XBMC : "Mode not supported"

Hi,
I cross-compiled XMBC. It runs well on RCA output, but not on HDMI.
TV's native resolution is 1440x900. When I start XBMC, screen goes black, then the TV displays "Mode not supported".

Here is the log : http://pastebin.com/vXnU0Hv1

At line 81 :

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19:56:15 T:1102909440  NOTICE: Found (1440x900@60.000000) at 28, setting to RES_DESKTOP at 16

The resolution is set at 1440x900, so it should be good !

Any idea ?
Thanks.

[dom]

What mode are you in before launching xbmc?
/opt/vc/bin/tvservice -s

What mode are you in before launching xbmc?
/opt/vc/bin/tvservice -s

I tried to run this command, but I get

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root@rpi:~# /opt/vc/bin/tvservice -s
-bash: /opt/vc/bin/tvservice: No such file or directory

and

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root@rpi:~# ls -l /opt/vc/bin/
total 252
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 67370 Aug 20 16:20 edidparser
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 35428 Aug 20 16:20 tvservice
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 75634 Aug 20 16:20 vcdbg
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14764 Aug 20 16:20 vcgencmd
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 55519 Aug 20 16:20 vchiq_test

My TV reports I'm using 1440x900@60Hz

EDIT:
After some Google search...

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root@rpi:~# /opt/vc/bin/tvservice -s
state: HPD high|HDMI mode|HDCP off|composite off (0x12001a), 1440x900 @ 60Hz, progressive

[dom]

Does adding:
hdmi_group=2
hdmi_mode=0x2f
hdmi_drive=2

to config.txt help?

Does adding:
hdmi_group=2
hdmi_mode=0x2f
hdmi_drive=2

to config.txt help?

No, TV displays "Mode not supported" from start.

Before starting xbmc:

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state: HPD high|DVI mode|HDCP off|composite off (0x120016), 1440x900 @ 60Hz, progressive


And after xbmc start:

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state: HPD high|HDMI mode|HDCP off|composite off (0x12001a), 1440x900 @ 60Hz, progressive


XBMC is switching to HDMI mode and TV displays "Mode not supported".
If I force 1080i (1080p doesn't work) resolution in config.txt, XMBC is working (with HDMI mode and sound is OK), but display quality is lower.

[dom]

No, TV displays "Mode not supported" from start.

How about:
hdmi_group=2
hdmi_mode=0x2e
hdmi_drive=2

No, TV displays "Mode not supported" from start.

How about:
hdmi_group=2
hdmi_mode=0x2e
hdmi_drive=2

Boot in VGA:

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state: HPD high|HDMI mode|HDCP off|composite off (0x12001a), 640x480 @ 60Hz, progressive


[dom]

When I start XBMC, screen goes black, then the TV displays "Mode not supported".

Can you confirm what you meant here?

Were you in a system with working HDMI output (like raspbian), and you lost the display when launching xbmc,
or are you booting straight into an xbmc distribution (e.g. openelec/raspbian) and there is no HDMI output at all?

When I start XBMC, screen goes black, then the TV displays "Mode not supported".

Can you confirm what you meant here?

Were you in a system with working HDMI output (like raspbian), and you lost the display when launching xbmc,
or are you booting straight into an xbmc distribution (e.g. openelec/raspbian) and there is no HDMI output at all?

I'm booting into Raspbian. Display is working but in DVI mode. When I start XBMC (using xinit from tty1), the screen goes black, then the TV displays "Mode not supported".
Maybe you have not seen this post : viewtopic.php?p=154640#p154640

[dom]

Maybe you have not seen this post : viewtopic.php?p=154640#p154640

Yes, that post is the important one.

Okay, your monitor doesn't seem to like HDMI mode, but does like DVI mode.
XBMC always chooses HDMI mode, as that is most useful (you can only get audio with HDMI mode).

XBMC should really allow choosing HDMI/DVI. But I think if there is only one mode available, xbmc doesn't change mode.

So I think this will be the mode you get by default, and may stop xbmc from choosing a different mode:
hdmi_group=2
hdmi_mode=0x2f
hdmi_drive=1

If not, then I think you need to look into guisettings.xml. Possibly changing the resolution to windowed would help?

Yes, that post is the important one.

Okay, your monitor doesn't seem to like HDMI mode, but does like DVI mode.
XBMC always chooses HDMI mode, as that is most useful (you can only get audio with HDMI mode).

XBMC should really allow choosing HDMI/DVI. But I think if there is only one mode available, xbmc doesn't change mode.

So I think this will be the mode you get by default, and may stop xbmc from choosing a different mode:
hdmi_group=2
hdmi_mode=0x2f
hdmi_drive=1

If not, then I think you need to look into guisettings.xml. Possibly changing the resolution to windowed would help?

Same problem with these settings. I'll look at guisettings.xml.
Thank you for your help.

[dom]

You need this change:
https://github.com/huceke/xbmc/commit/d ... 6b0efb2bab

Then if the hdmi_mode/hdmi_group are set the hdmi mode will be left alone and you shouldn't lose the display.

You'll need to wait for a build that incorporates this change.