Resolved: Missing Resolutions in Ubuntu 7.xx

My Ubuntu machine is attached to my 32" LCD TV (a Westinghouse LTV-32w3). For the longest time my Ubuntu install would only show two resolutions - 640x480 and 800x600. I finally found a couple of good posts that helped me solve my problem.

If by chance you have the same TV with a similar problem, just add the following two lines to the "Monitor" section of your /etc/X11/xorg.conf...

HorizSync 50-75
VertRefresh 60-75

It should look something like this when you're done...

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "LTV-27w6/32w"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 50-75
VertRefresh 60-75
EndSection

Here are the links...

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FixVideoResolutionHowto
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/3731
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/88131

pcHDTV 5500 and Ubuntu

• To get the card to work I had to...
• sudo modprobe cx88_dvb
  
  
• To change HDTV channels:
• dtvsignal -q 79.4
• To pipe to an mpg file
• getatsc -q 79.4 > /tmp/test.mpg
• To view the test drag the mpg file to xine
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