Pioneer DFP/ GeForce4 DVI-HDMI Finally got 1080i but doesn't look right...

[Writher]

My apologies for the long thread title. Just wanted to be descriptive in case someone else gets this problem.

I was following along with another thread in here someone else unable to get 1080i on their Pioneer DFP. My symptoms were the same, and adding ModeValidation "NoVertRefreshCheck" allowed me to startx at 1080i, but it doesn't look right...here is a picture:

Warning 2.7MB file

Here are the relevant parts of my xorg.conf:

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "DFP"
VendorName "Pioneer"
ModeLine "1920x1080@60i" 77.6 1920 1952 2240 2272 1080 1104 1110 1135 interlace
ModeLine "1920x1080@30i" 74.2 1920 2008 2052 2200 1080 1084 1094 1124 interlace
ModeLine "1920x1080_60.00" 172.8 1920 2040 2248 2576 1080 1081 1084 1118 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1360x768@60i" 38.0 1360 1392 1536 1568 768 785 789 807 interlace
ModeLine "1280x720@60i" 33.4 1280 1312 1432 1464 720 736 740 757 interlace
ModeLine "960x540@60" 40.1 960 992 1144 1176 540 551 557 568
Option "UseDisplayDevice" "DFP"
HorizSync 30.0 - 50.0
VertRefresh 60
EndSection

Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
# sw_cursor is needed for some ati and radeon cards
#Option "sw_cursor"
#Option "hw_cursor"
#Option "NoAccel"
#Option "ShowCache"
#Option "ShadowFB"
#Option "UseFBDev"
#Option "Rotate"
Identifier "nVidia Inc. GeForce4 Ti4400"
# The following line is auto-generated by x11-misc/mkxf86config
Driver "nvidia"
Option "NoLogo" "true"
VideoRam 131072
VendorName "All"
BoardName "All"
# Option "UseEDID" "TRUE"
# BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "nVidia Inc. GeForce4 Ti4400"
Monitor "DFP"
Option "ModeValidation" "NoVertRefreshCheck,NoMaxPClkCheck,NoEdidMaxPClkCh eck"
Option "UseEdidFreqs" "FALSE"
DefaultColorDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1920x1080@60i" "1920x1080@30i" "1920x1080_60.00" "1360x768@60i"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

Here is my Verbose Xorg.0.log file

Here is my nvidia-bug-report.log

Any help would be appreciated.

[///MVinny]

What was that picture of, the carpet?

Add to the xorg.conf

      Option  "ModeValidation" "NoDFPNativeResolutionCheck"

Doubtful the result is perfect, let's start there and see if it'll try to play nice with your custom modelines.

[Writher]

Didn't change anything.

One interesting thing is, I feel like I have changed every possible combination of the ModeValidation parameters. In every case one of two things happens:

1) I get pretty good quality 720p resolution
2) I get 1080i resolution that is very distorted (IE if I right click, the context menu pops up several inches above where the mouse is, there are many weird vertical lines etc"

In all cases, they do not fit on the screen properly (IE the KDE Menu is not visible on the screen. ) This is even the case during POST and before X-Window starts at boottime.

Might I need to reduce it from 1920x1080 to something like 1910x1074? If so would I change it in the modeline, create a new Display SubSection, or both?

Thanks.

[Writher]

Hey guys,
I fixed the Modelines in my xorg.conf (they were previously copied and pasted from the other Pioneer post). It turns out that on my first modeline only the last number was off and it was only off by one. I also cleaned up my xorg.conf a bit and changed the modevalidation parameters. I am still getting 1080i, and it looks bad but not quite as bad as in the previous pictures.

Here is what it looks like now: Pic 1 Pic 2

Here is my xorg.conf
here is the important stuff from my xorg.conf:

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "DFP"
VendorName "Pioneer"
#HorizSync 15.0-46.0
HorizSync 45.0
VertRefresh 60.0
#VertRefresh 49.0-61.0
ModeLine "1920x1080" 74.250 1920 2008 2052 2200 1080 1084 1094 1124 interlace +hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1280x720" 74.250 1280 1390 1430 1650 720 725 730 750 +hsync +vsync
ModeLine "720x480" 27.000 720 736 798 858 480 489 495 525 -hsync -vsync
Option "UseDisplayDevice" "DFP"
EndSection

Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
# sw_cursor is needed for some ati and radeon cards
#Option "sw_cursor"
#Option "hw_cursor"
#Option "NoAccel"
#Option "ShowCache"
#Option "ShadowFB"
#Option "UseFBDev"
#Option "Rotate"
Identifier "nVidia Inc. GeForce4 Ti4400"
# The following line is auto-generated by x11-misc/mkxf86config
Driver "nvidia"
Option "NoLogo" "true"
VideoRam 131072
VendorName "All"
BoardName "All"
# BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "nVidia Inc. GeForce4 Ti4400"
Monitor "DFP"
Option "ModeValidation" "NoVertRefreshCheck,NoEdidMaxPClkCheck,NoDFPNative ResolutionCheck"
DefaultColorDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1920x1080" "1920x1080" "1920x1080@60.00" "1360x768@60i"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Here is my nvidia-bug-report.log
Here is my Xorg.0.log

[Writher]

Also, Powerstrip told me that my max Vsync was 61 and my max Hsync was 46.

Is it better to have a single number for the Hsync and Vsync or a range? For example:

A)
#HorizSync 15.0-46.0
#VertRefresh 49.0-61.0

or

B)
HorizSync 45.0
VertRefresh 60.0

[Writher]

Interesting first line of the Mode Validation:

(II) NVIDIA(0): --- Building ModePool for PIO PRO-R06 (DFP-0) ---
(II) NVIDIA(0): Validating Mode "1920x1080":
(II) NVIDIA(0): 1920 x 540 @ 60 Hz
(II) NVIDIA(0): Mode Source: EDID
(II) NVIDIA(0): Pixel Clock : 74.25 MHz
(II) NVIDIA(0): HRes, HSyncStart : 1920, 2008
(II) NVIDIA(0): HSyncEnd, HTotal : 2052, 2200
(II) NVIDIA(0): VRes, VSyncStart : 540, 542
(II) NVIDIA(0): VSyncEnd, VTotal : 547, 562
(II) NVIDIA(0): H/V Polarity : +/+
(II) NVIDIA(0): Extra : Interlaced
(II) NVIDIA(0): Mode is valid.

[Writher]

If I add "NoEdidModes" to ModeValidation it reverts back to 720p.

Edit: My apologies for all the bumps, it just seems like people are pretty stumped on this one so I figured the more observations I could add, the better.

[Writher]

Getting pretty close to giving up on this and installing Windows and maybe running Linux in a VM. Anyone got anything I might have missed?

[///MVinny]

Originally Posted by Writher

Didn't change anything.

You're right:

(WW) NVIDIA(0): Unrecognized ModeValidation token
(WW) NVIDIA(0):     "NoDFPNativeResolutionCheck"; ignoring.

That driver you're running is pretty old:

/proc/driver/nvidia/version
NVRM version: NVIDIA Linux x86 Kernel Module  1.0-8776  Mon Oct 16 21:56:04 PDT 2006
GCC version:  gcc version 4.1.1 (Gentoo 4.1.1-r3)

Gentoo? EEK!!

Go get the latest driver dude.
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=92953

[Writher]

Hey Great catch! Going to get the latest drivers immediately!

I had installed the latest drivers available in portage using "emerge nvidia-drivers"


Thanks.

Will check back after done updating.

[Writher]

The Drivers you linked me do not support my card, but I downloaded the appropriate legacy driver.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_d..._1.0-9755.html

Installing shortly....

[Writher]

I updated my drivers to the latest one that supports my card. I decided to start from a clean slate. I removed all ModeValidation options, all the modelines that say "my" I generated with Powerstrip. The one that says "your" I found from the EDID during previous modevalidation process. It now boots at 480p.

Here is my xorg.conf

Here is my nvidia-bug-report.log

Here is my Xorg.0.log