I've installed the NVIDIA driver already some time ago without a problem. Now i wanted to configure my tv out to work with it but i can't figure out how.

1) I've got the MSI Geforce FX5200-TD128, is this a TWINVIEW compatible card because on the site it say's it's fully nVIEW compatible but does not say anything about TWINVIEW.

http://www.msi.com.tw/program/produc...il.php?UID=444

2) Assuming this is a TWINVIEW card (because i can do all the things twinview should be able to do in windows XP pro) how do i configure it because it doesn't seem to work.
I can get it to "clone" but if i try something else it will just crash and drop me to a shell.

This is what i changed in my XF86Config-4 to have it clone.

Section "Device"
Identifier "device1"
VendorName "NVidia"
BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce FX (generic)"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "DPMS"
Option "Rotate" "off"
Option "TwinView" "on"
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-50"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "60"
Option "MetaModes" "1024x768, 1024x768;800x600, 800x600; 640x480, 640x480"
Option "TVStandard" "PAL-B"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT, TV"
Option "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
Option "TVOutFormat" "COMPOSITE"
EndSection

Are there other parts that i need to change or are there mistakes in the file?

3) Someting else strange is going on and i don't know why.
When i put it on SVIDEO i get a distorded view but when i put it on composite it is good.
I think it's because i'm using an svideo cable which that goes to a (i have no idea how this is called in English) a thing that has a svideo , composite and audio input and scart output with goes to my tv? I have the same problem in windows. I don't have this problem during booting but then it's black and white (where it should be in color)

But i fixed it. If you read the readme file carefully u can make those modifications yourself. this is what my XFconfig-4 looks like(well the relevant part anyway).Read it copy,paste, modify the relevant sections and everything should be fine.
Just need to pay attention to the screen monitor sections.
Good luck...


Section "Module"
Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx" # 3D layer
EndSection


Section "Monitor"
Identifier "MyMonitor"
VendorName "Plug'n Play"
HorizSync 30-70
VertRefresh 50-120

# Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)?
# 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync
ModeLine "1024x480" 65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 488 494 563 -hsync -vsync

# TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
# 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630

# 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616
EndSection

#Section "Device"
# Identifier "device1"
# VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
# BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce4 (generic)"
# Driver "nvidia"
# Option "DPMS"
#EndSection


Section "Device"
Identifier "NV AGP TwinView"
VendorName "nvidia"
Driver "nvidia"
# update this with the PCI id of your card. Consult the output
# of the 'lspci' command. The BusID is usually optional when
# only using one graphics card.
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"

# sample twinview setup
Option "TwinView"
# be sure to replace the HorizSync and VertRefresh with correct values
# for your monitor!
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-70"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "50-120"
Option "TwinViewOrientation" "above"
# Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024,1280x1024; 1024x768,1024x768"
Option "Metamodes" "1024x768,1024x768"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "crt,crt"
EndSection


#Section "Screen"
# Identifier "screen1"
# Device "device1"
# Monitor "monitor1"
# DefaultColorDepth 24

#Subsection "Display"
# Depth 8
# Modes "800x600" "640x480"
#EndSubsection

#Subsection "Display"
# Depth 15
# Modes "800x600" "640x480"
#EndSubsection

#Subsection "Display"
# Depth 16
# Modes "800x600" "640x480"
#EndSubsection

#Subsection "Display"
# Depth 24
# Modes "800x600" "640x480"
#EndSubsection
#EndSection
#
# screen section for an nvidia AGP TwinView card
# (look at the appropriate Device section)
#
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen AGP TwinView"
Device "NV AGP TwinView"
Monitor "MyMonitor"
DefaultColorDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x400"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "AGPTwinView"
Screen "Screen AGP TwinView"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

#Section "ServerLayout"
# Identifier "layout1"
# InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
# InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
# Screen "screen1"
#EndSection