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01-20-2007, 05:32 AM
#1
Member
Registered: May 2006
Posts: 47
Rep:
GeForce 6100 xorg.conf Composite help please
Hi all I am running a biostar tforce 6100
fedora 6: x86_64
I have installed my driver from livna:
1.0-9746
When the box boots the splash screen is their on the computer mointor "Dell", I am trying to get the composite out to the tv working here.
I think I might be close but nothing on my tv yet?
if some one could give me a hand or give me ideas please?
thanks
below is my xorg.conf:
# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Multihead layout"
Screen 0 "Screen0" LeftOf "Screen1"
Screen 1 "Screen1" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
Option "Xinerama" "off"
Option "Clone" "on"
EndSection
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
ModulePath "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia"
ModulePath "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules"
FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from data in "/etc/sysconfig/keyboard"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "DELL P780"
HorizSync 30.0 - 85.0
VertRefresh 48.0 - 120.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor1"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Crappy Television"
HorizSync 30.0 - 50.0
VertRefresh 60.0 - 60.0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 6100"
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard1"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 6100"
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
BusID "PCI:0:5:0"
Screen 1
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "metamodes" "nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "Videocard1"
Monitor "Monitor1"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
# Option "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"
Option "TVOutFormat" "COMPOSITE"
Option "TVOverScan" "0.5"
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "800x600"
EndSubSection
EndSection
01-20-2007, 10:15 PM
#2
Member
Registered: Sep 2005
Location: irving TX
Distribution: SuSe, Kubuntu, Win$ucks
Posts: 50
Rep:
Get drivers from nvidia.com & install the driver package. With it you get nvidia-settings to tweak most of the aspects. Give it a try.
01-20-2007, 10:20 PM
#3
Member
Registered: May 2006
Posts: 47
Original Poster
Rep:
reply
Hi i have already have nvidia-settings
with the driver from livna
the nvidia-settings
doesnt show my tv
still have no composite out to the tv
thanks
01-20-2007, 10:35 PM
#4
Member
Registered: Jul 2006
Location: Paraná, Argentina
Distribution: Frugalware 0.6 (Terminus) - Kubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn Herd 5)
Posts: 217
Rep:
Your config looks pretty close, but at my first glimpse it lacks of an extensions section:
Code:
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection
It is possible that your card doesn't need it? _I_ never knew of any yet, so try it, unless you are sure it doesn't.
Anyway I think
this is a good walkthrough and has an example xorg.conf.
Cheers.
01-20-2007, 11:16 PM
#5
Member
Registered: May 2006
Posts: 47
Original Poster
Rep:
reply
thanks for the link
I have added them lines to my xorg.conf and restarted the box.
I am still fighting this composite out to the tv here
now when the box boots I still have the nivida splash screen on the pc,
but the tv is pure black, before it was fuzzy/static.
maybe getting closer
thank you
01-25-2007, 10:57 AM
#6
Member
Registered: Jul 2006
Location: Paraná, Argentina
Distribution: Frugalware 0.6 (Terminus) - Kubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn Herd 5)
Posts: 217
Rep:
I leave you here a quote with my working config for a 6600LE. Spanish lang oriented, watch out with the little details, and backup. Cheers.
Quote:
# USAGE:
# startx -- :1 -layout LAYOUT
# LAYOUT:
# - Monitor : Output to default monitor
# - TwinView : TwinView output to Monitor & TV
#
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "DefaultServerLayout" "Monitor"
Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "true"
EndSection
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
# Fonts, Modules, Input devices
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "ddc" # ddc
Load "extmod"
Load "dbe"
Load "glx"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "USB Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "logiitc"
Option "XkbLayout" "es"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "USB Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Buttons" "5"
EndSection
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
# Monitors
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "LCD"
VendorName "Samsung"
ModelName "SyncMaster 713bm"
Option "DPMS" "true"
HorizSync 28.0 - 96.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 75.0
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "TV"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 30-50
VertRefresh 60
EndSection
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
# Layout "Monitor" (default)
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
Section "Device"
Identifier "nVidia 6600LE"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
BoardName "nVidia 6600LE 256MB"
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
Option "NoDDC" "false"
Option "NoLogo" "true"
Option "Coolbits" "true"
Option "UseEdidDPI" "true"
Option "UseEdidFreqs" "true"
Option "NvAGP" "true"
EndSection
#---------
Section "Screen"
Identifier "nVidia 6600LE LCD"
Device "nVidia 6600LE"
Monitor "LCD"
DefaultColorDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "800x600"
EndSubSection
EndSection
#---------
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Monitor"
Screen 0 "nVidia 6600LE LCD" 0 0
InputDevice "USB Keyboard" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "USB Mouse" "CorePointer"
EndSection
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
# Layout "TwinView"
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
Section "Device"
Identifier "nVidia 6600LE-0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
BoardName "nVidia 6600LE 256MB"
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
Option "NoDDC" "false"
Option "NoLogo" "true"
Option "Coolbits" "true"
Option "UseEdidDPI" "true"
Option "UseEdidFreqs" "true"
Option "NvAGP" "true"
Option "TwinView" "true"
Option "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP, TV"
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-50"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "60"
Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024, 800x600"
Option "TVOutFormat" "COMPOSITE"
Option "TVStandard" "PAL-B"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "nVidia 6600LE-1"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "nVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "nVidia 6600LE 256MB"
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
Option "NoDDC" "false"
Option "NoLogo" "false
Option "NvAGP" "true"
Option "IgnoreEDID" "true"
Option "UseEdidFreqs" "false"
Option "HWCursor" "false"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection
#----------
Section "Screen"
Identifier "nVidia 6600LE-0 LCD"
Device "nVidia 6600LE-0"
Monitor "LCD"
DefaultColorDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "800x600"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "nVidia 6600LE-1 TV"
Device "nVidia 6600LE-1"
Monitor "TV"
DefaultColorDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "800x600"
EndSubSection
EndSection
#----------
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "TwinView"
Screen 0 "nVidia 6600LE-0 LCD" 0 0
Screen 1 "nVidia 6600LE-1 TV" #Rightof "Vidia 6600LE-0 LCD"
InputDevice "USB Keyboard" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "USB Mouse" "CorePointer"
EndSection
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