[mythtv-users] Could help me to get widescreen on my system?

[Alen Edwards]

Damian wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I've just upgraded my hardware and OS to Ubuntu 8.04.
> 
> With my old system, I managed (with a lot of help) to get widescreen 
> output sent to my projector. This worked fine using my 5200 card in 
> Ubuntu 7.10. Here's the xorg.conf file that finally got the resolution 
> working properly ... 
> http://www.gingermagic.co.uk/tmp/xorg.conf-was-fine-in-7.10 ... however, 
> I never knew where that modline came from that finally worked.
> 
> Things seem to have changed a bit in xorg when I look at the file in 8.04.
> Here's the clean file I had from a fresh install:
> http://www.gingermagic.co.uk/tmp/xorg.conf-default-clean-install
> 
> and here's the file I'm currently using (generated by the nvidia 
> settings app:
> http://www.gingermagic.co.uk/tmp/xorg.conf
> 
> I've tried to add in the relevant bits from the old file into the new 
> file, but it didn't work.
> 
> I know that I can feed my projector 1280x720 as I finally did it (after 
> months of thinking there was no way to do it!) with the 5200 card.
> 
> I'm currently using a 7300GT card with DVI (same cable as I used with 
> the 5200 card.
> 
> Can anyone tell me what I need to do and where I need to check for 
> problems if it doesn't work?
> 
> Cheers
> Damian
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Have you tried just using your old xorg.conf file as it was when it worked?

I was having a problem with my 1280x720 projector.  My problem was that 
the projector is capable or receiving 1080 input but it looks terrible. 
  The driver saw that capability and sent that instead of the native 
720.   What I did was remove all modes except the 1280x720 one.  Now 
xorg.conf has no choice but to use 720 as the input.

Allen