[mythtv-users] nvidia twinview problems..

[Brad Fuller]

R. G. Newbury wrote:
> Craig Hagerman wrote:
>   
>> On 5/4/06, Michael Fox <fox.michael at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Anyone able to assist with the following nvidia twinview issue..
>>>
>>> I have an FX5200 which has an LCD monitor on the d-sub (analog) and a
>>> tv on the svideo port. I've managed to get the configuration to work
>>> in the sense that when X is loaded the TV is displaying in 800x600
>>> res, however I also want the LCD to show the cloned screen on TV in
>>> its native res of 1280x1024.
>>>
>>> Each time I load X the LCD goes to sleep and the TV becomes primary
>>> display. I want both displays to always be enabled.
>>>
>>> Anyone have a sample xorg.conf that has twinview enabled with clone so
>>> that both displays always are active.
>>>
>>>       
>> Section "Device"
>>         Identifier      "Generic Video Card"
>>         Driver          "nvidia"
>>         Option          "TwinView"
>>         Option          "TwinViewOrientation"   "Clone"
>>         Option          "SecondMonitorHorizSync"        "30-50"
>>         Option          "SecondMonitorVertRefresh"      "60"
>>         Option          "MetaModes"     "1024x768, 1024x768; 800x600,
>> 800x600; 640x480, 640x480;"
>>     
>
> I get the same picture on the TV and the CRT with my setup.
>
> I have the line
>
> 	Option  "ActiveDevice"  "CRT TV"
>
> right here in my Device section, and just before the following lines.
>
>   
>>         Option          "TVStandard"    "NTSC-J"
>>         Option          "TVOutFormat"   "SVIDEO"
>> EndSection
>>     
>
>
> ?? 	Tell the video section to make BOTH active???
>
>   
where did you learn about this option: "ActiveDevice"?
I don't see it in the Nvidia 8756 readme.