S-Video out with nVidia MX-4000

pingu · 10-25-2005, 01:58 AM

I don't know really, maybe you can adjust the Horiz + Vert frequency - but then please bear in mind that wrong settings might destroy yor monitor/tv!

Maybe try running two screens instead of TwinView?
I'ts described in the README from nVidia, if you haven't got it: nVidia README
Here's what it says about this:

Code:

To configure two separate X screens to share one graphics chip, here is what
you will need to do:

First, create two separate Device sections, each listing the BusID of the
graphics card to be shared, each listing the driver as "nvidia", and assign
each a separate screen:

    Section "Device"
        Identifier  "nvidia0"
        Driver      "nvidia"
        # Edit the BusID with the location of your graphics card
        BusID       "PCI:2:0:0"
        Screen      0
    EndSection

    Section "Device"
        Identifier  "nvidia1"
        Driver      "nvidia"
        # Edit the BusID with the location of your graphics card
        BusId       "PCI:2:0:0"
        Screen      1
    EndSection

Then, create two Screen sections, each using one of the Device sections:

    Section "Screen"
        Identifier  "Screen0"
        Device      "nvidia0"
        Monitor     "Monitor0"
        DefaultDepth 24
        Subsection "Display"
            Depth       24
            Modes       "1600x1200" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" 
        EndSubsection
    EndSection

    Section "Screen"
        Identifier  "Screen1"
        Device      "nvidia1"
        Monitor     "Monitor1"
        DefaultDepth 24
        Subsection "Display"
            Depth       24
            Modes       "1600x1200" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" 
        EndSubsection
    EndSection

(note: you'll also need to create a second Monitor section) Finally, update
the ServerLayout section to use and position both Screen sections:

    Section "ServerLayout"
        ...
        Screen         0 "Screen0" 
        Screen         1 "Screen1" leftOf "Screen0"
        ...
    EndSection

springshades · 10-25-2005, 07:32 AM

My guess is that it's because the maximum resolution of a television is 640x480 (unless it's a hi definition tv of course). Most likely the bottom and right hand side of your desktop will get cut off if you're running it in 800x600 resolution. More specifically, the bottom 120 pixels and the side 160 pixels might get cut off. If that sounds a bit like what you're seeing, then changing the resolution of the television screen to 640x480 should fix things.