[mythtv-users] Xorg.conf for nVidia 8756 driver

[Giacomo Shimmings]

Hi there,

I have the latest kernel and the latest Nvidia drivers and mine outputs to a TV just fine (not dual head, just Svideo out to a PAL tv).

Looking over your xorg.conf, you're missing a few bits, for example, there should have been a section called "Files" and you have the options for the 'Device' in the 'Screen' section.  Also, in your file there is a load option for VNC which is why you're seeing an entry in the log file posted above with X trying to access it.  As for screen resolutions, if your TV is on and there is no other monitor connected to the box, you should see BIOS post and boot options before the X session starts with the screen resolutions in the xorg file shown below.  This config assumes you only have a TV connected to the Svideo out and no other TV/monitor attached.

I'm going to reproduce my xorg.conf file here andto get yours to work, I would rename your exisitng xorg file to a backup name and use mine (with the correct file permissions) and see where it gets you.

I followed Jarods guide, but when upgrading my kernal with Yum thought, 'what the hell' and upgraded my graphics driver too!  This xorg.conf has kept working through three kernal upgrades since, so it must be doing something right!

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# Xorg configuration created by Giacomo

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

Section "Files"

# RgbPath is 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"
	ModulePath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/nvidia"
	ModulePath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions"
	ModulePath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
	FontPath     "unix/:7100"
EndSection

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

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Keyboard0"
	Driver      "kbd"
	Option	    "XkbModel" "pc105"
	Option	    "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Mouse0"
	Driver      "mouse"
	Option	    "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
	Option	    "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
	Option	    "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
	Option	    "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "Monitor0"
	VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
	ModelName    "Television"
	HorizSync    31.5 - 37.9
	VertRefresh  60.0 - 60.0
	Option	    "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "Videocard0"
	Driver      "nvidia"
	VendorName  "Videocard vendor"
	BoardName   "NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX (generic)"
	Option	    "TVStandard" "PAL-I"
	Option	    "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
	Option	    "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"
	Option	    "TVOverScan" "0.72"
	Option	    "NvAGP" "3"
	Option	    "RenderAccel" "true"
	Option               "NoLogo" "true"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"
	Device     "Videocard0"
	Monitor    "Monitor0"
	DefaultDepth     24
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     24
		Modes    "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Group        0
	Mode         0666
EndSection
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