[mythtv-users] NVidia FX5500 and ubuntu breezy driver

[alain maisonneuve]

Ok i just upgraded to Ubuntu Edgy, i still get Black and White out of  
the SVIDEO. but the VGA connector outputs perfectly.

i have tried  Option      "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO" and  Option       
"TVOutFormat" "COMPONENT"

neither made any difference, i have tried 3 cables, and now i am  
running 8774 drivers.

i am out of ideas, does anyone have another solution?

On 17-Oct-06, at 7:33 AM, Anthony Messina wrote:

> alain.maisonneuve_lists at swiftpenguin.com wrote:
>> Hi Anthony,
>>
>> Thanks for the advise, i have already tried that particular setup.
>>
>> What is strange is that i get black and white from the moment the  
>> video
>> card is
>> enabled, it does the memtest/bios in black and white.
>>
>> I have also tried changing the SVideo cable.
>>
>> I am at a total loss..
>>
>> Quoting Anthony Messina <amessina at messinet.com>:
>>
>>> alain maisonneuve wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I just did my first attempt at installing my new Forsa FX5500 in my
>>>> Ubuntu Breezy Myth 0.20 setup.
>>>>
>>>> I have my Myth box connected to my CRT TV using SVideo.
>>>>
>>>> What i get when the box boots is that everything is Black and  
>>>> White.
>>>> What could be going on here?
>>>>
>>>> When doing a apt-get under breezy it grabs the driver version 7667.
>>>>
>>>> any help you be really appreciated.
>>> you might try making sure that in your xorg.conf file, you have:
>>>
>>>        Option      "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
>>>        Option      "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
>>>
>>> i had the same issue when i realized my projector, which is HD  
>>> capable,
>>> woul donly accept HD input on the component connections, not the  
>>> svideo.
>>> if i tried HD over svideo, i would get black and white. check the
>>> limitations of your tv.
>
> hmmm... so if you do the above config, you get black and white output
> right away.  i got that too when i wasn't using NTSC-M (if i was using
> HD480p or HD480i).  i'm not sure where to go from here except to (1)
> check the setup with another svideo cable and (2) if possible, plug  
> the
> svideo into another svideo capable device and see if the output on  
> that
> device is also b/w.
>
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