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humax 19dtt monitor/tv

#1 Post by freke »

I bought a a Humax LGB-19DTT monitor/tv
If I put any puppy cd in the drive it will not display, If I load xp it displays with error message if I load DSL it does work but takes ages to load, I spent a long time on the Humax phone line but could get no further with puppy,
my graphic card is NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8x with the resolution set at the moment at 1024 by 768 in order to use puppy I have gone back to my old tv/monitor.

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#2 Post by freke »

I am no nearer in getting puppy to load on this monitor
Or on a LU23-TD1 that I borrowed I am sending this post from DSL mounted on this Humax LU23-TD1
If I cannot get puppy to run I shall have to use DSL. much to my regret.
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#3 Post by freke »

I have found by trial and error that some versions of puppy will work by waiting until the cd stops and then pressing escape. Has anyone else any suggestions.
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#4 Post by Aitch »

Hi freke
Booting from CD
After setting keyboard....
Do you set xorg & test on bootup?
control alt backspace if you get stuck with a blank screen
The monitor can do 1440x900 [AFAIK]
else
Try xvesa

Are you using normal 'd' connector & not dvi or anything?

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#5 Post by freke »

Thank's for the reply Aitch,
I'm booting from a DVD that I had burned when using my old monitor,
it takes 2 minutes to boot up with a 1024 768 resolution' during which time the screen is blank, I get no chance to set anything, at the moment I am running fire hydrant 3.01.
I can get on line print and browse but cannot save any settings.
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#6 Post by freke »

I am having no luck with this Humax can anybody recommend a 20 inch lcd freeview monitor replacement?

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#7 Post by Aitch »

@freke
.....can anybody recommend a 20 inch lcd freeview monitor replacement?
http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search. ... 22+monitor

Dunno about freeview though

maybe?

http://electronics.search.ebay.co.uk/fr ... acatZ96964

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#8 Post by freke »

Has anyone tried a Sony KDL20S3000 - 20" S-Series BRAVIA with puppy linux?
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#9 Post by Aitch »

@freke

I don't think there's anything wrong with your video hardware {TV}

This Sony does 1366 x 768, which is a widescreen format, and puppy uses the more conventional 3:4 aspect ratio

I'm sure that what you need, is a simple script to enable proper display, which I do not know how to do, rather than spend all that extra money on a [very nice] new TV

Can someone else help out here?


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#10 Post by freke »

I have loaded DSL on my old pc using the Humax LGB-19DTT and it loads fine, when I try to load puppy I just get a screen message 'invalid mode' then nothing, I get no chance to adjust the screen resolution.
I have posted this using DSL. Is there a version of puppy that wil override this invalid mode and load like DSL?

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#11 Post by freke »

I have loaded puppy dingo using xvesa at 1024 768 resolution I have a reasonable display but loading it is weird I still get the error message on screen saying invalid mode the screen goes blank until I hit the return key I can surf listen to radio and send emails. If I try to shut down and save the screen goes blank till I hit the escape key when it ejects the cd I get no info on whether it has saved or not.
Surely there is not on me having the problem?

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#12 Post by freke »

This is the reply I got from Humax.

This model will work up to the following resolution

1024x768 (WXGA, 60Hz)

You may need to contact Linux for advice on using this TV as a monitor with there operating system.

So I am no nearer.(apologies for being unable to clear the problem)

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#13 Post by freke »

I have got the humax working satisfactorily by saving puppy to a usb drive with xvesa on a separate pc, when I load this into the humax as always I get the error message on screen and the screen goes blank for 3 minutes I get puppy on screen at a reasonable resolution.

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#14 Post by Aitch »

sorry to see you still having problems, freke

it is beyond my knowledge, yet I just know there is a simple solution
I believe it involves defining the video resolution in xorg and putting this in a script [grub?] which loads before the final attempt at displaying a desktop

there is probably also an equally simple command line code to type in dsl to show what drivers/modules are loaded, again, not my field

hopefully someone will be able to help

try googling the forum for video solutions and see who's name comes up, then pm them

http://www.wellminded.com/puppy/pupsearch.html

I don't like giving people work, but maybe Hairy Will would be a good starter?

hang in there :)

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#15 Post by freke »

Thanks for the encouragement Aitch because I feel completely out of my depth with this, I am sure it is related to puppy because if I load DSL I get a normal screen throughout the booting whereas with puppy the screen goes blank and I get no indication of whats happening.

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#16 Post by Aitch »

Hi freke

I just checked - March 9th!!!

Maybe you posted in the wrong heading, eh?

I think maybe you should open a new post, in the beginners section [as more people read it!!] and maybe focus on your videocard running in puppy whatever version, such as;

Help needed: NVIDIA GeForce4; problem driving Humax 'TV as monitor' in Puppy 4 [or whatever you are using, & if it will fit! :wink: ]

If you explain the dsl setup, there are some probes that can be done to find out what is loaded and presumably, working, yes? [sorry I know of them, not what they are]

Both TV monitors you detail are modern lcd monitors - widescreen I think, so it may be there's a special setting needed in xorg setup, - ask

I'm sure you'll get an answer there

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#17 Post by spring »

hi freke
my viewsonic VA1616w with 1366x768 now works fine on xorg, the xorg.conf was modified:
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 16
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubsection
EndSection
change "1024x768" to "1366x768"
Section "Monitor"
#DisplaySize 350 200 # mm
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "VSC"
ModelName "VA1616wSERIES"
### Comment all HorizSync and VertRefresh values to use DDC:
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 24.0-82.0
VertRefresh 50.0-71.0
#UseModes "Modes0" #monitor0usemodes
Option "PreferredMode" "1024x768"
EndSection
chnage "VertRefresh 50.0-71.0" to
"VertRefresh 50.0-75.0"
chnage Option "PreferredMode" "1024x768" to
Option "PreferredMode" "1366x768"
and restart X, maybe this could help you. have good lucky.
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