1920x1080 @ 60Hz not working

[paul!]

Hi guys,
I'm new to this forum and already asking so many questions. Hope you don't mind.

I've a Nvidia GTS 8800 PCIE on an Asrock Dual SataII connected to a Sharp Aquos 32" LCD TV. I tried open source nouveau drivers and nvidia proprietary drivers. However I can get this tv to work at 1980x1080@60Hz, currently I run it at 50Hz. In the settings I only can select 50..56Hz. Even trying to force it by xorg.conf does not work, still 50Hz.
By the way, I use Fedora 12 x86_64.

Does anyone have a clue?
Thanks!

[Kano]

The reason will be in the edid, check /var/log/Xorg.0.log. If you would know what to do you can override every setting which is blocking that res/refresh.

[paul!]

Hi,
thanks for your reply.
Here form my Xorg.0.log:

(II) Mar 28 20:29:08 NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 8800 GTS 512 (G92) at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0)
(--) Mar 28 20:29:08 NVIDIA(0): Memory: 524288 kBytes
(--) Mar 28 20:29:08 NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 62.92.25.00.05
(II) Mar 28 20:29:08 NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
(--) Mar 28 20:29:08 NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
(--) Mar 28 20:29:08 NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce 8800 GTS 512 at
(--) Mar 28 20:29:08 NVIDIA(0):     PCI:1:0:0:
(--) Mar 28 20:29:08 NVIDIA(0):     Samsung SyncMaster (CRT-1)
(--) Mar 28 20:29:08 NVIDIA(0):     SHARP HDMI (DFP-0)
(--) Mar 28 20:29:08 NVIDIA(0): Samsung SyncMaster (CRT-1): 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
(--) Mar 28 20:29:08 NVIDIA(0): SHARP HDMI (DFP-0): 330.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
(--) Mar 28 20:29:08 NVIDIA(0): SHARP HDMI (DFP-0): Internal Dual Link TMDS
(II) Mar 28 20:29:08 NVIDIA(0): Display Device found referenced in MetaMode: DFP-0
(WW) Mar 28 20:29:08 NVIDIA(0): The EDID for SHARP HDMI (DFP-0) contradicts itself: mode
(WW) Mar 28 20:29:08 NVIDIA(0):     "1920x1080" is specified in the EDID; however, the EDID's
(WW) Mar 28 20:29:08 NVIDIA(0):     valid VertRefresh range (49.000-76.000 Hz) would exclude
(WW) Mar 28 20:29:08 NVIDIA(0):     this mode's VertRefresh (24.0 Hz); ignoring VertRefresh
(WW) Mar 28 20:29:08 NVIDIA(0):     check for mode "1920x1080".
(WW) Mar 28 20:29:08 NVIDIA(0): The EDID for SHARP HDMI (DFP-0) contradicts itself: mode
(WW) Mar 28 20:29:08 NVIDIA(0):     "1920x1080" is specified in the EDID; however, the EDID's
(WW) Mar 28 20:29:08 NVIDIA(0):     valid VertRefresh range (49.000-76.000 Hz) would exclude
(WW) Mar 28 20:29:08 NVIDIA(0):     this mode's VertRefresh (24.0 Hz); ignoring VertRefresh
(WW) Mar 28 20:29:08 NVIDIA(0):     check for mode "1920x1080".
(II) Mar 28 20:29:08 NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: DFP-0
(II) Mar 28 20:29:08 NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
(II) Mar 28 20:29:08 NVIDIA(0):     "DFP:nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
(II) Mar 28 20:29:08 NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1920 x 1080

What's up with the "24.0 Hz"?


Anyway I created a Modeline:

# gtf 1920 1080 60

  # 1920x1080 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 67.08 kHz; pclk: 172.80 MHz
  Modeline "1920x1080_60.00"  172.80  1920 2040 2248 2576  1080 1081 1084 1118  -HSync +Vsync

added it to xorg.conf section monitor. But I couldn't log in afterwards. Screen started flickering and the mouse disappeared, after I had entered my login data.

greetings

[Kano]

First of all the modeline is wrong. It would be more like

$ cvt -r 1920 1080 60
# 1920x1080 59.93 Hz (CVT 2.07M9-R) hsync: 66.59 kHz; pclk: 138.50 MHz
Modeline "1920x1080R"  138.50  1920 1968 2000 2080  1080 1083 1088 1111 +hsync -vsync

Also i dont think you posted all relevant lines from your logfile.

[paul!]

Ok thanks, I used your modeline and at least I can log in again. However still at 50Hz.

Don't know what exactly the relevant lines would be, so here is the whole Xorg.0.log:


Hope you find missing information in there. Thanks!

[Kano]

First of all there is no

Option "TwinView" "0"

if you want to see correct refresh rate in xrandr you have to use

Option "DynamicTwinView" "0"

otherwise you see 50 or 55 depending on the port used, only nvidia-settings will tell you the "real" refresh rate. I don't think that your tv is using 50 hz. You should not need any modeline override, try:

rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf*
nvidia-xconfig

if you only use 1 connected monitor and want to see correct refresh:

nvidia-xconfig --no-dynamic-twinview

[paul!]

I created a new xorg.conf using the commands you provied.
Still my monitor keep staying at 50Hz, also according to nvidia-settings.
And personally I notice it by watching videos and starring at it a little longer (gives me kind of a headache and tiered eyes...)

I saved edid data? Would this be helpful?

Thank you for your efforts!

[Kano]

You can use a tool to edit the edid.bin, then add this to the device section:

Option "CustomEDID" "DFP-0:/path/to/some/edid.bin"

[paul!]

I looked at the edid:

monitor-get-edid | monitor-parse-edid 
Name: SHARP HDMI
EISA ID: SHP0ffd
Screen size: 82.0 cm x 46.0 cm (37.02 inches, aspect ratio 16/9 = 1.78)
Gamma: 2.2
Digital signal
Max video bandwidth: 170 MHz

	HorizSync 15-75
	VertRefresh 49-76

	# Monitor preferred modeline (50.0 Hz vsync, 56.2 kHz hsync, ratio 16/9, 59 dpi)
	ModeLine "1920x1080" 148.5 1920 2448 2492 2640 1080 1084 1089 1125 -hsync +vsync

	# Monitor preferred modeline (60.0 Hz vsync, 47.7 kHz hsync, ratio 16/9, 42 dpi)
	ModeLine "1360x768" 85.5 1360 1424 1536 1792 768 771 777 795 +hsync +vsync

I'm ready to change the edid.bin with a hex editor, but I'm not sure which value? Because 50(dec) (0x32) does not appear...

greetings

[paul!]

I tried using the windows edid file (shouldn't it be the same?) and got 60 Hz available for choosing in the display settings configuration tool, but it wasn't apllied...