI:5:0:0"
> > > EndSection
> > >
> > > Section "Screen"
> > >     Identifier     "Sanyo"
> > >     Device         "fx5200"
> > >     Monitor        "HDTV"
> > >     DefaultDepth    24
> > >     Option         "NoLogo" "False"
> > >     Option         "IgnoreDisplayDevices" "TV"
> > >     Option         "RandRRotation" "True"
> > >     Option         "DPI" "148 x 148"
> > >     Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT"
> > >     Option "UseDisplayDevice" "CRT-0"
> > >     SubSection     "Display"
> > >         Depth       24
> > >         Modes      "1920x1080_60i" "1280x720_60"
> > >     EndSubSection
> > > EndSection
> > >
> > > I have no modelines for "1920x1080_60i" "1280x720_60"
> > >
> > >
> > Steven,
> >
> > Thanks for the informtion, Do you have a "Monitor section" ?  That is
> where
> > my modes are defined.  Could you post it ?
>
> I have no modelines defined in my monitor section. That was my meaning
> in my first post in that they are defined as part of the driver
> package. I'm making the assumption that the Nvidia folks realized that
> people were connecting their cards to HDTV (and SDTV's as well) and
> defined modelines for these specific uses using the HDTV standards for
> output.
>
> As for PAL/NTSC, I think they did create default modelines for SDTV
> resolutions as well, but I'm not sure, its something better asked on
> the nvnews.com forums (the unofficial official nvidia drivers for
> linux forum).
>
>
> --
> Steve


Thanks for the info.  I tried  your setting but my  logs complain about no
modelines in the Monitor section.

Tim Scholl
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