ok, i am using the auto install and i am running it through a TV with a tv out agp card (mx440).

at the "boot:" i put in "tv" and carried on with installation, when it finished then went to reboot into MythTV, the screen was stuffed, it was scrolling through and real fuzzy and i could just make out the Myth TV logo. I think its because i did not edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 this was because i didnt know where i was meant to put it in, i didnt see any command prompts or anything :S.

would this be the reason why it made the screen fuzzy, if so where exactly do i put that command in (im a noob ad linux, but at least im trying)

i got it going on my computer moniter, but when i plug it into the TV it stuffs up, cant see anything ont he screen, just all fuzzy :s

I'd appreciate it if you didn't use such language on my forum. Please edit your post and remove it. The "tv" option only set the resolution to 800x600. You still need to modify XF86Config-4. There is a sample in /etc/X11/.

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oh sorry dood.
i was told i press ctrl+alt+f2 to get into the command window where i should type that command and edit the XF86Config-4, is this right ? im not at home at the moment so i cant check my self :s

All Ctrl+Alt+F1 ->F7 does is go through your different shells.

*INSTRUCTIONS FROM INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS*
install-nvidia will then install the nVidia drivers. **NOTE**

If you have an nForce chipset or any nVidia card, before running the command below, you may want to edit /etc/X11/XFConfig-4 and add
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "TV" # This is only if attaching to a TV.**
For more options, please see: ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux ... README.txt

A sample XF86Config-4 for nVidia w/ tv out is in /etc/X11/

To edit any file you need to use a editing program such as vi or nano
(nano is much easier in my opinion just apt-get install nano to get it)

either way to edit the doc just go to a shell or even a xterm and log in as root. Then : which ever editing program u wish


or


To make use the sample as yours you can rename the files and back up exsisiting.





Then remove the file since its backed up

Then Move the sample as your default


If you should run into any problems just replace the fiels with your .virgin files.

I knew I wrote those instructions for a reason...

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i tried that and it didnt seem to work :s.

do i need to change the refresh rate or something ?
because i get a picture on my TV its just unreadable, like i said befor all fuzzy.

Did you search the forums? There are at least a couple postings with alternate mode lines you could try.

ok, im positive i have done it all right !
i cant figure out why it isnt working :@

man this is really starting to annoy me, would a re-install maybe fix it ?

i also tried installing the latest graphics card drivers but nothing
Man, i want to get this thing working. cant wait

are you in the US or more importantly anywhere where NTSC is used? cause that is what the sample config file uses. If you are somewhere that PAL is used you will need to edit the config file.

If you are using NTSC then you either did it wrong or you have bad hardware.

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Xsecrets

im in NZ, i change it to PAL-B but still nothing :s i dont understand how it can be sweet on monitor and fine when its booting up, just when it gets in MythTV :/

heres my config:

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
Option "DPMS" "true"
VendorName "HWP"
ModelName "HWP04eb"
# HorizSync 28.0 - 78.0 # Warning: This may fry very old Monitors
HorizSync 28.0 - 96.0 # Warning: This may fry old Monitors
VertRefresh 50.0 - 76.0 # Very conservative. May flicker.
# These are the DDC-probed settings reported by your monitor.
# 1024x768, 75.0Hz; hfreq=60.02, vfreq=75.03
ModeLine "1024x768" 78.75 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync
# 800x600, 75.0Hz; hfreq=46.88, vfreq=75.00
ModeLine "800x600" 49.50 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync
# 800x600, 60.0Hz; hfreq=37.88, vfreq=60.32
ModeLine "800x600" 40.00 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync
# 640x480, 75.0Hz; hfreq=37.50, vfreq=75.00
ModeLine "640x480" 31.50 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -hsync -vsync
EndSection

Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
# sw_cursor is needed for some ati and radeon cards
Option "sw_cursor"
#Option "hw_cursor"
#Option "NoAccel"
#Option "ShowCache"
#Option "ShadowFB"
#Option "UseFBDev"
#Option "Rotate"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"
Option "HorizSync" "30 - 50"
Option "VertRefresh" "60"
Option "TVStandard" "PAL-B"
Option "TVOutFormat" "COMPOSITE"
Identifier "Card0"
# The following line is auto-generated by KNOPPIX mkxf86config
Driver "nv"
VendorName "All"
BoardName "All"
# BusID "PCI:1:0:0"

sorry wasnt sure how much you would want to see :/ sorry if this is spamming the forum.

well I don't know much about pal, but here's a couple of things.

are not valid
those values go where these are

that said the values you have are for NTSC not PAL. I don't know the values for pal, but I know the refresh rate is 50 not 60.

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Xsecrets

well i changed that and new problem :s now it says no screens found.

i will have a search for this see if i can find a fix.

i have been trying many different configs, and sometime o get the screens found with some configs and when i tried

http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1150 <-- that config after changing some settings to suit my country i got an error

"(EE) NVIDIA(0): No modes remaining for display device TV-0
(EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration."

so yeah this is really weird. i have tried everything and im sure i have made the changed that im mean to make.

another strange thing, when i use composite cable, and yes i have forced the composite, i still get a back and white picturem but when i use SVIDEO its fine :/