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Zoist
02-09-03, 07:39 AM
Hello.

First of all thanks for the info some of you guys wrote on how to install nvidia on Red Hat 8 :-)

In Windows I was able to select the tv-out in the nvidia properties. How am I able to do that in Linux?

Thanks!
BøB
02-09-03, 07:56 AM
Check out the README (http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86_40/1.0-4191/README) If I remember correctly, there is a section about TV-OUT..
meth
02-09-03, 08:58 AM
I have 2 xf86configs, one for svideo one for normal operations.. here are the sections for my svideo [working].

Best way is to start a new x with this config startx :1 xf86svideo or something, i cant remember.


# SVIDEO
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "TV1"
HorizSync 30-50
VertRefresh 60
Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
Option "TVOutFormat" "COMPOSITE"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA GeForce 4 (generic)"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA GeForce 4 (generic)"
BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 4 (generic)"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Monitor "TV1"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "NVIDIA GeForce 4 (generic)"
DefaultDepth 24

Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection

EndSection
Zoist
02-09-03, 09:25 AM
Thanks for the replies. Here is my config file. The TV flickers 3-4 times and doesn't come on. What am I missing in the Config file?
Also will running TV-out all the time slow down the video?


# File generated by anaconda.
#

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

Section "Files"
# The location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
# no need to change the default.
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "fbdevhw"
# Load "dri"
Load "glx"
Load "record"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
# Option "AutoRepeat" "500 5"
# when using XQUEUE, comment out the above line, and uncomment the
# following line
# Option "Protocol" "Xqueue"
# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
# Option "Xleds" "1 2 3"
# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
# Option "XkbDisable"
# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
# Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
# Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# or:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps"
#Option "XkbOptions" ""
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us" #Option "XkbVariant" ""
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Hyundai HL-5854B"
HorizSync 30.0 - 54.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 130.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
# no known options
#BusID
Identifier "Device0"
Screen 0
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA GeForce 4"
BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX 420"
VideoRam 65536
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

# SVIDEO
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "TV1"
#HorizSync 30-50
#VertRefresh 60
Option "TVStandard" "PAL-B"
Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA GeForce 4"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA GeForce 4"
BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX 420"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Monitor "TV1"
Identifier "NVIDIA Geforce 4"
Device "NVIDIA GeForce 4"
DefaultDepth 16

Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "800x600"
EndSubsection

EndSection

#Section "DRI"
# Mode 0666
#EndSection
meth
02-09-03, 10:42 AM
you need to take all the sections out that i pasted first...

in your normal config its going to have section Moniter, you replace that with the one i pasted. make sure to BACKUP your orginal config or you will have to re-do it.. can be annoying.

there was also an application that did this but it never worked for me and i have lost the link.. you can easliy start a new x session with the config.. but for me if i restart x my inet dies so i havent messed with it much.

i will wright a little script for it later.
Zoist
02-09-03, 11:47 AM
I got it working well now. Thanks. Here is my final config:

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Hyundai"
ModelName "HL-5854B"
HorizSync 30.0 - 54.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 130.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
# no known options
#BusID
Identifier "Device0"
# Screen 0
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA"
BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX 420"
VideoRam 65536
Option "TwinView" "1"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT, TV"
Option "TVStandard" "PAL-B"
Option "TVOutFormat" "COMPOSITE"
Option "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-50"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "60"
Option "MetaModes" "1024x768, 800x600"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection