[mythtvnz] X works, but Myth does not.

[Kenneth Dixon]

This will depend on what distribution/desktop environment
you are using, but have a look at settings -> display
settings or equivalent on your desktop and see what its set
to. I set mine(mythbuntu 8.04) to default, which tells it to
look at xorg.conf.
Set modes in xorg.conf to
Modes    "1360x768" #"1024x768" "800x600"
which should force it to 1360x768.

Are you using the fglrx drivers?

----- Original Message Follows -----
> Okay, so I got my shiny new HDMI mobo going. For certain
> values of going.
> 
> X loads up fine, everything displays as it should, right
> up until  mythfrontend or mythtv-setup tries to load, at
> which stage the screen looks  like one of the old
> commodore64 epilepsy screens. Everything else looks  great
> , myth don't display right.
> 
> I'm using a HDMI cable to run to the plasma screen, which
> has a native res  of 1368x768. xorg.conf is setup
> correctly --
> 
>          ModeLine     "1360x768" 84.5 1360 1392 1712 1744
> 768 783 791 807
>          SubSection "Display"
>                  Depth     24
>                  Modes    "1360x768" "1024x768" "800x600"
> "640x480"
>          EndSubSection
>          DefaultDepth     24
>          SubSection "Display"
>                  Viewport   0 0
>                  Depth     24
>          EndSubSection
> (selective trimming used.)
> 
> Mythfrontend throws up the following:
> 2008-07-13 15:09:32.660 New DB connection, total: 2
> 2008-07-13 15:09:32.661 Connected to database
> 'mythconverg' at host: localhost 2008-07-13 15:09:32.662
> mythfrontend version: 0.21.20080304-1 www.mythtv.org
> 2008-07-13 15:09:32.662 Enabled verbose msgs:  important
> general 2008-07-13 15:09:33.060 Unable to parse
> themeinfo.xml for glass-wide 2008-07-13 15:09:33.060 The
> theme (glass-wide) is missing a themeinfo.xml file
> 2008-07-13 15:09:33.579 Unable to parse themeinfo.xml for
> glass-wide 2008-07-13 15:09:33.579 The theme (glass-wide)
> is missing a themeinfo.xml file 2008-07-13 15:09:33.818 No
> theme dir: /home/mythtv/.mythtv/themes/blootube-wide
> 2008-07-13 15:09:33.819 Primary screen 0. 2008-07-13
> 15:09:33.820 Using screen 0, 1920x1080 at 0,0 2008-07-13
> 15:09:33.820 No theme dir:
> /home/mythtv/.mythtv/themes/blootube-wide 2008-07-13
> 15:09:33.821 Switching to wide mode (blootube-wide)
> 2008-07-13 15:09:33.970 Using the Qt painter mythtv: could
> not connect to socket mythtv: No such file or directory
> 2008-07-13 15:09:33.971 lirc_init failed for mythtv, see
> preceding messages
> 
> xorg.conf does have modelines for 1920x1080 (how do they
> come up with such  random numbers for resolutions?), but
> they aren't listed in the Display  subsections at all, nor
> are they listed under default depths.
> 
> Should I comment out every modeline except for 1360x768,
> or is there  something I am missing?
> 
> --
> Alan Podjursky                  ICQ 24423014
> "When in doubt, use brute force." -- Ken Thompson 
> 
> 
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