RH 8.0 (psyche) and TV-Out

[idris33]

I am using a Hercules GeForce2 Ti with TV-out and I can't figure out how to enable the tv-out capabilities. What I would like to do is be able to boot into my pc using the monitor, then be able to switch over to the tv for viewing movies. Does anyone know how to:

a. Set up tv out ( This particular card does not have TwinView support, only tv out. ) I looked at Nvidia's "readme" file and can't figure out the tv out portion.

b. Know how to make X switch between monitors once it is set up

[Chalnoth]

Well, it looks like those options should go under the same places as the 'Driver "nvidia"' line. Unfortunately, I don't know how you would enable it through X.

[DarkLLord]

Let me propose a deal:
I tell you how set up another monitor and you tell me how to switch

Ok ?!?

Additionally to your "normal" monitor section, you add something like this

=====================
# TV-OUT

Section "Monitor"

Identifier "TV"

# HorizSync is in kHz unless units are specified.
# HorizSync may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
# comma separated list of ranges of values.
# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S
# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.

HorizSync 30-50

# VertRefresh is in Hz unless units are specified.
# VertRefresh may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
# comma separated list of ranges of values.
# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S
# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.

VertRefresh 60

EndSection
=================

And to set it up, you also need this

==================
#TV

Section "Screen"
Identifier "MyTV"
Device "NVidiaGeForce4MX440"
Monitor "TV"
DefaultDepth 24

Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection

# NVIDIA
Option "NvAGP" "3"
Option "NoLogo" "on"
Option "NoRenderAccel" "off"
Option "NoRenderExtension" "off"
Option "DigitalVibrance" "0"
Option "SWCursor" "off"
Option "HWCursor" "on"
Option "CursorShadow" "off"
Option "CursorShadowAlpha" "50"
Option "CursorShadowXOffset" "2"
Option "CursorShadowYOffset" "2"
Option "UseEdidFreqs" "on"
Option "IgnoreEDID" "off"
Option "TwinView" "off"

# Special TV-Settings
Option "TVStandard" "PAL-B"
Option "TVOutFormat" "COMPOSITE"
# Option "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"

EndSection
====================

From console, you start up using the TV-Out with

xinit -- :1 -screen MyTV

supposing you only want to watch movies and you don't need a window manager and you already have an x running the new x will be on :1

How do you switch withour restarting ?!?

[DarkLLord]

Actually, you might want to uncomment the
ConnectedMonitor

thingy

I don't know why I had it uncommented out