[mythtv-users] Video output size changed

[Hika van den Hoven]

Hoi Jim,

Monday, January 15, 2018, 3:39:00 PM, you wrote:

> On 1/15/2018 9:22 AM, Hika van den Hoven wrote:
>> Hoi Hika,
>>
>> Monday, January 15, 2018, 3:08:00 PM, you wrote:
>>
>>> Hoi Jim,
>>> Monday, January 15, 2018, 2:48:55 PM, you wrote:
>>>> I rebooted my BE/FE Saturday and when it came back up the picture was no
>>>> longer full screen. It's not quite letterboxed, it's somewhere between
>>>> full screen and letterboxed. It's got about a 2" black band across the
>>>> top and bottom and about a 1" band down both sides. It's connected via
>>>> HDMI to a 44" Samsung, as it has been for a couple of years.
>>>> I don't think it's a myth issue as the toolbar on the desktop is the
>>>> same way. It stops about an inch from the screen edges. It seems to not
>>>> know the tv/screen size anymore.
>>>> Ignoring the fact that it is not using the full screen the aspect ratio
>>>> is wrong, things are now squished top to bottom.
>>>> I don't understand what could have changed. This has been working fine
>>>> since I updated to v29 on Jan 1st. And on v0.28 for several months
>>>> before that. I have not made any changes. I did try rebooting several
>>>> times and now it is always coming back up like this.
>>>> Here is version info fixes/29 [v29.0-71-g339b08e]
>>>> Here is a frontend log
>>>> https://pastebin.com/ZRX5FJzN
>>>> There is a lot about waiting for video buffers and VDPAU errors.
>>>> and here is a backend log
>>>> https://pastebin.com/PXyyUKZ1
>>>> This log shows some errors about not being able to find channel 4_1. I
>>>> know that issue and I'll fix that.
>>>> This pc has an NVIDIA card in it and I'm wondering if the driver has
>>>> gotten corrupted. Not sure what to do about that.
>>>> Any suggestions?
>>> Was your screen full on when you rebooted? So not in sleep mode.
>>> Also check the cable.
>> Oh and what does /var/log/Xorg.0.log report about the initialisation?
>>
>> Tot mails,
>>    Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com
>>

> Yes, it was full screen, always has been. I don't even know how to make
> it not full screen.
> There is no sleep mode configured that I know of. I just turn it on and
> off manually. It never goes to sleep.

> Here is the  /var/log/Xorg.0.log
> https://pastebin.com/0nxCvbjw

[     8.221] (EE) NVIDIA: Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module. Please see the
[     8.221] (EE) NVIDIA:     system's kernel log for additional error messages and
[     8.221] (EE) NVIDIA:     consult the NVIDIA README for details.
...
[     8.222] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
[     8.222] (II) Unloading nvidia
[     8.222] (II) Failed to load module "nvidia" (already loaded, 22003)
[     8.222] (II) LoadModule: "nouveau"

It seems it also fails to initialize nouveau trying several
alternatives and ending with using the vesa driver, which cannot run
your wanted settings.

It seems the problem is in your kernel! So if you just updated your
kernel, you can try stepping back to the old one. For the current
kernel you need the matching nvidia module compiled for that kernel.

Tot mails,
  Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com

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