On Friday 26 May 2006 11:39, Shawn Holland wrote:
Ok I got some good news and some bad news :)
:-) this is classic, isn't it?
I took the exact same xorg.conf and just changed it to load to svidio, I installed the FX5200, upgraded the driver to the newest and x started in svidio no problem. Nice and centered.
So I know now its not a problem with the xorg.conf. I'm thinking it has to do with either the driver or the video card itself :(
This might be a stupid question, but didn't the new driver installation modify your original xorg.conf? Can you please e-mail me copies (direct) of the 'before new driver' version and the 'after new driver' version?
Whats bad is that the FX5200 svideo out looks the same as the MX4000's svideo. It looks like its picking up a local tv chanel that you can get with just any tv (no cable hooked up) through radio signal's.. or how ever they transmit it.
Another stupid question: Do you see the same interference with *nothing* connected to the TV? In this case it could be a 'tuning in' problem at the TV end of things. One possibility: Most consumer electronics like DVD players, VCR's, etc., have a switch... sometimes on the back of the box and sometimes in firmware... to switch between broadcasting to the attached TV on 'Channel 3' and 'Channel 4'. Is it possible the card is transmitting on 'Channel 4' while your TV is set to receive on 'Channel 3'? Note: Depending on the quality of the receiving circuitry in the TV, a very strong 'Channel 3' output from the card *could* show up as black and white if the TV is 'listening' on 'Channel 4'. (Remember analog TV sets with real dials? You could 'dial in' a station and variably catch/drop the subcarriers with the color data... a 'nudge' down and the picture turned to black and white... a 'nudge' up and the colors returned. That's the effect I'm speculating might be involved here.)
But my GF2Ti's svideo looks nice and clean (just in black and white)
See previous comment.
So now I have a choice. Try to continue working on the GF2Ti when there may not be a way to get it working (or one that I may never figure out) with a possibility of a clean image. Or try and figure out how to clean the image up on the FX5200?
I think there is a strong possibility you will fix both if you troubleshoot the 'interference' problem. regards, Carl