FreeBSD 5.0 and geforce 4 and TV-out

LuKreme kremels at kreme.com
Sun May 11 16:11:40 PDT 2003


I recently installed FreeBSD 5 on machine with a geforce 4 and svideo 
out.  My intention is to use this machine as a HomeTheaterPC with 
mplayer.

However, I cannot seem to get any output to the TV beyond the simple 
shell.  Note, I do NOT have a regular monitor hooked up to the machine, 
nor do I want one.

I have the following sections defined in the XF86Config file.  However, 
I have no attachment to any particular setup, I just want mplayer to 
show video and output sound.

Section "Module"
     Load        "dbe"   # Double buffer extension
     SubSection  "extmod"
       Option    "omit xfree86-dga"   # don't initialise the DGA 
extension
     EndSubSection
     Load        "type1"
     Load        "freetype"
     Load       "glx"
EndSection

Section "Device"
     Identifier  "geforce4"
     Driver      "nv"
     Option "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"
     Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
     Identifier  "Screen 1"
     Device      "geforce4"
     Monitor     "TV"
     DefaultDepth 16

     Subsection "Display"
         Depth       1
     EndSubsection
     Subsection "Display"
         Depth       4
     EndSubsection
     Subsection "Display"
         Depth       8
     EndSubsection
     Subsection "Display"
         Depth       15
     EndSubsection
     Subsection "Display"
         Depth       16
         Modes       "800x600" "640x480"
     EndSubsection
     Subsection "Display"
         Depth       24
         Modes       "800x600" "640x480"
     EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
     Identifier  "TV"
     HorizSync   30.0 - 50.0
     VertRefresh 60
EndSection

when I `startx` the TV shows what appears to be completely de-synced 
video (narrow lines fluxing over the screen).


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