[mythtv-users] Mac Mini Core Solo as FE/BE Combo?

Tino Keitel tino.keitel at gmx.de
Tue May 15 09:20:10 UTC 2007


On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 16:03:37 -0400, Jarod Wilson wrote:
> On Friday 04 May 2007 16:29:06 Adilson Oliveira wrote:
> > Brian Schott escreveu:
> > > Tino,
> > >
> > > I'd love to see your xorg.conf file in its entirety.  Been banging my
> > > head against the same DVI issue with Ubuntu 7.0.4.  My Sharp Aquos
> > > has a native resolution of 1360x768, but no matter what I do with
> > > 915resolution or xorg.conf options I can't get better than 1280x768.
> > > Decided this is good enough for now, but would love to get true pixels.
> >
> > I don't know about your TV but I had a few problems with XOrg regarding
> > widescreen monitors. Happens that XOrg, unlike XFree, by default checks
> > the device to see if the resolution required is valid and, sometimes,
> > the device does not send the correct information or XOrg misinterpret it
> > due driver or EDID problems.
> > In those cases you can use the parameter
> > Option "ModeValidation" "NoDFPNativeResolutionCheck"
> > in your session Device and, maybe, add the modeline but most times is
> > just a matter of adding this option and set the resolution in the
> > Display session.
> 
> /me wonders why people keep using the crappy old i810 driver instead of the 
> new hotness intel driver... :)

The new driver fails to get 1680x1050x60 Hz here.With DCC enabled, I
get a black screen. Without DCC, I get 1280xsomething.

Regards,
Tino


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