Tvout dont work / messes my consoles up

zero_signal · 03-21-2004, 01:52 PM

Hi there,

I have a funny prob with my tvout. Whenever my tvout is plugged in, my consoles from F1 to F6 are all messed up. The consoles F2 to F6 are just a black blank screen. The F1 console looks like some kind of modern art:
normally, the Suse screen and the boot messages/login are present. But in this case I just have some kind of pixel-block-salad. It still reacts on ctr-alt-del for reboot, though.
The X with KDE is running nice and stable on F7.
So, whenever I plug the tv cable out and reboot my box, everything turns to normal.

I also tried to configure the tvout as mentioned in the readme, without any effects.

The hardware is o.k., no probs with M$ winxp.....

This irritates me a bit, and I dont want to boot "xploit" only for watching a movie on my TV...

I hope there is a workaround or something. All I want is just to have consoles and tvout work

Thanks in advance
zero_signal

P.S.: I'm quite a Linux newbie, so please be patient

Some more or less important specs:

Suse 9.0 pro
nvidia driver 5336
Leadtek Gf4 Ti4400 Board

Spamming my XF86Config here (tvout options removed-->did not work at all), suggestions for Sax2 configuration are welcome:

# /.../
# SaX generated XFree86 config file
# Created on: 2004-03-16T18:18:20+0100.
#
# Version: 4.7
# Contact: Marcus Schaefer <sax@suse.de>, 2002
#
# Automatically generated by [ISaX] (4.7)
# PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!
#
Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/japanese:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/kwintv"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/uni:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/xtest"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS0"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS1"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS2"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS3"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS4"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS5"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS6"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS7"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS8"
InputDevices "/dev/psaux"
InputDevices "/dev/logibm"
InputDevices "/dev/sunmouse"
InputDevices "/dev/atibm"
InputDevices "/dev/amigamouse"
InputDevices "/dev/atarimouse"
InputDevices "/dev/inportbm"
InputDevices "/dev/gpmdata"
InputDevices "/dev/mouse"
InputDevices "/dev/usbmouse"
InputDevices "/dev/adbmouse"
InputDevices "/dev/input/mice"
InputDevices "/dev/input/event0"
InputDevices "/dev/pointer0"
InputDevices "/dev/pointer1"
InputDevices "/dev/pointer2"
InputDevices "/dev/pointer3"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AllowMouseOpenFail"
Option "RandR" "on"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "type1"
Load "glx"
Load "freetype"
Load "dbe"
Load "v4l"
Load "extmod"
Load "speedo"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "Keyboard"
Identifier "Keyboard[0]"
Option "Protocol" "Standard"
Option "XkbLayout" "de"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "mouse"
Identifier "Mouse[1]"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "Name" "Autodetection"
Option "Protocol" "imps/2"
Option "Vendor" "Sysp"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Option "CalcAlgorithm" "CheckDesktopGeometry"
DisplaySize 320 240
HorizSync 31-106
Identifier "Monitor[0]"
ModelName "1600X1200@85HZ"
VendorName "--> VESA"
VertRefresh 50-85
UseModes "Modes[0]"
EndSection

Section "Modes"
Identifier "Modes[0]"
Modeline "1280x1024" 114.54 1280 1360 1496 1712 1024 1025 1028 1062
Modeline "1280x1024" 134.72 1280 1368 1504 1728 1024 1025 1028 1068
Modeline "1280x1024" 155.46 1280 1376 1512 1744 1024 1025 1028 1074
Modeline "1024x768" 67.48 1024 1080 1184 1344 768 769 772 797
Modeline "1024x768" 79.52 1024 1080 1192 1360 768 769 772 801
Modeline "1024x768" 92.05 1024 1088 1200 1376 768 769 772 806
Modeline "1400x1050" 174.72 1400 1504 1656 1912 1050 1051 1054 1101
Modeline "1280x1024" 114.54 1280 1360 1496 1712 1024 1025 1028 1062
Modeline "1280x1024" 134.72 1280 1368 1504 1728 1024 1025 1028 1068
Modeline "1280x1024" 155.46 1280 1376 1512 1744 1024 1025 1028 1074
Modeline "1280x960" 107.32 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 995
Modeline "1280x960" 126.27 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1001
Modeline "1280x960" 145.77 1280 1376 1512 1744 960 961 964 1007
Modeline "1152x864" 86.70 1152 1224 1344 1536 864 865 868 896
Modeline "1152x864" 102.08 1152 1224 1352 1552 864 865 868 901
Modeline "1152x864" 116.71 1152 1224 1352 1552 864 865 868 906
Modeline "1024x768" 67.48 1024 1080 1184 1344 768 769 772 797
Modeline "1024x768" 79.52 1024 1080 1192 1360 768 769 772 801
Modeline "1024x768" 92.05 1024 1088 1200 1376 768 769 772 806
Modeline "800x600" 40.19 800 832 912 1024 600 601 604 623
Modeline "800x600" 47.53 800 840 920 1040 600 601 604 626
Modeline "800x600" 55.22 800 840 928 1056 600 601 604 630
Modeline "640x480" 25.10 640 656 720 800 480 481 484 498
Modeline "640x480" 29.84 640 664 728 816 480 481 484 501
Modeline "640x480" 34.80 640 672 736 832 480 481 484 504
EndSection

Section "Screen"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
Device "Device[0]"
Identifier "Screen[0]"
Monitor "Monitor[0]"
EndSection

Section "Device"
BoardName "GeForce4 Ti 4400"
BusID "1:0:0"
Driver "nvidia"
Identifier "Device[0]"
Screen 0
Option "Rotate" "off"
VendorName "NVidia"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout[all]"
InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"
Option "Clone" "off"
Option "Xinerama" "off"
Screen "Screen[0]"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Group "video"
Mode 0660
EndSection

Pwnz3r · 03-21-2004, 02:03 PM

The problem has nothing to do with Xfree, but instead the framebuffer setting that you're using. Tell me which bootloader you use, and I'll give you the code you should use for each. Remember, a TV only has a resolution of 320x240, so the vga mode for the framebuffer can't be set higher than that.

zero_signal · 03-22-2004, 08:26 AM

Thanks for your quick answer

I'm using Grub.

In apps like tvtool i've seen resolutions from 640x480 to 800x600 for the tv settings. That confuses me now a bit

Is it possible to clone my 1400x1050 crt to a 320x240 PAL tv (that multihead thing...)?

man, i feel like a noob again

zero_signal · 03-22-2004, 01:38 PM

hmmm,

I think I've found the framebuffer settings you mentioned in the /boot/grub/menu.lst.

But it did not do the trick. As root I called up hwinfo --framebuffer to list the modes of my board. But the only change in the behaviour is that (as expected) the boot message letters are really huge

As long I have my tvout cable plugged, theres pixel salad on the F1 to F6 consoles. I've tried all 320x240 modes, but the problem is still there. weird...

Pwnz3r · 03-22-2004, 02:44 PM

I've recently switched to Grub, so I do know the workings of it. Try vga=normal instead so that it doesn't use a framebuffer.

zero_signal · 03-22-2004, 03:35 PM

Yes! Thanks a lot!

That worked fine. The messages appear different, but I can read them and thats what i wanted to have!
Now I can start reconfiguring my tv-out and I hope it will work now.

Maybe I'll start a new thread called "noob cant get tv-out to work", but thats another matter

Thanks again

Greetings

zero_signal