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hi,
sorry if has been asked before.
How do I get the TV out to work on my NV17 GeForce4 MX 440 (if it is supported)
Using mandrake 10.1 with kernel 2.6.8.1-12mdk.
thanks

You've to add a few lines to your /etc/X11/XF86Config (or xorg.conf, depending on your distro). Here are a few lines that I added to my XF86Config to get TV-out working.

Code:

  Option        "NoLogo"        "true"

  Option        "Rotate"        "off"

  Option        "TwinView"        "true"

  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"        "SVIDEO

Those lines were added right after "Section Device". I assume that you have nvidia drivers properly up and running. The generic drivers won't provide TV-out.

Try also searching the forum. That's quite a popular question and it's described at Nvidia's homepage too ;)

Regards!

Thanks for your reply.
I will try to enter those lines (the emphasis is on the TRY)
As for the drivers I cant remember installing NVIDIA ones when first installed mandrake, so must be generic ?
I will also check on Nvidia homepage.
Cheers for now.

After some problems with installation of Nvidia driver and kernel source files, the above lines worked fine....Thanks for your help.