RE_ [olug] Second Monitor

Wed Jan 28 22:48:12 UTC 2004

IF you get all the way to KDE, and you see the NVIDIA logo before X starts
then you're using the nvidia driver, but if you have somehow enabled the
TVOUT you should see something on the TV also...

You can also look at /var/log/XFree86.0.log and see the driver load and
probe all the available resolutions.  In the same file you should see it
trying to locate a valid screen and resolution for your TV.

Some XFree settings (I'll just assume you want twinview?!) include:

In Module make sure you have "Load glx"

In ServerLayout you only need 1 screen identified
	(you'd have two if you weren't using twinview)

Under Device you'd have something like this:

        Identifier  "Videocard0"
        Driver      "nvidia"
        VendorName  "NVidia"
        BoardName   "FX5700"
        Option "NvAGP" "2"
        #BusID "PCI:1:00:0"
        #Option      "RenderAccel" "1"
	      # TV Out Setup
            Option "TwinView" "1"
            Option "IgnoreEDID"                 "yes"
            Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync"     "30-50"
            Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh"   "60"
            Option "TwinViewOrientation"        "RightOf"
            Option "MetaModes"
"1024x768,1024x768;1024x768,800x600;1024x768,640x480;800x600,800x600;640x480
,640x480;320x200,NULL"
            Option "ConnectedMonitor"           "TV, CRT"
            Option "TVStandard"                 "NTSC-M"
            Option "TVOutFormat"                "SVIDEO
                Option      "TVOverScan" "0.9"

Notes:
RenderAccel works well for me, but is BETA so it may crash X of whatever,
it's unsupported.  You shouldn't need to note the PCI id when using
Twinview, it's more for using the multiple x screens method...but if you do
use it, it needs to reflect the PCI id for your system - obtainable via the
lspci command (possibly use: lspci | grep nVidia).  Use the same NvAGP
you're using now....if the driver loaded you're using the correct value for
that.  Meta modes syntax is
"resolution_on_monitor1,resolution_on_monitor2;next_pair" these are XF modes
so they need to be standard resolutions or defined somewhere - you should
have examples for like a sony viao alread in the config file.  You may want
"Clone" for TwinViewOrientation....

Those are the main "gotchas" I can explain the other options in more detail
if you need more help, but the nvnews website and the README do a pretty
good job on the rest of the options.

-t

-----Original Message-----
From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of G.M.
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 12:36 PM
To: olug at olug.org
Subject: RE_ [olug] Second Monitor

Yeah, not sure what you mean by "kill the X server"..

I mean I do the Alt+Ctrl+Backspace or logout of my desktop.

Did you get all the way to a usable desktop?
No -> mess with settings in your XF86Confg
-> Option "NvAGP"  "2"   #or 1 or 0
    (mandrake prolly has AGPART enabled in the kernel)

Yes I'm running the kde desktop

Yes -> Is TVOUT working?

I don't know how I would tell,I have Option "TVOutFormat" in my 
XF86Config 4 file under the graphics card section but I don't see my 
desktop on my tv.I'll wait until I hear back from you before I try a 
different driver.
No -> try A different driver release
Yes -> STOP don't mess with anything!

The nvidia drivers do a couple cool things:
sh driverversion.run
Installs driver the first time
nvidia-installer --uninstall
Must be run from init 3, removed drivers
nvidia-installer --update
Grab the latest drivers from the web
If you're using TVOUT or other 'advanced'
Options, don't do this
nvidia-graphics-switch <driver-number>
Switch to different installed drivers
nvidia-settings
Graphical menu similar to Display Options in windows

When installing / compiling...
/var/log/nvidia-installer.log
is helpful; when trying to finesse X...
/var/log/XFree86.0.log               (where 0 is the screen #)
dmesg
/var/log/messeges
are helpful.

-t

-----Original Message-----
From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of
mescie
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 7:22 PM
To: Omaha Linux User Group
Subject: Re: [olug] Second monitor

I used the binary installer I got off the nvidia website and the
installlation went smoothly.And I edited the XF86Config-4 file (mandrake
9.1 distro) to read driver "nvidia"I haven't got to the TVout part yet.X
starts up fine with the nvidia splash screen appearing first but then
when I kill the X server the screen just goes blank,no  text or command
prompt.For the heck of it tho I blindly typed startx and my desktop
started up.Something to work on but at least I'm making a little progress.

              Gary

Ken wrote:

 > [snip]
 >
 >>
 >> FYI I've had much better luck using the sh driverversion.run
 >> installer from
 >> NVidia than using RPMs from anyone else, especially when using non-stock
 >> kernels....but of course NVidia's .run file doesn't with SUSE for some
 >> reason...
 >>
 >> -t
 >
 >
 > I definitely second this.  The binary installer from the website has
 > always done a better job for me than the rpm packages.  The only pain
 > is that you'll need to rerun the installer after each kernel upgrade..
 > -Ken
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