[mythtv-users] Help with Video Modes, please

[Brian Meehan]

I got this working (a little better) by disabling the Y Pb Pr. I've
got 1280x720 now, which is pretty close.

On 5/7/06, Brian Meehan <emt244671 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Allan,
>
> Thanks for the reply. This is the Xorg.0.log file from my old system
> (nForce2 chipset out VGA and into the display on Y Pb Pr inputs),
> which is working pretty well albeit some slight underscan. I've also
> attached the Xorg.0.log file from my new system. Reading it, am I
> correct to assume it thinks that its dual-headed?
>
> I will fire up Windows PE on the new system to see what powerstrip
> says about the modelines. Thanks for the tip.
>
> On 5/7/06, Allan Wilson <allanwilson at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 5/7/06, Brian Meehan <emt244671 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >
> >  (Sorry if this is a repost, but it never made it back to me from the
> > mailing list, so... )
> >
> > Hello folks, I'd like to ask for some help getting my X resolution
> > correct for mythTV. X is currently locked at 640x480. I'm handy at the
> > *nix command line, but X Windows is not really my forte, so any help
> > you could offer would be appreciated.
> >
> > Here's my setup:
> > Motherboard: K8NGM2-FID. It has VGA, DVI and RGB component video (TV-out)
> > onboard, using PCI-Express and an Nvidia GeForce 6150 chipset
> > (http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=K8NGM2-FID&class=mb)
> > PVR-500 x2
> > Sony KE-42TS2 Television. Connected via DVI-D.
> > Fedora Core 5 with NvidiaGraphics8756, all updates from atrpms
> >
> > Here's my (mostly default) xorg.conf. The Monitor section that's
> > commented out is what worked with my old MythTV box (got it from
> > Jarod's guide). According to the user manual for the TV, the native
> > resolution is 1024x1024 with rectangular pixels. It does 1080i from my
> > cable box over DVI quiet nicely.
> > ================================================================
> > Section "Monitor"
> >
> >  ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
> >  ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
> >  ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
> >  ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
> >        Identifier   "Monitor0"
> >        VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
> >        ModelName    "LCD Panel 1280x800"
> >  ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
> >        HorizSync    31.5 - 90.0
> >        VertRefresh   60.0 - 60.0
> >        Option      "dpms"
> > EndSection
> >
> > #Section "Monitor"
> > #        Identifier   "MonitorHD"
> > #        VendorName   "Sony"
> > #        ModelName    "42in HDTV via RCA DT300"
> > #        HorizSync    33.8 - 33.8
> > #        VertRefresh  59.9 - 59.9
> > #        ModeLine     "888x508in540p" 37.3 888 944 1048 1104 508 534
> > 548 563 +hsync +vsync
> > #EndSection
> >
> > Section "Device"
> >        Identifier  "Videocard0"
> >        Driver      "nv"
> >        VendorName  "Videocard vendor"
> >        BoardName   "nVidia Corporation C51 PCI Express Bridge"
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "Screen"
> >        Identifier "Screen0"
> >        Device     "Videocard0"
> >        Monitor    "Monitor0"
> >        DefaultDepth     24
> >        SubSection "Display"
> >                Viewport   0 0
> >                Depth     16
> >                Modes    "800x600" #"640x480"
> >        EndSubSection
> >        SubSection "Display"
> >                Viewport   0 0
> >                Depth     24
> >                Modes    "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600"
> > #"640x480"
> >        EndSubSection
> > EndSection
> > ================================================================
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> > Unfortunately I was in the same boat as you and I had to resort to hooking
> > up my TV to a Windows computer and run PowerStrip over a DVI connection to
> > the TV. I you have a windows computer to do this it is fairly simple and
> > only takes about 15 minutes. I checked the Modeline Database and nothing
> > comes close to your TV
> > http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Modeline_Database
> > So you have to either use Powerstrip or you can check out your X11 logs and
> > post them here. I don't know what flavor of linux you are running but mine
> > are at
> > /var/log/Xorg.0.log
> > Sorry I wasn't more helpful but if you need more help from either route post
> > away and we can go from there.
> >
> > Allan
> >
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