[mythtvnz] KnoppMyth R5E50 on Shuttle ST61G4 - TV out problems

[David Nock]

Steve Hodge wrote:
> On 1/16/07, *David Nock* <nockdg@es.co.nz <mailto:nockdg@es.co.nz>> wrote:
> 
>     Steve Hodge wrote:
>      > On 1/16/07, *David Nock* <nockdg@es.co.nz
>     <mailto:nockdg@es.co.nz> <mailto:nockdg@es.co.nz
>     <mailto:nockdg@es.co.nz>>> wrote:
>      >
>      >     However it is black and white, and if I switch to a console
>     it is quite
>      >     jittery. Oh well, will install the NVidia drivers and see how
>     it looks.
>      >
>      >
>      > How are you connecting the box to the TV? One way to get a black and
>      > white picture (IIRC) is to get the SVideo/Composite setting wrong
>     for
>      > the connection you are using.
>      >
> 
>     Hi Steve,
> 
>     Currently it is connected via the Composite connector.
> 
>     Ok, now to ask the stupid question - where is the SVideo/Composite
>     setting that I should check? 
> 
> 
> In the config file for X. On my Gentoo system it's /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
> 
> Look for the line with 'Option "TVOutFormat"', it should be Device 
> section for the video card.
>  
> 
>     BTW, when the machine first boots, the Energy Saver logo appears in
>     colour. It is only when it starts X that it is B/W.
> 
> 
> That means it's definitely not a hardware issue.
> 
> I suppose another possibility could be the mode that X is using. A good 
> place to start when looking at X configuration issues is the log: 
> /var/log/Xorg.0.log on my system.
> 

I didn't have a line in my xorg.conf with TVOutFormat so I added that 
and some other related lines (found via googling for TVOutFormat) and 
now everything looks fantastic. :-)

Thanks
Dave