HOWTO: TwinView

[Kratos]

I think your terminology is a little bit confused. You're video card has two outputs: one VGA and one DVI. This is a completely separate issue from the two common types of monitors: CRT and DFP. In general CRTs use VGA and DFPs use DVI, but you can buy CRTs with DVI and DFPs with VGA.

xorg.conf is concerned with the type of monitor, not the connection used. So in your case you want:

Option "Connected Monitor" "crt, crt"

Hope that helps.

Ohhhh.... I get it, now.

Thanks a lot!

[isTHEr3mOr3]

It's driving me nuts!

I would like to have twinview (TV-out) with my NVIDIA Geforce 2 MX400 graphics card. I think the xorg.conf below should work, but xserver crashes always with an error. When I change Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CTR, TV" to Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CTR, CRT" it doesn't crash but I have no TV.
Works with Windows and sort of works with nvtv.

(Error message: (WW) NVIDIA: More than on matching device section for instances (BUS ID: PCI:1:0:0) found : NVIDIA MX 400 (EE) Screen(s) found but none have a usable configuration.)

Please help...



# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
# paths to defoma fonts
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "GLcore"
Load "i2c"
Load "bitmap"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400]"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "TVStandard" "PAL-B"
Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Belinea10153"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400]"
Monitor "Belinea10153"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView " "on"
Option "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
Option "MetaModes" "1024x768,NULL;800x600,NULL;640x480,640x480"
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-50"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "60-60"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CTR, TV"
Option "NoRenderAccel" "1"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
Option "Clone" "off"
Option "Xinerama" "off"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

[bjk525]

I have my Twinview setup working but I can not figure out how to change my default display. I am running a 19" LCD and a 17" CRT. I want the primary display to be the LCD but gdm loads on the CRT. Is there any way to fix this?

[isTHEr3mOr3]

The solution was installing the latest driver ( 1.0-8178 )

There is a how-to on the forum I followed to install it.

[patsissons]

Just went through the tutorial tonight, nice job man! Everything works quite well, I only have one small issue which isn't that troubling. My setup consists of a 17 and a 19 inch monitor. Before using the twinview, I was just using a dual head setup, but I decided tonight that I wouldn't mind being able to move windows from one screen to the other. So I ended up with a 1280x1024 (S), 1600x1200 (P) type setup. Like I said, everything seems to work fine (YaKuake looks a little odd when its run on the monitor without the kde panel), the only issue is that some applications get confused with the different resolutions and think that there is available space below my 1280x1024 monitor. fortunately, the issue is hardly ever made noticeable so I can live with it until a fix is made available.

[t3h_mounty]

Hi, I've been trying without any real success for quite a while now to get twinview to work, and it really isn't working .
I have the latest nvidia drivers and still nothing.

this is my xorg.conf file

Section "Files"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/CID"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
        # paths to defoma fonts
	FontPath	"/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
	FontPath	"/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load	"GLcore"
	Load	"i2c"
	Load	"bitmap"
	Load	"ddc"
	Load	"dri"
	Load	"extmod"
	Load	"freetype"
	Load	"glx"
	Load	"int10"
	Load	"type1"
	Load	"vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"kbd"
	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc104"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/input/mice"
	Option		"Protocol"		"ImPS/2"
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
	Option		"ZAxisMapping"		"4 5"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"NVIDIA Corporation NV40 [GeForce 6800 Ultra]"
	Driver		"nv"
	BusID		"PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Generic Monitor"
	Option		"DPMS"
	HorizSync	28-51
	VertRefresh	43-60
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Device		"NVIDIA Corporation NV40 [GeForce 6800 Ultra]"
	Monitor		"Generic Monitor"
	DefaultDepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		1
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		4
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		8
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		15
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		16
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	Screen		"Default Screen"
	InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice	"Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Mode	0666
EndSection

my other monitor's settings are
HF: 30-70
VF: 50-120

any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Ninnghizidha]

Hello!

I got a problem, and i think it is twinview-related:

I'm using KDE with nvidia-twinview. Works great, but all my movies seem to be 32:9 instead of 16:9 - they display way to wide! I didn't found a switch to disable this behavior. May someone help me out?

Ninn;

[sfink01]

Hi, I've been trying without any real success for quite a while now to get twinview to work, and it really isn't working .
I have the latest nvidia drivers and still nothing.

this is my xorg.conf file

[snipped]

my other monitor's settings are
HF: 30-70
VF: 50-120

any help would be greatly appreciated.

t3h_mounty

There doesn't seem to be anything about TwinView in your xorg.conf at all.

Please follow the HowTo at http://www.ublug.org/howtos/ubuntu/t...to-breezy.html and you should be fine.

RePost if you have any problems.

Best,

Steve

[sfink01]

It's driving me nuts!

I would like to have twinview (TV-out) with my NVIDIA Geforce 2 MX400 graphics card. I think the xorg.conf below should work, but xserver crashes always with an error. When I change Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CTR, TV" to Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CTR, CRT" it doesn't crash but I have no TV.
Works with Windows and sort of works with nvtv.

(Error message: (WW) NVIDIA: More than on matching device section for instances (BUS ID: PCI:1:0:0) found : NVIDIA MX 400 (EE) Screen(s) found but none have a usable configuration.)

Please help...



[snipped]

Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CTR, TV"

[snipped]

EndSection

This line should read:

Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT, TV"

Hope this helps.

Best,

Steve

[t3h_mounty]

Hi Steve

I went back to my default xorg.conf file before posting because I figured I had probably changed some stuff that didn't need changing and didn't want to make things worse for whoever tired to fix my xorg file.

and for some reason, that link doesn't work for me. I've heard many a good thing about the howto, but for some reason ublog always times out.