[mythtv-users] nvidia 5200 + 1080p

mlists mlists at dressler.ca
Wed Oct 3 00:17:29 UTC 2007


On Tue, 2007-10-02 at 18:14 -0500, Mitch Gore wrote:
>         I am no expert, but I am going through the same trials as you.
>         I did get mine to work, (a 6200 card) my adding this line in
>         the device secion:
>          
>         Option "ModeValidation" "DFP-0: NoDFPNativeResolutionCheck,
>         NoVertRefreshCheck, NoMaxPClkCheck, NoHorizSyncCheck,
>         NoEdidMaxPClkCheck, AllowInterlacedModes, NoMaxSizeCheck"
>          
>          
>         This maybe overkill, as it was this
>         "NoDFPNativeResolutionCheck" that made mine work.
>          
>         Aslo, I found out that older versions of the driver used
>         "NoEdidDFPMaxSizeCheck"
>          
>          
>         Good luck
>          
>         Tony
>         
>         _______________________________________________
> 
> 
> After adding that i get a 1097x1080p at 60hz
> 
> Here is my xorg.conf:
> [root at sara ~]# cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> # Xorg configuration created by livna-config-display 
> 
> Section "ServerLayout"
>         Identifier     "single head configuration"
>         Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
>         InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" 
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Files"
>         ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia"
>         ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
>         FontPath     "unix/:7100" 
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Module"
>         Load  "type1"
>         Load  "v4l"
>         Load  "glx"
>         Load  "dbe"
>         Load  "extmod"
>         Load  "glx"
>         Load  "dbe"
>         Load  "extmod"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier  "Keyboard0"
>         Driver      "kbd" 
>         Option      "XkbModel" "pc105"
>         Option      "XkbLayout" "us"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Device"
>         Identifier  "Videocard0"
>         Driver      "nvidia" 
>         Option      "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
>         Option      "DisableGLXRootClipping" "True"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Screen"
>         Identifier "Screen0" 
>         Device     "Videocard0"
>         DefaultDepth     24
>         Option      "ExactModeTimingsDVI" "true"
>         Option      "UseEDID" "FALSE"
>         Option      "ModeValidation" "DFP-0:
> NoDFPNativeResolutionCheck, NoVertRefreshCheck, NoMaxPClkCheck,
> NoHorizSyncCheck, NoEdidMaxPClkCheck, AllowInterlacedModes,
> NoMaxSizeCheck" 
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Viewport   0 0
>                 Depth     24
>                 Modes    "1920x1080_60"
>         EndSubSection
> EndSection
> 

Can you post your Display section too?  

Your DPI should be set to 100 and not 75 -- I think its option "UseDPI"
"100"  -- check the readme.

That might help it.  

Norm
> 



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