HOW-TO setup XBMC and Linux with correct resolution (xorg.conf)

Linux HOW-TO setup XBMC and Linux with correct resolution (xorg.conf)

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2012-03-13, 06:09 (This post was last modified: 2012-03-13, 06:13 by DarkMorford.)

I'm fighting with a projector at my school to get XBMC Live working at the right resolution. Looking at the manual on the mfr's web site, I found that it has a native resolution of 1280x800. I followed the instructions in the first post, and I found this in xlog.txt:

Code:
(--) Mar 09 11:30:20 NVIDIA(0): --- EDID for NEC NP510WSeries (CRT-0) ---

(--) Mar 09 11:30:20 NVIDIA(0): EDID Version                 : 1.3

(--) Mar 09 11:30:20 NVIDIA(0): Manufacturer                 : NEC

(--) Mar 09 11:30:20 NVIDIA(0): Monitor Name                 : NEC NP510WSeries

(--) Mar 09 11:30:20 NVIDIA(0): Product ID                   : 31144

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(--) Mar 09 11:30:20 NVIDIA(0): Detailed Timings:

(--) Mar 09 11:30:20 NVIDIA(0):   1280 x 800  @ 60 Hz

(--) Mar 09 11:30:20 NVIDIA(0):     Pixel Clock      : 83.50 MHz

(--) Mar 09 11:30:20 NVIDIA(0):     HRes, HSyncStart : 1280, 1352

(--) Mar 09 11:30:20 NVIDIA(0):     HSyncEnd, HTotal : 1480, 1680

(--) Mar 09 11:30:20 NVIDIA(0):     VRes, VSyncStart : 800, 803

(--) Mar 09 11:30:20 NVIDIA(0):     VSyncEnd, VTotal : 809, 831

(--) Mar 09 11:30:20 NVIDIA(0):     H/V Polarity     : -/+

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(--) Mar 09 11:30:20 NVIDIA(0): --- End of EDID for NEC NP510WSeries (CRT-0) ---

Perfect. Exactly the numbers I need to create a ModeLine, straight from the EDID information itself!

So I added this information to a fresh xorg.conf.

Code:
Section "Monitor"

    Identifier     "Monitor0"

    VendorName     "Unknown"

    ModelName      "Unknown"

    HorizSync       30.0 - 82.0

    VertRefresh     50.0 - 75.0

    Option         "DPMS"

    Option         "ExactModeTimingsDVI" "TRUE"

    ModeLine "1280x800_60" 83.50 1280 1352 1480 1680 800 803 809 831 -hsync +vsync

EndSection

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Section "Screen"

    Identifier     "Screen0"

    Device         "Device0"

    Monitor        "Monitor0"

    DefaultDepth    24

    SubSection     "Display"

        Depth       24

        Modes      "1280x800_60"

    EndSubSection

EndSection

After rebooting the machine, Xorg.0.log indicates that it is using the "1280x800_60" mode that I gave it, and XBMC does start up at that resolution. However, XBMC is insisting on running at 50 fps instead of 60.

What's going on?

EDIT: The computer in question has an NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS (G84) and I'm running XBMC from a USB flash drive, if that makes any difference.

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HOW-TO setup XBMC and Linux with correct resolution (xorg.conf) - by The-Boxhead - 2009-07-15, 11:08

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RE: [LINUX] HOW-TO setup XBMC and Linux with correct resolution (xorg.conf) - by DarkMorford - 2012-03-13, 06:09

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