[mythtv-users] mirroring display - I did google for ages but no luck

Nick Rout nick.rout at gmail.com
Wed Apr 22 08:01:06 UTC 2009


On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 9:45 AM, Ben Edwards <list4me2 at googlemail.com> wrote:
> I am\using "a nVidia Corporation G71 [GeForce 7300 GS] (rev a1)" and
> Ubuntu 9.04.  I have managed to get TV-OUT working with a desktop on
> the monitor and one on the TV but what I really want to do is simply
> mirror the same thing on both.  My xorg.xonfig is below.  Any ideas?
>
> Ben
>
> # nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
> # nvidia-settings:  version 1.0  (buildd at palmer)  Sun Feb  1 20:21:04 UTC 2009
>
> Section "ServerLayout"
>    Identifier     "Layout0"
>    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
>    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
>    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Files"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Module"
>    Load           "dbe"
>    Load           "extmod"
>    Load           "type1"
>    Load           "freetype"
>    Load           "glx"
> EndSection
>
> Section "ServerFlags"
>    Option         "Xinerama" "0"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>
>    # generated from default
>    Identifier     "Mouse0"
>    Driver         "mouse"
>    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
>    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
>    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
>    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>
>    # generated from default
>    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
>    Driver         "kbd"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Monitor"
>    Identifier     "Monitor0"
>    VendorName     "Unknown"
>    ModelName      "NEC LCD1525M"
>    HorizSync       24.0 - 60.0
>    VertRefresh     55.0 - 75.0
>    Option         "DPMS"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
>    Identifier     "Device0"
>    Driver         "nvidia"
>    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
>    BoardName      "GeForce 7300 GS"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
>    Identifier     "Screen0"
>    Device         "Device0"
>    Monitor        "Monitor0"
>    DefaultDepth    24
>    Option         "TwinView" "1"
>    Option         "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "TV-0"
>    Option         "metamodes" "CRT: 1024x768 +0+0, TV: 800x600 +1024+0"
>    SubSection     "Display"
>        Depth       24
>    EndSubSection
> EndSection
>

you probably need to add

Option "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"

See the readme for your driver version.


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