If you use an nvidia GeForce FX 5200 GPU then there's no need for the above!
Simply open terminal and follow this ...
sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx
sudo apt-get install nvidia-settings
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.cong /etc/X11/xorg.conf_backup
sudo nvidia-glx-config-enable
sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/NVIDIA-Settings.desktop
copy this into the file you just created
[Desktop Entry]
Name=NVIDIA Settings
Comment=Change various aspects of your NVIDIA Graphics
Exec=nvidia-settings
Icon=
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Applications;System;
(then select save)
Now, hold down Ctrl+Alt+F1 and type in your username +password
Type the following
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf_backup
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Scroll down to the label "Modules" then comment out using # the following lines
Load "Dri"
Load "GLcore"
(if either on neither can be found then don't worry)
Scroll down and find the section called "Device". Make sure Driver="nvidia" and not Driver="nv"
Directly after you see the line BusID "PCI;1:0:0" add the following
Option "RenderAccel" "On"
Option "IgnoreDisplayDevices" "DFP,TV"
Option "NoRenderExtension" "On"
Option "Accel" "On"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "Off"
Press down Ctrl+o then press the enter key
Press down Ctrl+X
type..
sudo reboot
This method will of course render your tv out useless but in the 12 months i've owned the card, i've never had the need to use it!
Try it with all NVidia cards so that tseliot can add the results to his post
