[mythtv-users] Running TV out OR DVI out, not both

[Bill Williamson]

This is a bit more of a basic Linux question, so please forgive, but has
specifics that are valid here.  For reference, I am running ubuntu 8.10 and
myth .21 from mythbuntu packages.

Basically what I want is a dual headed machine where only 1 head is active
at a time.  I got a nice new geforce 8400 for future use with VDAPU, and it
has tv out (going to a smaller PAL tv via component) and dvi out (going to a
720p projector via hdmi converter).  I want to be able to run via TV, OR run
via projector.  I do not care (nor want) dual outputs.

In the olden days (slackware 1998-ish), before gdm and the like, I'd just
run "startx" from my first two terminals, and use ctrl-alt-f7 and
ctrl-alt-f8 for the two x sessions.  I don't want to do something that
manual, but is there perhaps an easy way to tell GDM to spawn twice, with a
different xorg config?  Or is there a way to force the nvidia

I don't mind having to do a key combination (and run blind for 10 seconds if
it starts in the wrong one), but don't want to be dropping to console/etc
every login.  I don't mind if technically it's running two x-servers as long
as mythtv works, and with the correct settings for each (I guess I'd set up
two different settings names in two different shortcuts?)

My "ideal" setup would be similar how laptops work in windows.  You hit some
key combinations to activate TV-Out, then another combo to disable it.
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