Re: [mythtv-users] Nvidia-FX5200 TVOut Xorg Configs

Tim Milstead Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:54:58 -0800

Ow Mun Heng wrote:

On Mon, 2006-01-23 at 00:13 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Not quite sure what you are saying when you say you get snow and diagonal
lines, etc.


It's like little dots on the screen. (sort of like when you tune in to
the weather channel and it's shows snowing/raining, those animated
pictures)


The diagonal lines looks like scanning lines. It moves from left to
right.

If you do how can you see anything?

It's not really all that bad. But quality just isn't good. :-(

Resolution isn't sharp? I hope you're not trying to compare a standard TV to
even the cheapest PC monitor because you can't compare.


I've played with a Mini-ITX MII before with it's TVOut and it's a lot
clearer than what I'm seeing now.

You can however try
the nvidia-settings app which will let you adjust some settings for text to
look clearer but video doesn't look as good. Your choice.

I want video to be Clear. That's It. I don't need console text. (SSH)

I run 800x600. What more would you need on your plain TV?


Do they run 1024x768? Actually, 800x600 is plenty fine for me as long as
it's clear.

They are talking
mode lines and etc for HDTV's and beyond. Plain old TV's you are probably
even ok with 640x480.


Ah.. I see. I have a POTV (Plain Old TV)

 
 
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Johnny Lee


-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Ow Mun Heng
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 11:51 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: [mythtv-users] Nvidia-FX5200 TVOut Xorg Configs

Hi All,

	Just bought a Forsa Nvidia fx5200 Graphics card. It comes with an
SVideo Output and a Svideo to Composite cable.

I tried it out (the whole day yesterday) and was not able to get a clean
and "teriffic" looking TV-Out.

I've read multiple email posts on mythtv and searched google as well but
I've not been able to get a clean signal on the TVout. I keep getting
"snow" on the screen. Also, in most cases, when the screen is all black
(Blank), I will see what looks like scanlines running across the screen.
(diagnonally).

Also, the resolution isn't sharp, the fonts looks Blur too. (In console
mode, I can barely read the output. It looks like it's been
'strikethrough')

I read about modelines but I'm guess I still don't understand it. (and
the notion that it can fry my hardware is making me nervous)

Can anyone help? Post your Xorg.conf file?

BTW, I'm using a SVIDEO to COMPOSITE cable. Will this degrade quality?
My TV don't have an SVIDEO Input.

Thanks

The following is my working xorg.conf on FX5200 on ubuntu and in the uk (PAL-I). Note that tv output is set to composite even though I am using an Svideo cable - go figure! BTW the config works but it is a bit of a hack.

Hope it helps.

Timie Milie

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/CID"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
        # paths to defoma fonts
        FontPath        "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
        FontPath        "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
EndSection

Section "Module"
        Load    "GLcore"
        Load    "i2c"
        Load    "bitmap"
        Load    "ddc"
        Load    "dri"
        Load    "extmod"
        Load    "freetype"
        Load    "glx"
        Load    "int10"
        Load    "type1"
        Load    "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Generic Keyboard"
        Driver          "kbd"
        Option          "CoreKeyboard"
        Option          "XkbRules"      "xorg"
        Option          "XkbModel"      "pc105"
        Option          "XkbLayout"     "gb"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Configured Mouse"
        Driver          "mouse"
        Option          "CorePointer"
        Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
        Option          "Protocol"              "ImPS/2"
        Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
        Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier      "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
        Driver          "nvidia"
        BusID           "PCI:1:0:0"
        Option          "ConnectedMonitor"      "TV"
        Option          "TVStandard"            "PAL-I"
        Option          "TVOutFormat"           "COMPOSITE"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier      "Generic Monitor"
        Option          "DPMS"
        HorizSync       12-21
        VertRefresh     49-51
        Modeline "720x576" 12.58 720 752 792 824 576 589 592 605 interlace
        Modeline "800x600" 14.50 800 832 880 912 600 614 617 631 interlace
        Modeline "1024x768" 23.77 1024 1056 1144 1176 768 785 789 807 interlace
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier      "Default Screen"
        Device          "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
        Monitor         "Generic Monitor"
        DefaultDepth    24
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth           24
                Modes           "800x600"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier      "Default Layout"
        Screen          "Default Screen"
        InputDevice     "Generic Keyboard"
        InputDevice     "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
        Mode    0666
EndSection

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