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thinkninja 08-23-2003 12:13 PM
nvidia tv-out
 
I'm a newbie using SuSE 8.2 personal with nvidia drivers (followed the directions in the FAQ :D). I can't seem to get TV-OUT working at all. The cabling is okay as I managed to use TV-TOOL under windows.

My XF86Config can be found at thinkninja.com/XF86Config
Whenever I try adding the TV to it and restarting X, a whole bunch of vertical bands show up on the CRT but nothing on the TV. Then I have to reboot, login as root, and restore my backup config.

I've been trying to add the following:

Code:
Section "Monitor"
        Identifier        "TV"
        VendorName        "Philips"
        HorizSync        30.0 - 50.0
        VertRefresh        60
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen1"
        Device    "Device[0]"
        Monitor          "TV"
        DefaultDepth        24
        SubSection "Display"
                Modes "800x600" "640x480" "400x300" "320x240"
                Depth 24
        EndSubSection
EndSection
NTSC-M

And then the following additional options to the Device section:
Code:
Option "TwinView" "1"
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-50"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "60-60"
Option "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "crt,tv"
Option "TVStandard" "PAL-I" #United Kingdom
Option "MetaModes" "800x600,800x600"
Option "TVOverScan" "0.7"
I'm having absolutely no joy :( Any ideas? I've searched but I'm too much of a newbie for anything I find to help much.

Mega Man X 08-23-2003 12:32 PM
Well, in the Section "Device", make sure the resolutions are set in pairs at "Metamodes" This is mine:

Code:

Section "Device"
        Identifier  "Videocard0"
        Driver      "nvidia"
        VendorName  "Videocard vendor"
        BoardName  "NVIDIA GeForce 4 (generic)"
        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"
EndSection
Good luck!


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