[mythtv-users] Requesting help w/modelines, AA A960, and 1280 x 768

Douglas Wagner douglasw0 at gmail.com
Thu May 18 03:24:43 UTC 2006


Don't know that I can explain much but I can go through a few things I see
in your logs and config:

II) Setting vga for screen 0.
<SNIP>
(--) NVIDIA(0): Display device CRT-0: maximum pixel clock at 8 bpp: 400 MHz
(--) NVIDIA(0): Display device CRT-0: maximum pixel clock at 16 bpp: 400 MHz
(--) NVIDIA(0): Display device CRT-0: maximum pixel clock at 32 bpp: 400 MHz
>>>>>>>>>
 X does QUITE a few calculations itself.  Since there was a danger with old
monitors years ago of pretty much blowing them up or burning them out with
the wrong modes, X had to get pretty creative on how and what it did when it
booted to try to protect stupid people from itself, this is just one of the
many things it's managing to check ON IT'S OWN...maximum pixel clock.
<<<<<<<<<
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Failure reading EDID parameters for display device CRT-0
>>>>>>>>>
So it looks like whatever CRT you have does not speak EDID, it's an older
monitor that doesn't support the new standards.  From what I can tell this
is the FIRST method of getting valid video modes that X has...it asks the
monitor "what can you support" and the monitor returns the list of modes and
mode lines that the monitor supports...your's either isn't (for some reason)
or can't do that.  So, this method of aquiring valid video modes isn't
supported.
<<<<<<<<<
(II) NVIDIA(0): Monitor0: Using hsync range of 28.00-96.00 kHz
(II) NVIDIA(0): Monitor0: Using vrefresh range of 50.00-75.00 Hz
(II) NVIDIA(0): Clock range: 12.00 to 400.00 MHz
>>>>>>>>>
More auto detection.  At this point X had determined you have an HSync of 28
- 96, a VSync of 50 - 75, a Pixel Clock of 400 max and 12 min.  This is
enough information for X to make it's own determination and designation of
what your monitor can and can't support, and that's exactly what it's going
to do...
<<<<<<<<<<
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "640x350" (vrefresh out of range) ...
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "1400x1050" (width too large for virtual
size)
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "1152x768":
(WW) NVIDIA(0): horizontal sync start (1178) not a multiple of 8
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "576x384":
(WW) NVIDIA(0): horizontal sync start (589) not a multiple of 8
>>>>>>>>>>>
It's generated a potload of lines that may or may not be valid for your
monitor based upon the Clock, Vsync and HSync that it found above, it's now
going through and "testing" those video modes to see if they're valid or
not.  These are the ones it's found cannot be used.
<<<<<<<<<<<
(**) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes for display device CRT-0:
(**) NVIDIA(0): Mode "1280x1024": 135.0 MHz, 80.0 kHz, 75.0 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Mode "1152x864": 108.0 MHz, 67.5 kHz, 75.0 Hz
<SNIP>
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "320x240": 12.6 MHz, 31.5 kHz, 60.1 Hz (D)
>>>>>>>>>>
All of the modes listed above (majority cut out to save room and bandwidth
on this message) are considered "valid" modelines for X to use.  Typically
you want to use the BEST mode that you can.  It's selected 1280x1024 as the
best mode you can run.  What I DO NOT get is that it should be recognizing
what you are telling it to use (i.e. 1024x768 since that's what's in your
Screen Definition)...if 1280x1024 is not a valid mode in your defined modes
(even tho it's valid to X) I don't know why it's using it over what you've
explicitly told it to use.
>>>>>>>>>>>

IF you're trying to get 1366 x 768 or 1280x768 running, i'm noticing that
neither of those is showing in your X config file, nor is X picking any of
those up as valid modelines...unless you have a valid modeline for either of
those two modes in your X Config file that's just not going to work...X
doesn't know either of those are ok to run on your monitor.

BTW I'm guessing you know most/all of this already but just in case there
was any confusion or any of this might strike an idea in your head I thought
i'd post it.

One last thing I notice: The log below seems to think it's detected all
those various modes FROM your config file...they're all marked with (**)
which is supposed to designate a config file entry, yet most of those modes
do not show up in the config file you cut into your message...are you
editing/modifying the wrong one?  Or am I reading this wrong?

--Douglas Wagner

On 5/16/06, JacqueUsi <jacqueusi at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> 1366 x 768 would be ideal, BUT would be happy to get 1280 x 768 running on
> my Proview 32" LCD over component video using an Audio Authority A960
> transcoder, for now. Configuration is .19 using an Asus Extreme
> N6300TC256/TD video card.
> I can view 1280 x 768 when I connect to the RGB port. For convenience
> sake, I would like to run all my feeds through my receiver hence the need
> for component video.
> When I connect using the A960, I get a very unstable picture at POST, and
> then nothing, When referring to the XFree86.0.log I get the following
> 'Setting mode "1280x1024"'. When connecting RGB, the log would read back
> "1280 x 768" and a stable image would appear on the screen. I've expunged
> all reference to "1280 x 1024" and "640 x 512" but the darn thing keeps
> appearing in the log.
> For diagnostic assistance I am including the XFree86.0.log and XF86Config.
> Any chance someone on the forum can help me out?
> Thanks!
> LOG:
> Module Loader present
> OS Kernel: Linux version 2.6.15-chw-2 (root at dev.mysettopbox.tv) (gcc
> version 3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-12)) #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Jan 5 08:10:40 UTC
> 2006
> Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (=) default setting,
> (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
> (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
> (=) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Tue May 16 18:59:30 2006
> (=) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
> (=) ServerLayout "XFree86 Configured"
> (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
> (**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
> (**) | |-->Device "Card0"
> (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
> (**) Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
> (**) XKB: rules: "xfree86"
> (**) Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
> (**) XKB: model: "pc105"
> (**) Option "XkbLayout" "us"
> (**) XKB: layout: "us"
> (=) Keyboard: CustomKeycode disabled
> (**) |-->Input Device "USB Mouse"
> (WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX" does not exist.
> Entry deleted from font path.
> (WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist.
> Entry deleted from font path.
> (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/western" does not exist.
> Entry deleted from font path.
> (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/decoratives" does not exist.
> Entry deleted from font path.
> (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/truetype".
> Entry deleted from font path.
> (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/truetype").
> (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/openoffice" does not exist.
> Entry deleted from font path.
> (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in
> "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-bitstream-vera".
> Entry deleted from font path.
> (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-bitstream-vera").
> (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/latex-ttf-fonts" does not exist.
> Entry deleted from font path.
> (WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/defoma/CID" does not exist.
> Entry deleted from font path.
> (WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/defoma/TrueType" does not
> exist.
> Entry deleted from font path.
> (**) FontPath set to
> "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
> (**) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
> (**) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
> (**) Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "true"
> (++) using VT number 7
>
> (WW) Open APM failed (/dev/apm_bios) (No such device)
> (II) Module ABI versions:
> XFree86 ANSI C Emulation: 0.2
> XFree86 Video Driver: 0.6
> XFree86 XInput driver : 0.4
> XFree86 Server Extension : 0.2
> XFree86 Font Renderer : 0.4
> (II) Loader running on linux
> (II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
> (II) Module bitmap: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version > Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
> ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.4
> (II) Loading font Bitmap
> (II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
> (II) Module pcidata: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version > ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.6
> ...
> (II) NVIDIA X Driver 1.0-7174 Tue Mar 22 06:48:37 PST 2005
> (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all NVIDIA GPUs
> (II) Primary Device is: PCI 05:00:0
> (--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device
> (--) Chipset NVIDIA GPU found
> ...
> (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): Linear framebuffer at 0xD0000000
> (--) NVIDIA(0): MMIO registers at 0xFA000000
> (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU detected as: GeForce 6200 TurboCache(TM)
> (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 05.44.02.11.00
> (--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
> (II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
> (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoRAM: 65536 kBytes
> (II) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s): CRT-0
> (--) NVIDIA(0): Display device CRT-0: maximum pixel clock at 8 bpp: 400
> MHz
> (--) NVIDIA(0): Display device CRT-0: maximum pixel clock at 16 bpp: 400
> MHz
> (--) NVIDIA(0): Display device CRT-0: maximum pixel clock at 32 bpp: 400
> MHz
> (II) Loading sub module "ddc"
> (II) LoadModule: "ddc"
> (II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
> (WW) NVIDIA(0): Failure reading EDID parameters for display device CRT-0
> (II) NVIDIA(0): Monitor0: Using hsync range of 28.00-96.00 kHz
> (II) NVIDIA(0): Monitor0: Using vrefresh range of 50.00-75.00 Hz
> (II) NVIDIA(0): Clock range: 12.00 to 400.00 MHz
> (II) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "640x350" (vrefresh out of range)
> ...
> (II) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "1400x1050" (width too large for virtual
> size)
> (WW) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "1152x768":
> (WW) NVIDIA(0): horizontal sync start (1178) not a multiple of 8
> (WW) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "576x384":
> (WW) NVIDIA(0): horizontal sync start (589) not a multiple of 8
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes for display device CRT-0:
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Mode "1280x1024": 135.0 MHz, 80.0 kHz, 75.0 Hz
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Mode "1152x864": 108.0 MHz, 67.5 kHz, 75.0 Hz
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Mode "1024x768": 78.8 MHz, 60.1 kHz, 75.1 Hz
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Mode "800x600": 49.5 MHz, 46.9 kHz, 75.0 Hz
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Mode "640x480": 31.5 MHz, 37.5 kHz, 75.0 Hz
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Mode "1280x1024": 108.0 MHz, 64.0 kHz, 60.0 Hz
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Mode "1280x960": 129.9 MHz, 75.2 kHz, 75.0 Hz
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Mode "1280x960": 124.5 MHz, 72.1 kHz, 72.0 Hz
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Mode "1280x960": 108.0 MHz, 60.0 kHz, 60.0 Hz
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Mode "1152x864": 81.6 MHz, 53.7 kHz, 60.0 Hz
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Mode "1024x768": 75.0 MHz, 56.5 kHz, 70.1 Hz
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Mode "1024x768": 65.0 MHz, 48.4 kHz, 60.0 Hz
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "960x720": 117.0 MHz, 90.0 kHz, 60.0 Hz (D)
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "928x696": 109.2 MHz, 86.4 kHz, 60.1 Hz (D)
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "896x672": 102.4 MHz, 83.7 kHz, 60.0 Hz (D)
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "832x624": 57.3 MHz, 49.7 kHz, 74.6 Hz
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Mode "800x600": 50.0 MHz, 48.1 kHz, 72.2 Hz
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Mode "800x600": 40.0 MHz, 37.9 kHz, 60.3 Hz
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Mode "800x600": 36.0 MHz, 35.2 kHz, 56.2 Hz
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Mode "768x576": 45.5 MHz, 45.1 kHz, 75.0 Hz
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Mode "768x576": 42.9 MHz, 43.3 kHz, 72.0 Hz
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Mode "768x576": 35.0 MHz, 35.8 kHz, 60.0 Hz
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "700x525": 77.9 MHz, 81.5 kHz, 74.8 Hz (D)
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "700x525": 61.0 MHz, 64.9 kHz, 60.0 Hz (D)
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "640x512": 67.5 MHz, 80.0 kHz, 75.0 Hz (D)
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "640x512": 54.0 MHz, 64.0 kHz, 60.0 Hz (D)
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Mode "640x480": 31.5 MHz, 37.9 kHz, 72.8 Hz
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Mode "640x480": 25.2 MHz, 31.5 kHz, 60.0 Hz
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "576x432": 54.0 MHz, 67.5 kHz, 75.0 Hz (D)
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "512x384": 39.4 MHz, 60.1 kHz, 75.1 Hz (D)
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "512x384": 37.5 MHz, 56.5 kHz, 70.1 Hz (D)
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "512x384": 32.5 MHz, 48.4 kHz, 60.0 Hz (D)
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "416x312": 28.6 MHz, 49.7 kHz, 74.7 Hz (D)
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "400x300": 24.8 MHz, 46.9 kHz, 75.1 Hz (D)
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "400x300": 25.0 MHz, 48.1 kHz, 72.2 Hz (D)
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "400x300": 20.0 MHz, 37.9 kHz, 60.3 Hz (D)
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "400x300": 18.0 MHz, 35.2 kHz, 56.3 Hz (D)
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "320x240": 15.8 MHz, 37.5 kHz, 75.0 Hz (D)
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "320x240": 15.8 MHz, 37.9 kHz, 72.8 Hz (D)
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "320x240": 12.6 MHz, 31.5 kHz, 60.1 Hz (D)
> (II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1280 x 1024
> (=) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (75, 75)
> ...
> (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1280x1024"
> (II) Loading extension NV-GLX
> (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA 3D Acceleration Architecture Initialized
> (II) NVIDIA(0): Using the NVIDIA 2D acceleration architecture
> (=) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
> (=) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
> (**) Option "dpms" "true"
> (**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
> (II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
> (=) RandR enabled
> ...
> Warning: font renderer for ".pcf" already registered at priority 0
> Warning: font renderer for ".pcf.Z" already registered at priority 0
> Warning: font renderer for ".pcf.gz" already registered at priority 0
> Warning: font renderer for ".snf" already registered at priority 0
> Warning: font renderer for ".snf.Z" already registered at priority 0
> Warning: font renderer for ".snf.gz" already registered at priority 0
> Warning: font renderer for ".bdf" already registered at priority 0
> Warning: font renderer for ".bdf.Z" already registered at priority 0
> Warning: font renderer for ".bdf.gz" already registered at priority 0
> Warning: font renderer for ".pmf" already registered at priority 0
>
> CONFIG:
>
> # Auto-generated by mkxf86config
>
> Section "Monitor"
> Identifier "Monitor0"
> HorizSync 31.0 - 80.0 # Proview setting
> VertRefresh 56.0 - 85.0 # Proview setting
> # Default modes distilled from
> # "VESA and Industry Standards and Guide for Computer Display Monitor
> # Timing", version 1.0, revision 0.8, adopted September 17, 1998.
> # $XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/etc/vesamodes,v 1.4 1999/11/18
> 16:52:17 tsi Exp $
> # 1024x768i @ 43Hz (industry standard) hsync: 35.5kHz
> ModeLine "1024x768" 44.9 1024 1032 1208 1264 768 768 776 817 +hsync +vsync
> Interlace
> # 1024x768 @ 60Hz (VESA) hsync: 48.4kHz
> ModeLine "1024x768" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync
> # 1024x768 @ 70Hz (VESA) hsync: 56.5kHz
> ModeLine "1024x768" 75.0 1024 1048 1184 1328 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync
> # 1024x768 @ 75Hz (VESA) hsync: 60.0kHz
> ModeLine "1024x768" 78.8 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync
> # 1024x768 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 68.7kHz
> ModeLine "1024x768" 94.5 1024 1072 1168 1376 768 769 772 808 +hsync +vsync
> # Extended modelines with GTF timings
> # 640x480 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 50.90 kHz; pclk: 43.16 MHz
> ModeLine "640x480" 43.16 640 680 744 848 480 481 484 509 -HSync +Vsync
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "My Video Card"
> VendorName "Unknown"
> BoardName "Unknown"
> # TextClockFreq 22.175
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "fbdev"
> VendorName "Unknown"
> BoardName "Unknown"
> EndSection
>
>
> # Standard Server
> Section "Screen"
> Driver "svga"
> Device "My Video Card"
> Monitor "Monitor0"
> Subsection "Display"
> Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> ViewPort 0 0
> EndSubsection
> EndSection
>
> # Accel. Server(s)
> Section "Screen"
> Driver "accel"
> Device "My Video Card"
> Monitor "Monitor0"
> Subsection "Display"
> Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> ViewPort 0 0
> EndSubsection
> EndSection
>
> # Fallback
> Section "Screen"
> Driver "vga16"
> Device "My Video Card"
> Monitor "Monitor0"
> Subsection "Display"
> Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> EndSubsection
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
> Driver "fbdev"
> Device "fbdev"
> Monitor "Monitor0"
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 32
> Modes "default"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 24
> Modes "default"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 16
> Modes "default"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 15
> Modes "default"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 8
> Modes "default"
> EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Section "DRI"
> Mode 0666
> EndSection
>
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