[mythtv-users] Issues with 2 video cards on Slimline 2030n/Ubuntu 10.04

Jessica Perry Hekman jphekman at arborius.net
Wed Aug 18 21:11:07 UTC 2010


On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 09:43:11PM +1200, Tortise wrote:

> I'm pleased you worked that bit out Jessica!  Do let us know what
> the final xorg.conf works out to be, or indeed if it works without
> one?

I hadn't tested without xorg.conf, so I moved the file away and 
restarted X just now. It definitely does not work without xorg.conf! 
Resolution is lower when I start X without that config file, and tv-out 
doesn't work. When I run nvidia-settings it complains that I am not 
using the nvidia driver and I should run nvidia-xconfig:

 root at pendaran:~# nvidia-xconfig 

 WARNING: Unable to locate/open X configuration file.

 New X configuration file written to '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'

Ah well.

The working xorg.conf is attached, in case anyone is curious.

Current issue is that the screen on TV-out is the wrong size, so I can't 
see the edges of it -- importantly, I can't see the Ubuntu toolbar on 
the bottom of the screen, so I can't start programs (like Myth!) from 
the start menu. Googling tells me that this is a problem lots of people 
have with nvidia cards + tv-out and no solution has been found. I can 
work around it, but if anyone here has solved it, I would love to know 
how.

Jessica

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# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 1.0  (buildmeister at builder75)  Thu Apr 22 11:44:23 PDT 2010

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings:  version 1.0  (buildd at palmer)  Fri Apr  9 10:35:18 UTC 2010
# xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
#Section "InputDevice"
#	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
#	Driver		"kbd"
#	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
#	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
#	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc105"
#	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
#EndSection
# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
#Section "InputDevice"
#	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
#	Driver		"mouse"
#	Option		"CorePointer"
#	Option		"Device"	"/dev/input/mice"
#	Option		"Protocol"	"ImPS/2"
#	Option		"ZAxisMapping"	"4 5"
#	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
#EndSection
# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
#Section "InputDevice"
#	Driver		"wacom"
#	Identifier	"stylus"
#	Option		"Device"	"/dev/input/wacom"
#	Option		"Type"	"stylus"
#	Option		"ForceDevice"	"ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
#EndSection
# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
#Section "InputDevice"
#	Driver		"wacom"
#	Identifier	"eraser"
#	Option		"Device"	"/dev/input/wacom"
#	Option		"Type"	"eraser"
#	Option		"ForceDevice"	"ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
#EndSection
# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
#Section "InputDevice"
#	Driver		"wacom"
#	Identifier	"cursor"
#	Option		"Device"	"/dev/input/wacom"
#	Option		"Type"	"cursor"
#	Option		"ForceDevice"	"ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
#EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"

	#	Inputdevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
	#	Inputdevice	"Configured Mouse"
	# Uncomment if you have a wacom tablet
	#	InputDevice     "stylus"	"SendCoreEvents"
	#	InputDevice     "cursor"	"SendCoreEvents"
	#	InputDevice     "eraser"	"SendCoreEvents"
    Identifier     "Default Layout"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    Screen      1  "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
    Option         "Xinerama" "0"
	# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load           "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
	# generated from default
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "HP L1906"
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "HP L1906"
    HorizSync       30.0 - 83.0
    VertRefresh     50.0 - 76.0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor1"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "TV-0"
    HorizSync       28.0 - 55.0
    VertRefresh     43.0 - 72.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "nVidia Corporation G98 [GeForce 8400 GS]"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    Option         "AddARGBVisuals" "True"
    Option         "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
    Option         "NoLogo" "True"
    BusID          "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BoardName      "GeForce 8400 GS"
    BusID          "PCI:1:0:0"
    Screen          0
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device1"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BoardName      "GeForce 8400 GS"
    BusID          "PCI:1:0:0"
    Screen          1
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Default Screen"
    Device         "nVidia Corporation G08 [GeForce 8400 GS]"
    Monitor        "HP L1906"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Modes      "1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "TwinView" "0"
    Option         "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-0"
    Option         "metamodes" "CRT: 1280x1024 +0+0; CRT: 1024x768 +0+0; CRT: 832x624 +0+0; CRT: 800x600 +0+0; CRT: 640x480 +0+0"
    Option         "NoLogo" "True"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen1"
    Device         "Device1"
    Monitor        "Monitor1"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "TwinView" "0"
    Option         "metamodes" "TV: 800x600 +0+0"
    Option         "NoLogo" "True"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection



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