2009-04-08, 10:49
Hi,
I´ve made some findings:
"Motherboards with NVIDIA GeForce 7100 / nForce 630i" in combination with a number of HD devices (panasonic PZ70, Pioneer PDP-507XD e.g) does not work togheter with XBMX Live (8.10 & 8.10.2 b1)
The motherboard sends out a low resolution HDMI signal at power on, but there is no picture displayed on the TV. This works with other HD devices, so the combination of motherboard(s) and mentioned HD devices is incompatible.
The cause seems to be that a number of HD devices does not support low resolution over HDMI (as is send out by the motherboard on power on)
This results in X not starting. I´m no linux expert but I´ve done some testing and there is one way I can get X to start:
1. Start computer with only VGA connected
2. When XBMC Live starts to load, I unplug VGA and plugin HDMI
3. Picture appears on my PZ70 using HDMI in 1920z1080
This is a work araround to make X start, but not a solution.
Vindows Vista handles this better, I can boot vista with only HDMI plugin and when nvidia drivers is loaded I get picture.
It is clear that X (XBMC Live) and Windows Vista handles this differently.
Is there a fix to make x start without having to do the cable switching I describe?
You can read more about other pople with the same problem at this location:
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthre...ost1977744
I´ve written about my problem in this thread: http://www.xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=44758
Best regards, Daniel
I´ve made some findings:
"Motherboards with NVIDIA GeForce 7100 / nForce 630i" in combination with a number of HD devices (panasonic PZ70, Pioneer PDP-507XD e.g) does not work togheter with XBMX Live (8.10 & 8.10.2 b1)
The motherboard sends out a low resolution HDMI signal at power on, but there is no picture displayed on the TV. This works with other HD devices, so the combination of motherboard(s) and mentioned HD devices is incompatible.
The cause seems to be that a number of HD devices does not support low resolution over HDMI (as is send out by the motherboard on power on)
This results in X not starting. I´m no linux expert but I´ve done some testing and there is one way I can get X to start:
1. Start computer with only VGA connected
2. When XBMC Live starts to load, I unplug VGA and plugin HDMI
3. Picture appears on my PZ70 using HDMI in 1920z1080
This is a work araround to make X start, but not a solution.
Vindows Vista handles this better, I can boot vista with only HDMI plugin and when nvidia drivers is loaded I get picture.
It is clear that X (XBMC Live) and Windows Vista handles this differently.
Is there a fix to make x start without having to do the cable switching I describe?
You can read more about other pople with the same problem at this location:
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthre...ost1977744
I´ve written about my problem in this thread: http://www.xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=44758
Best regards, Daniel