2010-08-08, 17:42
OK so I have been messing around with XBMC Live 9.11 for a few weeks now and have managed to stumble through most issues that occur using google searches (still can't figure out if I can do wake-on lan with this computer or not) but this latest problem I just can not figure out. As most questions answered were provided by this board I figured I would join up and ask the experts 
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I have an eee 901 that I am using to run xbmc live 9.11 (camelot). When I finally got it all set up the way I wanted I moved it over to a TV to find out it would only let me display in 800x600 at full screen (this works properly but of course looks strange). All other resolutions would display strangely. Well I read around that I needed to create an xorg.conf so I did and I even tried to follow the instructions in the link here: [LINUX] HOW-TO setup XBMC and Linux with correct resolution (xorg.conf).
The problem I have as that when inspecting the xlog.txt that is created it does not show the HorizSync and VertRefresh info so I am left sort of guessing what those values should be. I am also unsure if I have my modelines set properly. XBMC is displaying in 1280x720 now but the entire image is moved up and to the left cutting off part of the screen. Sometimes green blocks appear at the bottom towards the unused part (the black space under the image).
I will post my xorg.conf and hopefully someone can point me in the right direction here. I am so close to having this working (mostly) the way I want it to.
Keep in mind that this xorg.conf is mostly the way it was generated by the system with the addition of the modelines, the modes, the guesses at VertRefresh and HorizSync and the DPMS option being turned on.
So anyway a lot of the stuff I am taking a stab in the dark at with the modeline and the DPMS option as I have seen others do. Most of the help out there is for nvidia based graphics (which is no wonder as most people have proper set ups) and I have the 945 intel. I realize I haven't picked the easiest machine to work with but I have it laying around doing nothing else as the primary monitor is burned out on it.
I recently made the switch from XBMC on the xbox to this and it has a lot of great options just is requiring a little more tweaking.
Again any help would be greatly appreciated.
Greg
.I have an eee 901 that I am using to run xbmc live 9.11 (camelot). When I finally got it all set up the way I wanted I moved it over to a TV to find out it would only let me display in 800x600 at full screen (this works properly but of course looks strange). All other resolutions would display strangely. Well I read around that I needed to create an xorg.conf so I did and I even tried to follow the instructions in the link here: [LINUX] HOW-TO setup XBMC and Linux with correct resolution (xorg.conf).
The problem I have as that when inspecting the xlog.txt that is created it does not show the HorizSync and VertRefresh info so I am left sort of guessing what those values should be. I am also unsure if I have my modelines set properly. XBMC is displaying in 1280x720 now but the entire image is moved up and to the left cutting off part of the screen. Sometimes green blocks appear at the bottom towards the unused part (the black space under the image).
I will post my xorg.conf and hopefully someone can point me in the right direction here. I am so close to having this working (mostly) the way I want it to.
Code:
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
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"
FontPath "built-ins"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dri"
Load "glx"
Load "record"
Load "dri2"
Load "extmod"
Load "dbe"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 28.0 - 96.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 75.0
Modeline "1280x720@60p" 74.25 1280 1390 1430 1662 720 725 730 762 +hsync +vsync
Option "ExactModeTimingsDVI" "TRUE"
EndSection
Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "ColorKey" # <i>
#Option "CacheLines" # <i>
#Option "Dac6Bit" # [<bool>]
#Option "DRI" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoDDC" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShowCache" # [<bool>]
#Option "XvMCSurfaces" # <i>
#Option "PageFlip" # [<bool>]
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "intel"
VendorName "Intel Corporation"
BoardName "Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x720@60p"
EndSubSection
EndSectionKeep in mind that this xorg.conf is mostly the way it was generated by the system with the addition of the modelines, the modes, the guesses at VertRefresh and HorizSync and the DPMS option being turned on.
So anyway a lot of the stuff I am taking a stab in the dark at with the modeline and the DPMS option as I have seen others do. Most of the help out there is for nvidia based graphics (which is no wonder as most people have proper set ups) and I have the 945 intel. I realize I haven't picked the easiest machine to work with but I have it laying around doing nothing else as the primary monitor is burned out on it.
I recently made the switch from XBMC on the xbox to this and it has a lot of great options just is requiring a little more tweaking.
Again any help would be greatly appreciated.
Greg
