[mythtv-users] Strange color issue with nVidia MX440

[Robert Johnston]

On Dec 4, 2007 5:37 PM, Decker <dario.diaz.anzalone at gmail.com> wrote:
> I install Ubuntu, just like the other time (change fron 6.06 to 7.10)
> and install the nvidia driver. I use the same options on my xorg.conf.
> But the the strange thing started...After a reboot, mostly of the times
> (about 80%) the nvidia logo that shows at X startup is in black&white,
> and the image in the television is in a very pale and bad quality color
> (not B&W). After a ramdom time (from 5 mins to several hours) the color
> gets normal, and the image is ok...If the nvidia log is in color, then
> the image is perfect from the beginning...I havent been able to find a
> schema on this...I cant see any relations...

Sounds to me like the card is outputting NTSC to your PAL TV. IIRC,
there's a configuration line you can add to your XOrg.conf file to
force PAL output.
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Robert "Anaerin" Johnston