nvidia tv and/or s video out question

miunk · Apprentice Joined: 24 Sep 2002 Posts: 199

I have been googling and found some howto's on the subject. However, I cannot get my XF86Config set up to display on both the monitor and the televison (Or actually on the television at all). Ideally I would like a clone image on the monitor and tv, that I can ctrl-alt-+ or - down to tv size when I would like to play a movie.

When I start up X with the lines from the "Device" section uncommented, the monitor gets no signal. Also, ctrl-alt-f1 and f8 give the monitor a signal, but just a black screen, and nothing on the tv. All i can do is a ctrl-alt-del, and re-comment those lines.

I was wondering some things that perhaps you all can help me with.

1) Does something like framebuffer support need to be compiled into the kernel to get this to work? Or is everything I need in the nvidia driver module?

2) Would a tool like nvtv or YanC be a way to do this? I tried nvtv but could only get a pink screen output to the television.

Here is an excerpt of the file:

DuF · Advocate Joined: 09 Dec 2002 Posts: 2687 Location: Paris

with nvtvd and xine, there is only need to launch nvtvd, configure xine to enable tv-output and just press 2 times : 'f'
That's all, no need to configure XF86Config or anything else !

Furtim · n00b Joined: 01 Dec 2002 Posts: 65

This is my setup -------> I start a new X-session with "startx -- :1 -xf86config ~/XF86Config.tvout"
ALT+F8
& this is my XF86Config.tvout

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "XFree86 Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "extmod"
Load "dbe"
Load "record"
Load "xtrap"
Load "glx"
Load "freetype"
Load "speedo"
Load "type1"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "Keyboard"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbLayout" "gb"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Buttons" "5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
DisplaySize 320 240 # mm
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "AOC"
ModelName "AOC A770"
# Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 30-70
VertRefresh 60 #50-130
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
DisplaySize 320 240 # mm
Identifier "TV"
ModelName "PAL TV"
VendorName "SONY"
VertRefresh 60
HorizSync 30-50
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVidia"
BoardName "GeForce2 MX/MX 400"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "NoLogo" "On"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
# Option "NvAgp" "1"
DefaultDepth 24
DefaultFbBpp 32

SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Virtual 0 0
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Virtual 0 0
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
Virtual 0 0
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Virtual 0 0
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
Virtual 0 0
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
Virtual 0 0
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"

EndSection

# TV out
Section "Device"
BoardName "GeForce-2"
BusID "1:5:0"
Driver "nvidia"
Identifier "TV"
Screen 0
VendorName "Nvidia"
Option "NoLogo" "On"
Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO" #"COMPOSITE"
Option "TVStandard" "PAL-I"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT, TV"
Option "TwinView" "On"
Option "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
Option "MetaModes" "800x600,800x600"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

Use nvtv to turn tv on
Works perfect every time
This keeps my other session in tact

miunk · Apprentice Joined: 24 Sep 2002 Posts: 199

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miunk · Apprentice Joined: 24 Sep 2002 Posts: 199

Your XF86Config.tv isn't acutally using the "TV" device section at all. Your ServerLayout points to "screen0" which points to the "card0" device. So you are basically using nvtv to enable tv out mode, which is fine. I get some strange behavior when I use nvtv (Like the cursor needs to be a couple inches below what I want to click on to work), I'm not sure how stable it is. Anyway I got it working without Twinview using your recommendation to do a

Kurgan · n00b Joined: 10 Oct 2002 Posts: 9

I have not been able to get nvtv working at all. Don't know why.
My TV can't handle resolution larger then 800x600, but if I use different resolution on desktop/tv I can't watch movie in fullscreen.
When I want to watch a movie I restart X

alias tv='startx -- -xf86config XF86ConfigTV'

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "xie"
Load "pex5"
Load "glx"
Load "dri"
Load "dbe"
Load "record"
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "se"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
HorizSync 30.0 - 95.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "TV"
HorizSync 30.0 - 50.0
VertRefresh 60.0 - 60.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "nvidia"
ChipSet "GeForce4 MX 460"
Card "NVidia GeForce4 MX 460 (GeForce4 MX 460)"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "On"
Option "TVStandard" "PAL-B"
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-50"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "60"
Option "MetaModes" "800x600,800x600"
Option "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT,TV"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "800x600"
EndSubSection
EndSection

pjp · Administrator Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20067

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miunk · Apprentice Joined: 24 Sep 2002 Posts: 199

Maybe that is my problem,, if that config works for you... Hmm..
I will try putting the Twinview Options in the "Screen" section instead of the device section.

jufoa · Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2003 5:40 am Post subject:

try also adding null for the higher modes. because the tv-chip onboard geforce can only display modes below 800x600

krinkle · Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2003 5:53 am Post subject:

Enable the twinview option in XFree, the NVidia readme (http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86_40/1.0-4191/README) has a whole whole section on twinview (appendix I) and on Tv-out (appendix J). That should tell you all you need to know. I had my geforce4 hooked up to my tv, and it didtn' take that much work (if i remember correctly..) Best of Luck
--Andrew