2008-03-31, 20:32
Hi, everyone. I'm loving XBMC on Linux.
However, I'm having a strange and frustrating problem. I'm running XBMC on Gutsy on a Mac Mini, connected via DVI to a Toshiba 62HM196 TV. Getting the modelines right for that was a real pain, but I finally have it working at 720p. XBMC starts fine and I can watch videos fine.
However, after 5-10 mintues or so, the video goes away. It seems like the TV is losing sync. Audio keeps running, I can SSH into the system, and I can even Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get a text mode terminal at 640x480. However, Ctrl-Alt-Backspace doesn't get X back at 720p, even if I kill the XboxMediaCenter process from a shell.
I have XBMC's video settings at 1280x720 (Desktop), and "Best available" under video player. It does start and work fine for a while, but then it seems like it sets a mode that my TV can't handle.
I can leave the Ubuntu desktop or the XBMC menu up for hours at 720p and it's fine; it only happens when video is playing.
Any ideas? Is there any scenario where XBMC should be changing the video mode after a video starts playing?
However, I'm having a strange and frustrating problem. I'm running XBMC on Gutsy on a Mac Mini, connected via DVI to a Toshiba 62HM196 TV. Getting the modelines right for that was a real pain, but I finally have it working at 720p. XBMC starts fine and I can watch videos fine.
However, after 5-10 mintues or so, the video goes away. It seems like the TV is losing sync. Audio keeps running, I can SSH into the system, and I can even Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get a text mode terminal at 640x480. However, Ctrl-Alt-Backspace doesn't get X back at 720p, even if I kill the XboxMediaCenter process from a shell.
I have XBMC's video settings at 1280x720 (Desktop), and "Best available" under video player. It does start and work fine for a while, but then it seems like it sets a mode that my TV can't handle.
I can leave the Ubuntu desktop or the XBMC menu up for hours at 720p and it's fine; it only happens when video is playing.
Any ideas? Is there any scenario where XBMC should be changing the video mode after a video starts playing?