On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 12:52 PM al3xu5 / dotcommon <dotcom...@autistici.org> wrote: > > Mon, 25 Jan 2021 10:59:34 -0600 - o1bigtenor <o1bigte...@gmail.com>: > > > [...] > > > > > > Your modeline will be something similar to: > > > > > > "3840x2160_30.00" 339.57 3840 4080 4496 5152 2160 2161 2164 2197 -HSync > > > +Vsync > > > > > > > 3840x2160 30.000 Hz 16:9 67.500 kHz 297.000 MHz (1150 mm x 650 mm) > > Hfront 176 Hsync 88 Hback 296 Hpol P > > Vfront 8 Vsync 10 Vback 72 Vpol P > > > > It seems to me that the 297.000 MHz (different than 339.57 MHz) is > > important. > > see below... > > > > > [...] > > > I am presently stuck trying to get 'videogen' working. > > > > Can see everything in the directory but using either root or user I get > > the same error message: > > $ videogen > > could not open configuration file "~/.videogen" (errno=2) > > [...] > > error: no modes (resolutions) have been specified > > > > Suggestion(s) on how to get over this hurdle? > > You should read videogen man:
I have found that man pages are designed for the expert who needs a refresher which is not the same as a noob with no knowledge. So man pages are a last resort for me. > > $ man videogen > > As you can see, you have to specify command parameters for videogen and/or > a configuration file for videogen where to read parameters to be used. > > In short, you need tu run videogen in this way: THANK YOU (deliberate use of caps!) - - - - this is the one thing that man pages seem unable to do - - - - an example of good usage. > > $ videogen -v nvidia=on mode=WxH -mdc=CCC -mhf=HHH -mvf=VVV -dvf=OOO > > where: > -v verbose output > > nvidia=on|off > Turn on/off non-free NVidia Linux driver compatibility mode. > (default=on) > > mode=modespec > Adds modespec to the list of modes to calculate a Modeline > for. This must be in the form 800x600 (width x height) and it can > be specified more than once to add several modes. > > -mdc=freq > Set freq to the maximum dot clock rate of your video card or > the bandwidth of your monitor, whichever is lower, in MHz. > > -mhf=freq > Set freq to the maximum horizontal refresh frequency of your > monitor in kHz. > > -mvf=freq > Set freq to the maximum vertical refresh frequency of your > monitor in Hz. > > -dvf=freq > Set freq to the vertical refresh frequency which you think > would be optimal for you, in Hz. The program will try to match > this frequency at all resolutions, instead of the maximum frequency > that would be technically possible. (optional) > > following is one example of the output: # videogen -v nvidia=on mode=3840x2160 -mdc=300.00 -mhf=67.500 -dvf=30 argument 6 (-dvf=30) has an invalid parameter command line syntax error I tried both with nvidia on and off, -dvf from 25 to 35 (clock/x*y). It would seem that I've struck out - - - - one more time - - - oh well. I think the wife will be overjoyed at getting a new TV except that I likely won't be getting a new monitor for quite some time! Thanks for the help!! Regards _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
