Ubuntu 9.10 no detect the TV!

icemans · 02-02-2010, 02:13 PM

Hi! I use Ubuntu 9.10 after upgrade from 9.04. But my NVIDIA not detect my TV. Here i can not choose other option than "Separate X screen......":
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I try to uninstall NVIDIA driver and install again, but no efekt. Last i install driver 190.53 manual. Try to change my xorg.conf with other options, but without result! Now my xorg.conf is reset and loks like:

Quote:

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"

# HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "ACI VW222"
HorizSync 31.0 - 81.0
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

gothicbob · 02-03-2010, 08:50 AM

I can't help much other than to tell you that in 9.10 Ubuntu have stopped using xorg.conf to configure things.

icemans · 02-03-2010, 01:57 PM

And what's the solution?

faginbagin · 02-04-2010, 01:01 AM

The solution is to strip out most of the stuff from your xorg.conf. The X server is a lot smarter these days about automatically configuring itself to work with your hardware. Here's the one I'm using with Mythbuntu 9.10 and a GeForce 8400 GS connected via component to a SDTV:

Code:

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier      "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier      "Default Screen"
        Monitor         "Configured Monitor"
        Device          "Configured Video Device"
        DefaultDepth    24
EndSection

Section "Module"
        Load    "glx"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier      "Configured Video Device"
        Driver  "nvidia"
        Option  "NoLogo"        "True"
        Option  "TripleBuffer"  "True"
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
        Option  "Composite"     "Disable"
EndSection

FWIW, I've forgotten why I added the TripleBuffer and Composite options. Something to do with MythTV, I think. And I'm not even sure I need to load the glx module. You definitely don't need to define your mouse or keyboard.

If you have both a monitor and TV connected, you may need a little more, but probably not what you've got. Be sure to read nvidia's documentation for the driver you're using, and not for some old version. If you make a change to xorg.conf and it doesn't help, remove it before trying something else.