On Mon, 28 May 2007 21:51:50 -0400
"Vlad Olenin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Actually, just rejuvenated SVIDEO output - still nothing. Looks like
> it's not only video playback problem - the same 'pixelized' output is
> everywhere, eg, Freevo menus: the font is large enough, but
> 'fuzzy'... I'd hate to reinstall OS to try to fix this.....
>
> On 5/28/07, Vlad Olenin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Well, I'm officially puzzled... Booted into Windows XP and played
> > DVD on TV from there - good, 'as DVD' quality (no squares, etc).
> >
> > Reinstalled legacy drivers over the weekend from the NVidia source (
> > Linux-x86-1.0-9631 ), using official NVidia installer, uninstalling
> > first previously installed drivers. Everything works, checked the X
> > log, screen IS initialized to 1024x768...:
> >
> > (II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: TV-0
> > (II) NVIDIA(0): Requested modes:
> > (II) NVIDIA(0): "1024x768"
> > (II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
> > (II) NVIDIA(0): MetaMode "1024x768":
> > (II) NVIDIA(0): Bounding Box: [0, 0, 1024, 768]
> > (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA TV Encoder (TV-0): "1024x768"
> > (II) NVIDIA(0): Size : 1024 x 768
> > (II) NVIDIA(0): Offset : +0 +0
> > (II) NVIDIA(0): Panning Domain: @ 1024 x 768
> > (II) NVIDIA(0): Position : [0, 0, 1024, 768]
> > (II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1024 x 768
> >
> > The quality though is still LOWER than the one I'm getting from
> > under the Windows.
> >
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Are you sure you're using the right options in your xorg.conf file ?
I've got an older nvidia (iirc it's an mx400 32mb w/s-video out)
running nvidia's proprietary driver (not sure of the version) it runs
freevo 1.7 fine.Aside form adjusting the overscan to make the picture
fit the screen I didn't change a thing.I did use a preconfigured
xorg.conf on it I've been using for ages.The box it's in is a setup
for my mom which I don't have access to unless I drive over there
(no inet).I'll post the relevant portions of my xorg.conf in the hope it
might help.
Section "Device"
Identifier "nvidia1"
Driver "nvidia"
BusId "PCI:1:00:0"
Screen 1
Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT,TV"
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-50"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "60"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "nvidia1"
Monitor "TVout"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "640x480"
EndSubsection
EndSection
My guess is maybe you don't have the right option or resolution set
for your TV if it's North American then you have to use the NTSC-M
option.From the nvidia drivers docs ...
o The "TVStandard" option should be added to your screen section;
valid values are:
TVStandard Description
-------------
-------------------------------------------------- "PAL-B"
used in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Guinea, Hong Kong, India,
Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Singapore, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland
"PAL-D" used in China and North Korea
"PAL-G" used in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy,
Malaysia, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland
"PAL-H" used in Belgium
"PAL-I" used in Hong Kong and The United Kingdom
"PAL-K1" used in Guinea
"PAL-M" used in Brazil
"PAL-N" used in France, Paraguay, and Uruguay
"PAL-NC" used in Argentina
"NTSC-J" used in Japan
"NTSC-M" used in Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Ecuador, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Panama,
Puerto Rico, South Korea, Taiwan, United States of
America, and Venezuela
"HD480i" 480 line interlaced
"HD480p" 480 line progressive
"HD720p" 720 line progressive
"HD1080i" 1080 line interlaced
"HD1080p" 1080 line progressive
"HD576i" 576 line interlace
"HD576p" 576 line progressive
The line in your X config file should be something like:
Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
If you do not specify a TVStandard, or you specify an invalid value,
the default "NTSC-M" will be used. Note: if your country is not in the
above list, select the country closest to your location.
Hope this helps you out.
Brian
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