No TV-out in Ubuntu 9.10!

icemans · 01-31-2010, 04:04 AM

Hi, i'm from Bulgaria and sory for my bad english. i using ubuntu 9.10, kernel 2.6.31-17-generic and my TV out not work. In NVIDIA X server setting i can't select TwinView or other option. In Windows XP my TV out work. First i install NVIDIA driver manual, because in ystem - Administration - Hardware drivers i read No proprietary drivers are in use on this system, but no effect. Then i read in one forum that must be installed nvidia-modaliases from Synaptic and i do it. Then in System - Administration - Hardware drivers i saw drivers for NVIDIA and install it automatic, but no effect.
http://store.picbg.net/pubpic/74/AE/...4321b274ae.png

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~$ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep -i driver

(II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 185.18.36 Fri Aug 14 17:24:40 PDT 2009
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
(EE) NVIDIA(0): reinstalling the NVIDIA driver.

Here my xorg.conf: This config work in another PC with Ubuntu 9.04 (i think):

Quote:

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder75) Tue Dec 8 21:04:28 PST 2009

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "LG W2242"
HorizSync 30.0 - 83.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 9500 GT"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "1"
Option "metamodes" "CRT: 1680x1050_60_0 +0+0, TV: nvidia-auto-select +1680+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

Mark_in_Hollywood · 02-03-2010, 11:21 AM

Please give the manufacturer and model and number of the vid card. For example: MSI Nvidia 5600

mepis1 · 02-03-2010, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by icemans

Hi, i'm from Bulgaria and sory for my bad english. i using ubuntu 9.10, kernel 2.6.31-17-generic and my TV out not work. In NVIDIA X server setting i can't select TwinView or other option. In Windows XP my TV out work. First i install NVIDIA driver manual, because in ystem - Administration - Hardware drivers i read No proprietary drivers are in use on this system, but no effect. Then i read in one forum that must be installed nvidia-modaliases from Synaptic and i do it. Then in System - Administration - Hardware drivers i saw drivers for NVIDIA and install it automatic, but no effect.
http://store.picbg.net/pubpic/74/AE/...4321b274ae.png

Here my xorg.conf: This config work in another PC with Ubuntu 9.04 (i think):

do you have a laptop/notebook or a desktop

icemans · 02-03-2010, 01:52 PM

Desktop - Nvidia GeForce 9500!

mepis1 · 02-06-2010, 07:38 PM

Give the community the whole version of your nvidia GeForce Please.

tommcd · 02-07-2010, 07:23 AM

The correct name of Iceman's nvidia card is in his xorg.conf: BoardName "GeForce 9500 GT"

Icemans,
Try using nvidia-settings to enable TV out. Just run nvidia-settings from the terminal. If you dont have nvidia-settings then just install it:

Code:

sudo apt-get install nvidia-settings

See this thread on TV out:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...55#post4929055
Hope this helps. I have no experience with using TV out myself. I have read a few things about it though.
EDIT: I just saw the screenshot you posted. Try using the seperate X screen option as it says in that nvidia-settings screenshot and in the above link.
If you are using S-video for TV out, perhaps these would be helpful:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1322530
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1308824

icemans · 02-07-2010, 02:48 PM

Thank you, but the solutions is here!!!