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The following page has been changed by 80.141.77.179: http://freevo.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/moin.cgi/NvidiaPage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @@ -75,9 +75,7 @@ Now at a console, type the followig: {{{ - startx -- -screen Screen_tvout800 vt8 - }}} X should now be running on your TV. @@ -91,22 +89,30 @@ If it still doesn't work, and X complains about not being able to find a compatible Screen, it may be that your card can't automatically detect the proper tv output format. Try adding one of the following to your Screen section. {{{ - Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO" - }}} or {{{ - Option "TVOutFormat" "COMPOSITE" - }}} Since there is no frame buffer support, all commands will be either using X11 video or SDL. -In case of trouble with getting the TVout to work, see the [http://sourceforge.net/projects/nv-tv-out/ NVTV] project and set of tools. + +If you have black borders around your X, so that you cannot use the whole TV-screen, have a look at the [http://sourceforge.net/projects/nv-tv-out/ NVTV] project. +They provide a tool to set up the TV-Out of nvidia cards. With that tool it is possible to choose a 'overscan' mode. + +If you can't find a mode which fits your TV-screen perfectly, choose one which is slightly bigger than your screen and shrink the freevo OSD with adequate values for OSD_OVERSCAN_X and OSD_OVERSCAN_Y. + +You have to call nvtv while your X is already running. If you put it in a bootscript it just crashes your console but does not effect your X. +So put the command in your local_conf.py. For example: + + {{{ +OSD_SDL_EXEC_AFTER_STARTUP = 'nvtv -t -r 800,600 -s Huge -S PAL' +}}} + == Using CRT and TV-Out simultaneously == ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl _______________________________________________ Freevo-wikilog mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-wikilog
