I was kinda hoping not to have to do a modeline...it looks like that might be the only way.
On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 08:56:13 -0500, Dewey Smolka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It took me a while to fix the screen size after I upgraded -- I > accidentally lost all my original config files -- but I finally got > the size right by tweaking the mode lines in XF86Config. > > Note: This is MythTV 0.17 from Knoppmyth R5V12. I'm using an Nvidia > Geforce 2 with S-video out to the TV only. > > Before I added the extra mode lines, Myth would display to the TV at > 800x600, leaving about 1" to 1.5" of unused space on the left and > right sides of the screen. With these settings, the display reaches > all the way to the right side of the screen and almost all the way to > the left side without having to monkey around with nvtv or > nvidia-settings. > > Here are the relevant lines from XF86Config-4: [I commented out the > DDC-probed settings to prevent the system from going to 800x600. This > may not be a necessary step. The lines that work are the ones under > the "Inserted from gossamer-threads" comment.] > ________________________ > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Monitor0" > Option "DPMS" "true" > Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M" > Option "ConnectedMonitor" "TV" > Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO" > Option "NoLogo" "1" > Option "TVOverScan" "0.8" > VendorName "KDS" > ModelName "KDS1983" > HorizSync 30 - 50 # DDC-probed > VertRefresh 60 # DDC-probed > > # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output. > # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync > ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630 > > # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync > ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616 > > # Inserted from gossamer-threads.com/lists/users/42881#42881 > Modeline "720x576/50p" 27.15 720 736 880 896 576 578 579 606 # 27 > MHz, 3 > 0.3 kHz, 50.0 Hz > Modeline "768x576/50p" 29.09 768 792 936 960 576 578 579 606 # 29 > MHz, 3 > 0.3 kHz, 50.0 Hz > Modeline "800x600/50p" 31.60 800 824 968 1000 600 602 603 632 # 32 > MHz, > 31.6 kHz, 50.0 Hz > Modeline "1024x768/50p" 44.80 1024 1056 1200 1280 768 770 772 808 # > 45 M > Hz, 35.0 kHz, 43.3 Hz > Modeline "640x480/50p" 20.20 640 656 800 800 480 482 483 505 # 20 > MHz, 2 > 5.2 kHz, 50.0 Hz > > # These are the DDC-probed settings reported by your monitor. > # 1600x1200, 75.0Hz; hfreq=93.75, vfreq=75.00 > #ModeLine "1600x1200" 202.50 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 > 1250 + > hsync +vsync > # 1280x1024, 85.0Hz; hfreq=91.15, vfreq=85.02 > #ModeLine "1280x1024" 157.50 1280 1344 1504 1728 1024 1025 1028 > 1072 + > hsync +vsync > # 1152x864, 75.0Hz; hfreq=67.50, vfreq=75.00 > #ModeLine "1152x864" 108.00 1152 1216 1344 1600 864 865 868 > 900 + > hsync +vsync > # 1024x768, 85.0Hz; hfreq=68.68, vfreq=85.00 > #ModeLine "1024x768" 94.50 1024 1072 1168 1376 768 769 772 > 808 + > hsync +vsync > # 1024x768, 75.0Hz; hfreq=60.02, vfreq=75.03 > #ModeLine "1024x768" 78.75 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 > 800 + > hsync +vsync > # 1024x768, 70.0Hz; hfreq=56.48, vfreq=70.07 > #ModeLine "1024x768" 75.00 1024 1048 1184 1328 768 771 777 > 806 - > hsync -vsync > # 800x600, 85.0Hz; hfreq=53.67, vfreq=85.06 > #ModeLine "800x600" 56.25 800 832 896 1048 600 601 604 > 631 + > hsync +vsync > # 800x600, 75.0Hz; hfreq=46.88, vfreq=75.00 > #ModeLine "800x600" 49.50 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 > 625 + > hsync +vsync > # 800x600, 72.0Hz; hfreq=48.08, vfreq=72.19 > #ModeLine "800x600" 50.00 800 856 976 1040 600 637 643 > 666 + > hsync +vsync > # 800x600, 60.0Hz; hfreq=37.88, vfreq=60.32 > #ModeLine "800x600" 40.00 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 > 628 + > hsync +vsync > # 640x480, 85.0Hz; hfreq=43.27, vfreq=85.01 > #ModeLine "640x480" 36.00 640 696 752 832 480 481 484 > 509 - > hsync -vsync > # 640x480, 75.0Hz; hfreq=37.50, vfreq=75.00 > #ModeLine "640x480" 31.50 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 > 500 - > hsync -vsync > # 640x480, 60.0Hz; hfreq=31.47, vfreq=59.94 > #ModeLine "640x480" 25.17 640 648 744 784 480 482 484 > 509 - > hsync -vsync > EndSection > > [...] > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen0" > Device "Card0" > Monitor "Monitor0" > DefaultColorDepth 24 > SubSection "Display" > Depth [each display subsection] > Modes "640x480" > EndSubSection > > ___________________________ > > This has worked well for me, and seems a better solution than loading > tweaks through scripts. > > If anyone wnats the full XF86Config-4 file, let me know > > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 13:00:55 +0000, Neil Bird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Around about 08/03/05 17:21, Jim Oltman typed ... > > > For me, this isn't a solution. When I reboot my machine with a > > > different OVERSCAN setting, it actually takes on the screen with the > > > SHOW/HIDE DETAILS because that fills in the entire screen just like I > > > want. When it goes into KDE, it doesn't keep that overscan. This is > > > confusing to me because I thought that in the SHO/HIDE details screen, > > > X has already been started. Am I missing something? > > > > I've noticed that X/nvidia-drivers occasional reset such things as > > the overscan, and if this happens, nvdia-settings only re-asserts this > > if it *thinks* the value's changed (hence running that doesn't do > > anything as the last formally applied setting is the correct one). > > <Alt-Ctrl-F1> console swapping does it, e.g. > > > > My workaround is that I have mythfrontend in a loop in my auto-start > > script (so if it crashes it auto-restarts unless I've 'touch'ed > > /tmp/myth.die). > > > > I've also saved an alternate .nvidia-setttings file with a subtly > > different overscan bvalue, and in the re-run loop, I call > > nvidia-settings twice in succession (once with the alt. file, once with > > the real one) before mythfrontend. > > > > This causes a minor jiggle, but at least it auto-fixes it if it's > > gone wrong. That plus the 'power off' fix [kills/starts the front-end] > > from Jarod's site means it's quite easy to get around. > > > > You could always irxec a script to do just nvidia-settings if you've > > a spare button. > > > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# rm -f .signature > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# ls -l .signature > > ls: .signature: No such file or directory > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# exit > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > >
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