[mythtv-users] Mythfrontend = black screen

[Captain Krypto]

On 6/26/07, Matt <skd5aner at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 6/26/07, Captain Krypto <captainkrypto at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I recently got a Vizio 42" LCD TV and am trying to get my myth box to
> > display at the full 1366x768 native resolution of the TV.  I used the
> > xorg.conf found here
> > http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Vizio_VX37L. It
> > appears that everything is starting up correctly and the TV is reporting
> the
> > screen resolution as 1366x768, however, when mythfrontend loads up, all
> I
> > see is a black screen.  I am able to blindly move about the menu and
> live tv
> > displays just fine.  I can even see the program guide while in live TV
> mode
> > and it looks awesome!  I am also able to launch videos from the command
> line
> > on a remote computer and they are displaying fine as well.  I'm not sure
> > where to start looking for the cause of this as I am not seeing any
> relevant
> > (at least to me) errors in the mythfrontend.log or Xorg.0.log.  Here is
> my
> > basic system specs:
> >
> > Fedora 6
> > mythtv-suite-.20.1-158 from atrpms.net
> > AMD Athlon XP 3000+
> > 512MB RAM
> > Geforce4 MX 440
> > Nvidia Legacy Driver ( 1.0-9639)
> >
> > I am at work, but can post my logs, etc when I get home.  I was just
> > wondering if anyone has experienced this before, or where I should start
> > looking to troubleshoot this issue.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> >
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> Most likely, it's an issue with OpenGL.  I would either try to fix
> opengl by recompiling your drivers (nvidia) or switch to the QT
> painter by starting mythfrontend like this: "mythfrontend -O
> ThemePainter=QT"
>
> I'd recommend fixing OpenGL.
>
> Matt
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Thanks Matt.  I will try starting mythfront end with that option to verify
if that is the problem.  I have verified that direct rendering was enabled
through glxinfo.  Perhaps I am missing some other necessary piece in my
xorg.conf?  I'll post my xorg.conf and Xorg.0.log when I get home.

Dave
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