HOWTO: NVIDIA TV-OUT for Newbies

**caish5** · May 25th, 2006

I got my TV working first go with the guide, but i cannot get my mouse to go over there!! Very Frustrating..
Here is my xorg.conf

Code:

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/100dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
	# path to defoma fonts
	FontPath	"/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	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"		"ExplorerPS/2"
	Option		"ZAxisMapping"		"4 5"
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Device[0]"
	Driver		"nvidia"
	BusID		"PCI:1:0:0"
        Screen 0
EndSection

Section "Device" 
   	Driver          "nvidia" 
   	Identifier      "Device[1]" 
   	Screen 1 
   	Option          "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO" #or SVIDEO etc 
   	Option          "TVStandard" "PAL-G" #or NTSC etc 
   	Option          "ConnectedMonitor" "Monitor[1]" 
   	BusID           "PCI:1:0:0" #adjust using 'lspci' or cat /proc/pci 
EndSection
        
        
Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Monitor[0]" #CRT
	Option		"DPMS"
        HorizSync 31.5-80 
        	VertRefresh 56.3-75 
EndSection

Section "Monitor" 
    Identifier "Monitor[1]" #TV 
    HorizSync 30-50
    VertRefresh 60 
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Screen [0]"
	Device		"Device [0]"
	Monitor		"Monitor [0]"
	DefaultDepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		1
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		4
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		8
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		15
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		16
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen" 
   	Device "Device[1]" 
   	Identifier "Screen[1]" 
   	Monitor "Monitor[1]" 
   	DefaultDepth 24 
       	SubSection "Display" 
               Depth 24 
               Modes "720x576" 
       	EndSubSection    
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	    Screen 0 "Screen[0]" 
            Screen 1 "Screen[1]" RightOf "Screen[0]" 
	InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice	"Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Mode	0666
EndSection

The only thing I think it could be is that i copied the vertrefresh and horizsync settings out of the guide because i could not find any for my monitor. But somehow i don't think that is the problem.
Ideas anyone????

**tseliot** · May 25th, 2006

Originally Posted by caish5

I got my TV working first go with the guide, but i cannot get my mouse to go over there!! Very Frustrating..
Here is my xorg.conf

Code:

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/100dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
	# path to defoma fonts
	FontPath	"/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	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"		"ExplorerPS/2"
	Option		"ZAxisMapping"		"4 5"
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Device[0]"
	Driver		"nvidia"
	BusID		"PCI:1:0:0"
        Screen 0
EndSection

Section "Device" 
   	Driver          "nvidia" 
   	Identifier      "Device[1]" 
   	Screen 1 
   	Option          "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO" #or SVIDEO etc 
   	Option          "TVStandard" "PAL-G" #or NTSC etc 
   	Option          "ConnectedMonitor" "Monitor[1]" 
   	BusID           "PCI:1:0:0" #adjust using 'lspci' or cat /proc/pci 
EndSection
        
        
Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Monitor[0]" #CRT
	Option		"DPMS"
        HorizSync 31.5-80 
        	VertRefresh 56.3-75 
EndSection

Section "Monitor" 
    Identifier "Monitor[1]" #TV 
    HorizSync 30-50
    VertRefresh 60 
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Screen [0]"
	Device		"Device [0]"
	Monitor		"Monitor [0]"
	DefaultDepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		1
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		4
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		8
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		15
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		16
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen" 
   	Device "Device[1]" 
   	Identifier "Screen[1]" 
   	Monitor "Monitor[1]" 
   	DefaultDepth 24 
       	SubSection "Display" 
               Depth 24 
               Modes "720x576" 
       	EndSubSection    
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	    Screen 0 "Screen[0]" 
            Screen 1 "Screen[1]" RightOf "Screen[0]" 
	InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice	"Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Mode	0666
EndSection

The only thing I think it could be is that i copied the vertrefresh and horizsync settings out of the guide because i could not find any for my monitor. But somehow i don't think that is the problem.
Ideas anyone????

Can you remove the space between "Screen" and "[0]" (do the same for the lines quoted below)

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen [0]"
Device "Device [0]"
Monitor "Monitor [0]"

Then restart the xserver (or even better, unplug the cable and reboot)

**caish5** · May 25th, 2006

Thanks a lot. I removed the spaces and all is good.
Allthough is there a way you can drag applications from one screen to another?

**tseliot** · May 25th, 2006

Originally Posted by caish5

Thanks a lot. I removed the spaces and all is good.
Allthough is there a way you can drag applications from one screen to another?

I really wouldn't know. Perhaps with Twinview you can do that

**technophreak** · May 25th, 2006

I followed this guide exactly, but now when I boot Ubuntu, I get an error saying that X System couldnt start. How can I restore my default xorg.conf file so I can at least login?

Thanks

**tseliot** · May 25th, 2006

Originally Posted by technophreak

I followed this guide exactly, but now when I boot Ubuntu, I get an error saying that X System couldnt start. How can I restore my default xorg.conf file so I can at least login?

Thanks

Type:

Code:

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and then reboot by typing:

Code:

sudo reboot

**amr2205** · May 28th, 2006

Great post!

This is very useful for me, thanks a lot and keep the good work! =D>

**psavva** · May 28th, 2006

Hi,
I'm new to Ubuntu. I've been playing around with it for about a month now. Trying to get it working the way i want.

I've come accross a problem with my displays though.

I have an NVIDIA FX 5600 Graphics card (256 MB) with two Two Monitors capability.

I have followed the HOWTO: NVIDIA TV-OUT Guide and with no luck.

I've correctly installed the latest nvidia drivers (NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8762)

I can't seem to get my TV display working.

Here's a copy of my xorg.conf file.

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder3) Mon May 15 13:23:42 PDT 2006

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# /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 "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Simple Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen[0]"
Screen 1 "Screen[1]" RightOf "Screen[0]"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"

# paths to defoma fonts
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"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "i2c"
Load "bitmap"
Load "ddc"
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 "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor[0]" #CRT
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 31.5-80
VertRefresh 56.3-75
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "TV" #TV
HorizSync 30-50
VertRefresh 60
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Device[0]"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
screen 0
EndSection

Section "Device"
Driver "nvidia"
Identifier "Device[1]"
Screen 1
Option "TwinView"
Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO" #or Composite etc
Option "TVStandard" "PAL-I"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0" #adjust using 'lspci' or cat /proc/pci
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen[0]"
Device "Device[0]"
Monitor "Monitor[0]"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" "640x350"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" "640x350"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" "640x350"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" "640x350"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" "640x350"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" "640x350"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Device "Device[1]"
Identifier "Screen[1]"
Monitor "TV"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "800x600"
EndSubSection
EndSection

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

**Jose Catre-Vandis** · May 28th, 2006

Originally Posted by tseliot

Since you say that also Twinview doesn't work I'm lead to think that is a hardware incompatibility (which perhaps can be solved).

Therefore I suggest you to start a new thread on the Unofficial Nvidia Forums (the Nvidia staff will help you there):
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/foru...?s=&forumid=14

Thought I would report back, on success, although it was with Twinview rather than your way! Found a config file used by someone on another distro, specifically for an SN41G2. Oddly, the way to do it was to remove all the configuration you might think would be needed. No need to indicate horiz and vert refresh rates, TV Standards or Output Format. Using an SVideo lead the picutre is crystal clear. Will try a similar config with your setup to see if that works too. I know this isn;t a Twinview place, but here is the xorg.conf I found that sorted my problem, hope it helps others:

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "single head configuration"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection

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

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "allowmouseopenfail"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice" Identifier "DevInputMice"
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 "Dell P780"
HorizSync 30.0 - 85.0
VertRefresh 48.0 - 120.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"

# Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30.0-60.0"
# Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "48.0-80.0"
Option "UseEdidFreqs" "true" #Probes for HorizSync and VertRefresh
Option "TwinView" "true" #Enables TwinView
Option "NoLogo" "true" #Turns off nvidia logo at x startup
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT, CRT"
# Option "TwinviewOrientation" "clone" #Second monitor is clone of first
Option "TwinviewOrientation" "RightOf" #Second monitor is desktop right of first
Option "Metamodes" "1280x1024, 1024x768"
# Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
# Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
# Option "NvAGP" "2"
# Option "CursorShadow" "1"
# Option "CursorShadowAlpha" "64"
# Option "CursorShadowYOffset" "2"
# Option "CursorShadowXOffset" "2"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX (generic)"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600"
"640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Group 0
Mode 0666
EndSection

btw, this works perfectly whether I have both the vga and svideo outputs connected or either/or, and you can see everything from boot through to login etc

**xlyz** · May 29th, 2006

Originally Posted by tseliot

Remember not to boot (EVER) with the TV-OUT calbe plugged in.

why?

perchè?

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