[mythtv-users] Plagued by DVI screen blanking.
Allen Edwards
allen.p.edwards at gmail.com
Wed Jan 21 02:45:16 UTC 2009
On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 6:33 PM, Jason Sullivan <jason0x21 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've recently switched from S-Video to DVI output for HD awesomeness,
> and have had no end of perplexing problems with screen blanking.
> Every time I think I've got it licked, it goes dark again and I let
> loose a litany of profanity. What's worse is that the remote has been
> acting up ever since I did this, too.
>
> Some probably desired data points:
>
> I'm using Mythbuntu based on 8.04.1. I've got an nVidia card GeForce
> 6200 card driving the output. If I switch to a virtual terminal and
> back, it clears both the IR remote and the blanking problem (but just
> hitting a key on the keyboard doesn't), sometimes for the rest of the
> show. I've only seen this while I watch recordings. The menu never
> blanks or stops listening to the remote. The screensaver in xfce is
> disabled, and I disable DPMS when I bring up X (and add 0's into all
> the timeouts). I do notice that some of these things are changed
> (DPMS enable/disable, prefer blanking no/yes) when I pop in and out of
> watching a recording, but changing them when the screen blanks doesn't
> fix this.
>
> So, where do I look next?
>
> --
> Jason Sullivan
> jason0x21 at gmail.com
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I posted my xorg.conf file for what is probably a more complex setup
but contains what you are doing but the main point is I have the same
type of video card. You might find that helpful. Let me know if you
want me to re post it.
Allen
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