[mythtv-users] Can anyone help with twinhead xorg.conf with nvidia 5200?

[Luke MacNeil]

James Pifer wrote:
> Below is my current working xorg.conf with sends the video to my TV
> using SVideo. It works great, but I'd like to view the same screen on
> the monitor as well. Can anyone try modifying my xorg.conf accordingly?
> I've tried doing it in the past, but I always ending up totally hosing
> it. 
>
> I believe I need another Screen for the connected LCD monitor, but I
> don't understand the "Right Of" lingo. 
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>
> James
>
> #current xorg.conf
> Section "ServerLayout"
>         Identifier     "single head configuration"
>         Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
>         InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Files"
>         ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia"
>         ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions"
>         ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Module"
>         Load  "dbe"
>         Load  "extmod"
>         Load  "fbdevhw"
>         Load  "glx"
>         Load  "record"
>         Load  "freetype"
>         Load  "type1"
>         Load  "v4l"
>         Load  "vnc"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier  "Keyboard0"
>         Driver      "kbd"
>         Option      "XkbModel" "pc105"
>         Option      "XkbLayout" "us"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
>         #Option      "RenderAccel" "1"
>         # TV Out Setup
>         Identifier  "Videocard0"
>         Driver      "nvidia"
>         VendorName  "Videocard vendor"
>         BoardName   "nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
>         Option      "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT, TV"
>         Option      "TwinView" "True"
>         Option      "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
>         Option      "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
>         Option      "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
>         Option      "UseEvents" "True"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
>         Identifier "Screen0"
>         Device     "Videocard0"
>         DefaultDepth     24
>         Option      "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
>         Option      "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"
>         Option      "TVOutFormat" "COMPOSITE"
>         Option      "SecurityTypes" "VncAuth"
>         Option      "UserPasswdVerifier" "VncAuth"
>         Option      "PasswordFile" "/root/.vnc/passwd"
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Viewport   0 0
>                 Depth     24
>                 Modes    "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>         EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
>
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I was doing that for a while, you can look at mine at 
http://www.lukemacneil.com/articles/xorg.conf-for-dual-video-cards-monitors-and-tv-out-2.html