[mythtv-users] Ahh - Evil xorg and modelines

[Steve Smith]

There's also "NoDFPNativeResolutionCheck"

Which might help too...


On 06/06/07, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
>
> On 06/06/2007 08:44 AM, Damian Surr wrote:
> > Michael T. Dean wrote:
> >
> >> On 06/06/2007 08:04 AM, Damian Surr wrote:
> >>
> >>> Here's my Xorg.0.log. Does it suggest anything to those of you that
> >>> understand this kind of thing?
> >> ...
> >>
> >>
> >>> (WW) NVIDIA(0): Unable to validate any modes; falling back to the
> >>> default mode
> >>> (WW) NVIDIA(0):     "nvidia-auto-select".
> >>> (WW) NVIDIA(0):
> >>> (II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
> >>> (II) NVIDIA(0):     "nvidia-auto-select"
> >>> (II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 800 x 600
> >>> (WW) NVIDIA(0): BenQ W100 (DFP-0)'s EDID does not contain a maximum
> image
> >>> (WW) NVIDIA(0):     size; cannot compute DPI from BenQ W100 (DFP-0)'s
> EDID.
> >>> (==) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (75, 75); computed from built-in default
> >>>
> >>>
> >> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Specifying_DPI_for_NVIDIA_Cards .
> >> Pay particular attention to all the EDID-related options (including
> >> ModeValidation).
> >>
> > I intended to get to setting the DPI properly once I'd got the actual
> > resolution working. That sounded like the best way to do it to me rather
> > than changing too many things at once. Are you sugesting that the DPI
> > not being correct is the reason why the resolution isn't working?
>
> I'm saying if you read the page to which I linked you'll notice there's
> a lot more information on there than just how to set the DPI for NVIDIA
> cards.  It's really more of a "Some really-important options for NVIDIA
> card users, without which you're unlikely to be able to use X at the
> DPI, resolution, and refresh rate which is most appropriate for your TV"
> page.
>
> Don't just a book by it's cover.
>
> Mike
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