[mythtv-users] modelines and NVIDIA binary driver

[Michael T. Dean]

On 11/24/2006 12:52 AM, nik gibson wrote:
> Could you please share your 1920x1080 modeline?  I've been trying to 
> get that resolution to work for weeks now on my nvidia card!  All I've 
> been able to manage has been 720.


Modeline "1920x1080"   140.09  1920 1980 2016 2096   1080 1082 1087 
1115  +HSync -VSync

works on a Samsung HL-R6768w, which means it's probably useless elsewhere...

But, note that if you're unable to get anything besides "720" (whatever 
that means), it's likely a problem with some other setting in your X 
config file (such as monitor specs, like frequencies) causing X to 
disregard your modeline out of hand.  Some of the most common causes of 
ignoring modelines are:

(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1280x720" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1280x1024" (bad mode 
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1920x1280" (width too large for 
virtual size)

As I said before, knowing what to change is /only/ possible by using the 
error/warning messages in the X log file, as above.

Mike