Thanks Rick, I'll give that a try. All I tried was the sample nVidia config file for X when I installed the drivers. I'll take a look inside to be sure that it contains all the settings.
Chris. --- Rick Ingersoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are you using the nvidia drivers? Do you have all > of the nvidia setting > in the x config file. Instead of loading nv, load > the nvidia driver and > set TVStandard and the TVOutFormat. I also needed > to load the > ConnectedMonitor "TV" for my nvidia card. > > I hope this helps > > Rick > > Chris Ainslie wrote: > > >Hi All, > > > >My Knoppmyth box works absolutely perfectly in > every respect (finally) > >EXCEPT for the most important one :( > > > >TVOUT just won't work. > > > >To put it all in perspective. I have a P4 1.8GHz, > 512Mb RAM all in an Aopen > >XC Cube with onboard sound. > > > >I've tried both a nVidia GeForce2 MX200 as well as > a nVidia MX4000 (PCI) > >which both work really well in my lab using CRT / > LCD screens. As soon as I > >use the TVOUT (composite on the MX200 and S-Video > with a converter to > >composite on the MX4000) the box boots up > perfectly, but as soon as the > >Frontend loads, it freezes. If I have a keyboard > plugged in, it's stone > >dead and even num and caps lock doesn't turn on the > light. Without the > >keybaord (using lirc) same thing happens. The > system doesn't respond to the > >remote. > > > >Unplug the TV, plug in the CRT and everything is > back to normal again. > > > >The logical thing to think of first is the > XF86Config, but I'm doubtful that > >the problem is there, because when the system > freezes, I can see (very > >clearly) the frontend in all it's beauty, but it > just won't respond to any > >inputs. > > > >As an aside, while watching the boot process, I see > the frontend load and > >it's immediately unresponsive, however, the hard > disk continues to work with > >it's light flashing for about 10 seconds after > everything has locked up. > > > >Also, I have exactly the same symptoms with using > either the vesa or the > >"nv" drivers in my X config. > > > >Has anybody else experienced something similar and > has anyone found a > >solution? I'd really appreciate some pointers. > > > >Thanks > >Chris. > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >_______________________________________________ > >mythtv-users mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > ___________________________________________________________ ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
