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gentoo_newguy
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 Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:01 am Post subject: Dual screen Help no idea how to setup xorg.conf |
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Hi im using a "GeForce 8500 GT" and it has one vga and one dvi output on it .
Im currently using the vga for my monitor and i was wondering if i could use the dvi connection to output to my tv ?
Could someone please help me get this setup ?
Here is a copy of my current xorg.conf
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Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/OTF"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
Load "extmod"
Load "wfb"
Load "xtrap"
Load "record"
Load "GLcore"
Load "dbe"
Load "dri"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 8500 GT"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
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cjubon
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gentoo_newguy
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:05 am Post subject: |
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Hi thanks for your reply i have been reading trough the manuals and its really confusing me.
Could anyoen set me off in the right direction.
I have one vga output on the card and thats connected to my pc monitor.
I also have a dvi output on the card and i would like to connect that to my HD tv with a DVI to HDMI cable.
Theres so many diffrent options in the guides and i dont no where to start .
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isilia
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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Hi, I run the same setup as you. Here's my xorg.conf, it won't work right away I think but it should help:
don't blindly copy this
| Code: | # nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (root@Gentoo_64) Wed Apr 9 04:09:04 CEST 2008
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
Screen 1 "Screen1" 2000 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/OTF"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dri"
Load "xtrap"
Load "wfb"
Load "dbe"
Load "glx"
Load "GLcore"
Load "extmod"
Load "record"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Samsung SyncMaster"
HorizSync 30.0 - 81.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor1"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "PHILIPS 109P4"
HorizSync 30.0 - 111.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
BoardName "Unknown Board"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 8800 GTX"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard1"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 8800 GTX"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "metamodes" "DFP: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "Videocard1"
Monitor "Monitor1"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "metamodes" "CRT: 1600x1200 +0+0"
EndSection" |
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gentoo_newguy
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:05 pm Post subject: |
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Man if i can get this working il love you lol.
May i ask how come you have 3 device sections ?
| Code: | Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
BoardName "Unknown Board"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 8800 GTX"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard1"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 8800 GTX"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection
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I just cant get my head round the xorg.conf
Im gona have a play though |
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isilia
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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| This file was orginally generated by nvidia's script, then I edited it. It might be a bit messy because of that, but as it looks now I could just remove the first Device section as the Screen sections don't use it. But hey, don't fix it if it isn't broken. |
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gentoo_newguy
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:13 pm Post subject: |
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Sweet man.
Well is it not possible for me to get nvidia to create the config for me ?
How did u go about doing that ?
Im not to comfortable editing th xorg file i find it really hard to understand i no nothing about my screens or how they work |
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isilia
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Backup your current xorg.conf, then run X -configure while in text mode, it'll probably make a xorg.conf file in /root, so copy it to /etc/X11. Then run nvidia-xconfig. But that did not make a working dual screen setup for me. |
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gentoo_newguy
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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Ok man i will have a play around i realy wana get it working .
I just wana be able to watch films on my pc but put them onto my tv.
Il have a play and get bk to you |
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gentoo_newguy
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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Hi ok i have now got the twin view working !!! But i have a problem.
The output on my tv is like to big.
I have a HDMI tv and i no it can easily support 1024x768 but it wont let me select it.
basically to c the whole picture on my tv i have to use my mouse to move either left or right to see everthing on the screen
Any ideas guys
| Code: | # nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (root@localhost) Sun Aug 10 11:00:40 BST 2008
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder57) Thu Jul 17 18:39:19 PDT 2008
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/OTF"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
Load "extmod"
Load "wfb"
Load "xtrap"
Load "record"
Load "dbe"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "CRT-0"
HorizSync 28.0 - 33.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 72.0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 8500 GT"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 8500 GT"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select +1440+0, CRT-1: 1440x900_75 +0+0; CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select +1440+0, CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: NULL, CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0; CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select +800+210, CRT-1: 1440x900_75 +0+0"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select +0+0, CRT-1: 1024x768 +0+0"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: NULL, CRT-1: 1024x768 +0+0"
# Removed Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-0"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: NULL, CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select +0+0, CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select @1024x768 +1440+0, CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select @1024x768 +0+0, CRT-1: 1440x900 +0+0; CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select @1024x768 +0+0, CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select @1024x768 +0+0, CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0; CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select @1024x768 +0+0, CRT-1: 1440x900 +0+0"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "1"
Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-1"
Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: 640x480 @1024x768 +0+0, CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0; CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select @1024x768 +0+0, CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
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isilia
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | Section "Screen"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select +1440+0, CRT-1: 1440x900_75 +0+0; CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select +1440+0, CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: NULL, CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0; CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select +800+210, CRT-1: 1440x900_75 +0+0"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select +0+0, CRT-1: 1024x768 +0+0"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: NULL, CRT-1: 1024x768 +0+0"
# Removed Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-0"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: NULL, CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select +0+0, CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select @1024x768 +1440+0, CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select @1024x768 +0+0, CRT-1: 1440x900 +0+0; CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select @1024x768 +0+0, CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select @1024x768 +0+0, CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0; CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select @1024x768 +0+0, CRT-1: 1440x900 +0+0"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "1"
Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-1"
Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: 640x480 @1024x768 +0+0, CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0; CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select @1024x768 +0+0, CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection |
Is your TV a CRT screen? Try replacing your metamodes option with this:
Option "metamodes" "DFP: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
Change DFP to CRT if your screen is a CRT screen. |
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gentoo_newguy
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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I Have a lcd tv.
This is so hard to get working. |
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isilia
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Did changing the option, as I suggested, help? |
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gentoo_newguy
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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I havent tried it yet.
Im gona take a break from it for the minute. |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 10:36 am Post subject: |
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I think you should forget about xinerama and use xrandr.
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