[mythtv-users] Help getting my mythtv box connected to my Sony TV

[Joshua Caskey]

Okay I managed to figure out my problem.  Just wanted everyone to know because I think
it will affect anyone with a TV that does not report its EDID correctly.  Everyone thanks so 
much for your support.  I used the modeline and information posted in the modeline database
on the mythtv web site and it still didn't work.  The problem is with the new version of the 
NVIDIA driver.  
 
Instead of using
Option "IgnoreEDID" "1"
 
You have to replace that with
Option       "UseEDID" "FALSE"
Option       "ExactModeTimingsDVI" "TRUE"
 
I originally had the UseEDID line but not the second line.  The driver will still refuse
to display the modeline for my TV until I add the second line.
 
Thanks again,
Josh
 
On 6/10/06, Joshua Caskey <ummgewd at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone. I am trying desperately to get a high definition mythtv box up
> and running.  Please be understanding as I have tried to look everywhere for
> an answer to this issue and have not been able find an answer.
> I have managed to get everything going except my connection to my TV.  I
> have a Sony GWIV  or KDF-60WF655 tv.  I got a bunch of powerstrip timings
> off of the avsforum site for my TV.  When I first put "IgnoreEDID" "1" I was
> getting a 720x480 resolution.  I realized after looking at my Xorg.0.log
> file that that option was deprecated and I changed the line to "UseEDID"
> "FALSE" which caused instead of the low resolution a blank screen.  I tried
> most of the resolutions in my Xorg file below and none work.  All result in
> a blank screen.  I know the connection is okay since I can get the desktop
> on my TV before I fixed the UseEDID problem.  I have a NVIDIA FX5200 generic
> video card with 128MB of ram.  The card is hooked to the TV via a DVI to
> HDMI cable.  My video driver is version 8756 which I got from the yum
> atrpms.net server.
>
> I am hoping someone reading this mail list has a GWIII or GWIV Sony TV and
> can give me some pointers.  I have read all over the internet and cannot
> seem to figure this one out.  Thanks in advance for your help.  (Please give
> instructions if you need more info since I am new to linux.)
> I have not gone into the service manual on my tv if that matters. I am using
> the 8756 nvidia driver.
>
> Here is the necessary sections of my xorg.conf file:  (Three items I guessed
> on are HorizSync, VertRefresh, and the +hsync and +vsync.  Can you give me
> more info on this because the powerstrip timings I found do not let me know
> how to set these items).
>...
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