965G, ADD2 HDMI, Toshiba TV: blank screen, X is operational

[Nicolas Will]

On Sat, 2008-03-22 at 12:09 -0700, Keith Packard wrote:
> On Sat, 2008-03-22 at 08:59 +0000, Nicolas Will wrote:
> 
> > http://www.youplala.net/~will/htpc/intel/nvidia/Xorg.0.log
> > 
> > The TV suddenly looks like it is way more chatty.
> 
> The nVidia driver found a 60Hz mode in the DI-EXT EDID block. You
> might
> try using that one:
> 
> Modeline "1920x1080" 148.50 1920 2008 2052 2200  1080 1084 1089 1125
> +hsync +vsync
> 
> It's a bit concerning that the TV's preferred mode doesn't appear to
> work though; even the nVidia driver selected the 60Hz mode instead of
> the advertised 50Hz mode.

Thanks for that. I'll try it tomorrow.

Just in case, I've bought a maleHDMI-femaleDVI adapter. Who know,
"degrading" the connectivity to DVI (missing pins?) in the path may
force the TV into becoming more communicative.

I'll try both and report my findings here.

Nico