[mythtv-users] DVI and SVideo on one system -- how???

[barbex]

>  projector.  I have tried various installs and can't seem to figure out
>  how to get video to play on both outputs.  When the computer is booting,
>  both outputs are valid so I have some hope.

For clarification: have you tried to get the desktop working on both
outputs at the same time? I would setup two screens on the same
xserver like this:

part of my xorg.conf:
Section "Screen"
    Identifier    "LCD Screen"
    Device        "NVIDIA GeForce6200"
    Monitor        "LCD"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth        16
        Modes        "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth        24
        Modes        "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier     "TV Screen"
        Device        "NVIDIA TVOUT"
        Monitor        "PAL TV"
        DefaultDepth    24
        Subsection "Display"
        Depth 24
        Modes "720x576"
        EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier    "Double Layout"
    Screen 0     "LCD Screen"
    Screen 1     "TV Screen" LeftOf "LCD Screen"
    InputDevice    "Generic Keyboard"
    InputDevice    "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

If you have that working you could switch the frontend between those
screens like this:
DISPLAY=:0.1 /usr/bin/mythfrontend
which opens the frontend on my left screen. No rebooting needed, just
exiting the frontend and starting it on the other screen. You could
have a little scriptygoodness on a button on your remote that checks
the current state and switches to the other one...

-Barbara