[mythtv-users] Siemens Scaleo E

Sun Aug 30 13:11:18 UTC 2009

2009/8/30 Simon Hobson <linux at thehobsons.co.uk>:
>> I believe there are a couple of people using these for Myth, any of you
>> using SD to a CRT TV via SCART ? If so, could you share your settings
>> (especially for X) ?
>
> Well I've been going nuts today trying to get this working :-(
>
> Boot the machine and I get a text display working fine. As soon as I start
> X, I can see that there is something, but it's outside the sync range of the
> TV and so is all screwed up.
>
> The log says :
>
> cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log
>
>> X.Org X Server 1.4.2
>> Release Date: 11 June 2008
>> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
>> Build Operating System: Linux Debian (xorg-server 2:1.4.2-10.lenny2)
>> Current Operating System: Linux simon-tv 2.6.26-2-686 #1 SMP Thu May 28
>> 15:39:35 UTC 2009 i686
>> Build Date: 08 June 2009  09:12:57AM
>>
>>        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
>>        to make sure that you have the latest version.
>> Module Loader present
>> Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
>>        (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
>>        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
>> (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Aug 29 16:18:56 2009
>> (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
>> (==) No Layout section.  Using the first Screen section.
>> (**) |-->Screen "WidescreenTV" (0)
>> (**) |   |-->Monitor "WidescreenTV"
>> (**) |   |-->Device "Intel0"
>> (==) |-->Input Device "Configured Mouse"
>> (==) |-->Input Device "Generic Keyboard"
>> (==) The core pointer device wasn't specified explicitly in the layout.
>>        Using the first mouse device.
>> (==) The core keyboard device wasn't specified explicitly in the layout.
>>        Using the first keyboard device.
>>
>> ...
>>
>> (--) PCI:*(0:2:0) Intel Corporation 82915G/GV/910GL Integrated Graphics
>> Controller rev 4, Mem @ 0xfdf00000/19, 0xd0000000/28, 0xfdf80000/18, I/O @
>> 0xff00/3
>> (--) PCI: (0:2:1) Intel Corporation 82915G Integrated Graphics Controller
>> rev 4, Mem @ 0xfde80000/19
>>
>> ...
>>
>> (II) Primary Device is: PCI 00:02:0
>> (WW) intel: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0:2:1)
>> found
>> (--) Chipset 915G found
>>
>> ...
>>
>> (==) intel(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
>> (==) intel(0): RGB weight 888
>> (==) intel(0): Default visual is TrueColor
>> (II) intel(0): Integrated Graphics Chipset: Intel(R) 915G
>> (--) intel(0): Chipset: "915G"
>> (--) intel(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xD0000000
>> (--) intel(0): IO registers at addr 0xFDF00000
>> (II) intel(0): 2 display pipes available.
>> (==) intel(0): Using EXA for acceleration
>> (==) intel(0): Enabling EXA render acceleration
>> (II) Loading sub module "ddc"
>> (II) LoadModule: "ddc"(II) Module "ddc" already built-in
>> (II) Loading sub module "i2c"
>> (II) LoadModule: "i2c"(II) Module "i2c" already built-in
>> (II) intel(0): Output VGA using monitor section WidescreenTV
>> (II) intel(0): I2C bus "CRTDDC_A" initialized.
>> (II) intel(0): I2C bus "SDVOCTRL_E for SDVOB" initialized.
>> (II) intel(0): I2C device "SDVOCTRL_E for SDVOB:SDVO Controller B"
>> registered at address 0x70.
>> (II) intel(0): I2C bus "SDVOB DDC Bus" initialized.
>> (II) intel(0): Output TMDS-1 has no monitor section
>> (II) intel(0): SDVO device VID/DID: 02:43.00, clock range 25.0MHz -
>> 200.0MHz, input 1: Y, input 2: N, output 1: Y, output 2: N
>> (II) intel(0): I2C bus "SDVOCTRL_E for SDVOC" initialized.
>> (II) intel(0): I2C device "SDVOCTRL_E for SDVOC:SDVO Controller C"
>> registered at address 0x72.
>> (II) intel(0): I2C bus "SDVOC DDC Bus" initialized.
>> (II) intel(0): Output VGA-2 has no monitor section
>> (II) intel(0): SDVO device VID/DID: 02:C2.01, clock range 25.0MHz -
>> 166.0MHz, input 1: Y, input 2: N, output 1: Y, output 2: N
>> (II) intel(0): Current clock rate multiplier: 1
>> (II) intel(0): Current clock rate multiplier: 8
>> (II) intel(0): I2C device "CRTDDC_A:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0.
>> (II) intel(0): I2C device "CRTDDC_A:ddc2" removed.
>> (II) intel(0): I2C device "SDVOC DDC Bus:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0.
>> (II) intel(0): I2C device "SDVOC DDC Bus:ddc2" removed.
>> (II) intel(0): Output VGA connected
>> (II) intel(0): Output TMDS-1 disconnected
>> (II) intel(0): Output VGA-2 connected
>> (II) intel(0): Output VGA using initial mode 1280x768
>> (II) intel(0): Output VGA-2 using initial mode 1280x768
>> (II) intel(0): detected 256 kB GTT.
>> (II) intel(0): detected 7932 kB stolen memory.
>> (==) intel(0): video overlay key set to 0x101fe
>> (==) intel(0): Will not try to enable page flipping
>> (==) intel(0): Triple buffering disabled
>> (==) intel(0): Intel XvMC decoder disabled
>> (==) intel(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
>> (==) intel(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
>>
>> ...
>>
>> (II) intel(0): Output configuration:
>> (II) intel(0):   Pipe A is on
>> (II) intel(0):   Display plane A is now enabled and connected to pipe A.
>> (II) intel(0):   Pipe B is on
>> (II) intel(0):   Display plane B is now enabled and connected to pipe B.
>> (II) intel(0):   Output VGA is connected to pipe A
>> (II) intel(0):   Output TMDS-1 is connected to pipe none
>> (II) intel(0):   Output VGA-2 is connected to pipe B
>> (II) intel(0): [drm] dma control initialized, using IRQ 16
>> (II) intel(0): RandR 1.2 enabled, ignore the following RandR disabled
>> message.
>> (II) intel(0): DPMS enabled
>> (II) intel(0): Set up textured video
>> (II) intel(0): Set up overlay video
>> (II) intel(0): direct rendering: Enabled
>> (WW) intel(0): Option "MonitorLayout" is not used
>> (--) RandR disabled
>
>
> The bits that bother me are :
>>
>> (II) intel(0): Output VGA using initial mode 1280x768
>> (II) intel(0): Output VGA-2 using initial mode 1280x768
>
> It insists on using 1280x768 and I don't seem to be able to get it to do
> anything else.
>
> This is my xorg.conf :
>
>> Section "InputDevice"
>>        Identifier      "Generic Keyboard"
>>        Driver          "kbd"
>>        Option          "XkbRules"      "xorg"
>>        Option          "XkbModel"      "pc105"
>>        Option          "XkbLayout"     "gb"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "InputDevice"
>>        Identifier      "Configured Mouse"
>>        Driver          "mouse"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Device"
>>        Identifier      "Intel0"
>>        Driver          "intel"
>>        BusID           "PCI:0:2:0"
>>        Option          "MonitorLayout" "TV"
>> EndSection
>>
>> #Section "Device"
>> #       Identifier      "Intel1"
>> #       Driver          "intel"
>> #       BusID           "PCI:0:2:1"
>> #       Option          "MonitorLayout" "NONE,TV"
>> #EndSection
>>
>> Section "Monitor"
>>        Identifier      "WidescreenTV"
>>        ModeLine "1024x576pali" 19.750 1024 1056 1152 1264 576 581 586 625
>> -hsync -vsync interlace # 16:9
>>        ModeLine "720x576pali"  13.5    720 722   786 864  576 581 586 625
>> -hsync -vsync interlace # 4:3 DVB
>>        ModeLine "768x576pali"  14.75   768 789   858 944  576 581 586 625
>> -hsync -vsync interlace # 4:3 Analogue
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Screen"
>>        Identifier      "WidescreenTV"
>>        Device          "Intel0"
>>        Monitor         "WidescreenTV"
>>        Subsection      "Display"
>>                Modes           "1024x576pali"
>>                Depth           24
>>        EndSubSection
>> EndSection
>
>
> Have I made a basic mistake in the config ?
>
> Google tells me that a few others have had the same or similar problems, but
> no solutions ! Could this bug report be relevant :
> http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17698
>
>
> I've just tried booting MythBuntu - but it too comes up with just 'noise'
> across the screen.
>
> Anyone any ideas ?
> --
> Simon Hobson
>
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I had exactly the same issue..couldn't figure it out myself... luckily
the guy I was doing this for got an LCD tv and we through an Nvidia
8400GS in it.. been fine ever since.

No help I know.. :(