[mythtv-users] nvidia tv-out - how do you do it? Better, but
not there yet.
Brad Fuller
bradallenfuller at yahoo.com
Wed Oct 20 18:12:56 UTC 2004
>
>>
>>
>> john salch wrote:
>>
>>> The following works for me to offer two screens:
>>>
>>> # XFree86 4 configuration created by pyxf86config
>>>
>>> Section "ServerLayout"
>>> Identifier "Default Layout"
>>> Screen 0 "Screen TV"
>>> Screen 1 "Screen LCD" RightOf "Screen
>>> TV"
>>> InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
>>> InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
>>> InputDevice "DevInputMice" "AlwaysCore"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "Files"
>>>
>>> # RgbPath is the location of the RGB database. Note,
>>> this is the name of the # file minus the extension (like ".txt" or
>>> ".db"). There is normally
>>> # no need to change the default.
>>> # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are
>>> concatenated together)
>>> # By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font
>>> server independent of
>>> # the X server to render fonts.
>>> RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
>>> ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/nvidia"
>>> ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions"
>>> ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
>>> FontPath "unix/:7100"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "Module"
>>> Load "dbe"
>>> Load "extmod"
>>> Load "fbdevhw"
>>> Load "glx"
>>> Load "record"
>>> Load "freetype"
>>> Load "type1"
>>> Load "v4l"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "InputDevice"
>>>
>>> # Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled
>>> (eg, with xset(1))
>>> # Option "Xleds" "1 2 3"
>>> # To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment
>>> XkbDisable.
>>> # Option "XkbDisable"
>>> # To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard,
>>> modify the
>>> # lines below (which are the defaults). For example,
>>> for a non-U.S.
>>> # keyboard, you will probably want to use:
>>> # Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
>>> # If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can
>>> use:
>>> # Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"
>>> #
>>> # Then to change the language, change the Layout
>>> setting.
>>> # For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
>>> # Option "XkbLayout" "de"
>>> # or:
>>> # Option "XkbLayout" "de"
>>> # Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
>>> #
>>> # If you'd like to switch the positions of your
>>> capslock and
>>> # control keys, use:
>>> # Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps"
>>> # Or if you just want both to be control, use:
>>> # Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps"
>>> #
>>> Identifier "Keyboard0"
>>> Driver "keyboard"
>>> Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
>>> Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
>>> Option "XkbLayout" "us"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "InputDevice"
>>> Identifier "Mouse0"
>>> Driver "mouse"
>>> Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
>>> Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
>>> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
>>> Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "InputDevice"
>>>
>>> # If the normal CorePointer mouse is not a USB mouse
>>> then
>>> # this input device can be used in AlwaysCore mode to
>>> let you
>>> # also use USB mice at the same time.
>>> Identifier "DevInputMice"
>>> Driver "mouse"
>>> Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
>>> Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
>>> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
>>> Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "Monitor"
>>> Identifier "LCD"
>>> VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
>>> ModelName "DPro930SB"
>>> DisplaySize 370 270
>>> HorizSync 30.0 - 110.0
>>> VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0
>>> Option "dpms"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "Monitor"
>>> Identifier "TV"
>>> VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
>>> ModelName "JVC TV"
>>> HorizSync 30 - 50
>>> VertRefresh 60
>>> Option "dpms"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "Device"
>>> Identifier "nvidia TV"
>>> Driver "nvidia"
>>> BusId "PCI:1:0:0"
>>> VendorName "Videocard vendor"
>>> Option "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"
>>> Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
>>> Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
>>> Option "NvAgp" "1"
>>> Option "TVOverScan" "1.0"
>>> Screen 0
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "Device"
>>> Identifier "nvidia LCD"
>>> Driver "nvidia"
>>> BusId "PCI:1:0:0"
>>> VendorName "Videocard vendor"
>>> Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT"
>>> Screen 1
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "Screen"
>>> Identifier "Screen LCD"
>>> Device "nvidia LCD"
>>> Monitor "LCD"
>>> DefaultDepth 24
>>> SubSection "Display"
>>> Viewport 0 0
>>> Depth 24
>>> Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960"
>>> "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600"
>>> "640x480"
>>> EndSubSection
>>> EndSection
>>> Section "Screen"
>>> Identifier "Screen TV"
>>> Device "nvidia TV"
>>> Monitor "TV"
>>> DefaultDepth 24
>>> SubSection "Display"
>>> Viewport 0 0
>>> Depth 24
>>> Modes "800x600" "640x480"
>>> EndSubSection
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "DRI"
>>> Group 0
>>> Mode 0666
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> --- Brad Fuller <bradallenfuller at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> I have no idea how to do this in Linux. Those of you
>>>> who have s-video out on an nvidia card: what do you do to make the
>>>> card work with TV? I assume that you must add something to your
>>>> xorg.conf
>>>> file?
>>>> Do you run (can you run) with two displays - A
>>>> computer monitor AND a TV simultaneously?
>>>> The README at the nvidia linux site describes it a
>>>> bit, but I'm unsure how this done practically.
>>>>
>>>> Help appreciated, especially the xorg.conf relevent
>>>> sections (if, indeed, this is what you need to change)
>>>>
>>>> thanks!
>>>>
>>>> brad
>>>>
>> Thanks for the xorg.conf. It's gotten me farther along! I can see
>> when I restart X the default char text "login:" appears (before X
>> starts) on the TV -- in fact, it looks like it switches from Monitor
>> to TV. But, when X starts, it goes away on the TV and the Monitor is
>> fine. I'm using a GeForce 4MX by BFG.
>>
>> Any idea why? This is sent to a standard little tv. Perhaps the
>> HorizSync could be changed? I have it at the standard 30-50. (I live
>> in the use so I would imagine that VertRefresh should stay at 60)
>
>
> Just to clarify: I do get the standard text readout when the PC boots
> and Linux boots -- -on both displays.
> Yeah
> But, when it goes to a higher resolution display (x may have started,
> but I don't think so.. I'm using FC2) the TV display goes white.
>
> I tried changing my computer monitor to 640x and 800x and restarted
> X, just to see if I need to have the displays the same resolution, but
> that didn't change anything. I've been googling for answers to this,
> but it's strange that I haven't found anything. (I did find a HOWTO
> that someone put together, but he's xorg file is configrued
> differently. see here:
> http://www.sunstatemartialarts.com/debian_media.html )
I've now got both a TV and a Monitor displayed. What confused me was the
some xorg.conf's had TwinDisplay and some did not. I have it set up not
as TwinDisplay but with two separate Device, Monitor and Screen displays.
What I was missing was the BusID option. -- if you do not have
this, then it will not work.
Now, I have a two x displays: one for my monitor at 1280 and one for the
tv at 800x.
My next problem is to find out how to display MythTV output on the TV.
The only option that I found in mplayer to do this was xinerama. But,
when I set this to ON in xorg.conf and restart x I get an error that
RANDR crashed.
First of all, I don't know if this is the right or wrong way to push
MythTV output to the second monitor (TV).
Or, if there is a better way.
Anyone?
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