[mythtv-users] Projector display problems

Damian damian at gingermagic.co.uk
Thu Nov 15 21:29:14 UTC 2007


I'm using DVI from a nVidia 5200 card.

Damian

gibble wrote:
> How are you connecting your projector to your box?
> 
> S-Video?
> Composite?
> Component?
> DVI?
> 
> I ask, because no matter what I tried, when trying to get widescreen on my
> BenQ W500 I couldn't because I was using an s-video cable.  When I switch to
> HDMI/DVI it worked instantly.
> 
> 
> Damian Surr-2 wrote:
>> I had a real fight a few months ago to get a decent display from my BenQ 
>> W100 projector. I never did managed to get a wide screen image 
>> outputting but spent so long trying that I settled on a 1024x768 image 
>> with wide screen 'display size' settings.
>>
>> This worked ok, and still displays ok, but I've had a problem since 
>> upgrading to Ubuntu 7.10. The main GUI of Ubuntu works fine, but when I 
>> press CONTROL + ALT + F1 to log in without the GUI the screen can not be 
>> displayed. I just get an out of range or invalid message from my monitor.
>>
>> I don't need to do this much, but do need it.
>>
>> I can see the boot up of the machine when the computer starts, so it's 
>> not like that mode can't be displayed at all, and I know this used to 
>> work fine. But now going to CONTROL + ALT + F1 is invalid.
>>
>> Also, the display seems fine in Mythfrontend, but when I watch tv or 
>> play recordings, I need to set the display to 4x3 in order for them to 
>> look right. This seems weird to me. Any ideas?
>>
>> Can any of you in the know check out my xorg.conf file and tell me where 
>> I'm going wrong?
>>
>> If anyone can get wide screen resolutions going on my projector then 
>> I'll be in your debt forever!
>>
>> Cheers
>> Damian
>>
>>
>> xorg.conf:
>>
>> #Section "ServerFlags"
>> #       Option "AIGLX" "OFF"
>> #EndSection
>> #Section "Extensions"
>> #    Option         "Composite" "Enable"
>> #EndSection
>>
>> Section "ServerLayout"
>>         Identifier      "Default Layout"
>>   screen "Default Screen" 0 0
>>         Inputdevice     "Generic Keyboard"
>>         Inputdevice     "Configured Mouse"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Files"
>>
>>         # path to defoma fonts
>>         Fontpath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
>>         Fontpath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
>>         Fontpath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
>>         Fontpath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
>>         Fontpath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
>>         Fontpath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
>>         Fontpath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
>>         Fontpath        "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Module"
>>         Load            "i2c"
>>         Load            "bitmap"
>>         Load            "ddc"
>>         Load            "extmod"
>>         Load            "freetype"
>>         Load            "glx"
>>         Load            "int10"
>>         Load            "vbe"
>>         Load            "dbe"
>>         Load            "vnc"
>> 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          "ZAxisMapping"  "4 5"
>>         Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Monitor"
>>
>>         #     HorizSync    31-82
>>         #     VertRefresh  48-85
>>         #     HorizSync    31-69
>>         #     VertRefresh  59-85
>>         Identifier      "BenQ W100"
>>         Displaysize     347     195
>>         Option          "ModeValidation"       
>> "NoDFPNativeResolutionCheck"
>>         #       Option  "ModeValidation"        
>> "NoDFPNativeResolutionCheck, AllowNon60HzDFPModdes"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Device"
>>         Identifier      "nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
>>         Driver          "nvidia"
>>         Option          "AddARGBVisuals"        "True"
>>         Option          "AddARGBGLXVisuals"     "True"
>>         Option          "NoLogo"        "True"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Screen"
>>         Identifier      "Default Screen"
>>         Device          "nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
>>         Monitor         "BenQ W100"
>>         Defaultdepth    24
>>         Option          "NoDDC"
>>         Option          "ModeValidation"       
>> "NoDFPNativeResolutionCheck"
>>         Option          "AddARGBGLXVisuals"     "True"
>>         Option          "SecurityTypes" "VncAuth"
>>         Option          "UserPasswdVerifier"    "VncAuth"
>>         Option          "PasswordFile"  "/root/.vnc/passwd"
>>         SubSection "Display"
>>
>>                 #               Modes       "1280x720_60" "1280x720"
>>                 ##              Modes       "1024x768_70" "1024x768_60" 
>> "1024x768" "800x600_70" "800x600_60" "800x600"
>>                 ##              Modes       "1920x1080_60" "1280x720_60" 
>> "720x480_60"
>>                 Depth   24
>> #               Modes           "1024x768_60"   "1024x768"      
>> "800x600_60"    "800x600"
>>                 Modes           "1024x768_60"   "1024x768"      
>> "800x600_60"    "800x600" "640x480_60" "640x480" "640x400_60" "640x400" 
>> "320x240_60"    "320x240"
>>
>>         EndSubSection
>> EndSection
>>
>> #Section "Etensions"
>> #    Option         "Composite" "Enable"
>> #EndSection
>>
>>
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