Nvidia/X.org conf for CRT + CRT (DVI) + TV

smeghead · n00b Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 4

I currently run two CRTs in TwinView mode on my GeForce FX5200 (Abit Siluro) and everything works great with the Nvidia binary driver 1.0.6629 and X.org 6.8.0-r5.

I'd like to use my TV-out occasionally as well, but I can't figure out how to modify my xorg.conf to let me switch my secondary display over to TV-out via software (since I'd rather not have to disconnect/reconnect cables to accomplish this). In other words I'd like to always have all three outputs physically connected--CRT, DVI-to-CRT, and TV-out--even though I know I can only output to two simultaneously.

I'd like to be able to do this switching without exiting my existing X session, but if there's no way to do so, then at least without having to reboot. And if I'm forced to use clone mode, so be it.

So is there some way I can configure X to let me do the switching in software?

The relevant sections from my current xorg.conf:

Leikor · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 04 Sep 2003 Posts: 123

Have you found any way of doing this? I'm in the same situation 2 monitors and a tv connected, and I'd like to switch to any 2 of them. I know it's possible, the windows driver does it, but I have no idea how to switch without a reboot, and unplugging of cables.

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smeghead · n00b Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 4

hollovoid7 · Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 12:38 pm Post subject:

as far as ive seen 3 doesnt work when connected at all, ive tried it and even in bios level (where dual screen works reguardless) it just gave me a black screen, this is on my Nvidia Geforce 5700le.
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Beetle B. · Guru Joined: 01 Mar 2003 Posts: 524

Just curious, is this possible if I just have one monitor and a TV connected to the other?

I want to know if it's possible without having to restart X.

Thanks,
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abel7 · Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 8:13 am Post subject:

I have a FX5200 and I also have 2 CRTs. I have both CRTs and TV connected at the same time. But I still have to start a new X session if I want to use the TV.
running "startx -- :2 -config xorg.conf.tv2" is the only thing I have to do.
These are my two xorg.conf:

xorg.conf:
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor[0]"
HorizSync 30-95
VertRefresh 50-160
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor[1]"
HorizSync 60
VertRefresh 30-150
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Device[0]"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:3:0:0"
Screen 0
Option "NoLogo" "on"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Driver "nvidia"
Identifier "Device[1]"
Screen 1
# Option "TVOutFormat" "Composite" #or S-VIDEO etc
# Option "TVStandard" "PAL-G" #or NTSC etc
# Option "ConnectedMonitor" "Monitor[1]"
BusID "PCI:3:0:0" #adjust using 'lspci' or cat /proc/pci
Option "NoLogo" "on"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen[0]"
Device "Device[0]"
Monitor "Monitor[0]"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"
EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Device "Device[1]"
Identifier "Screen[1]"
Monitor "Monitor[1]"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Simple Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen[0]"
Screen 1 "Screen[1]" LeftOf "Screen[0]"
Option "OffTime" "15"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

xorg.conf.tv2:

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "G90-0"
HorizSync 31.5 - 82.0
VertRefresh 50 - 180
#Option "DPMS"
Modeline "1280x768_60.00" 80.14 1280 1344 1480 1680 768 769 772 795 -HSync +Vsync
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "GFXT-0"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:3:0:0"
Option "TwinView"
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "31.5-82"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "50-100"
# Option "MetaModes" "1024x768, 800x600; 1024x768, NULL"
# Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024, 1280x1024; 1024x768, NULL"
# Option "TwinViewOrientation" "LeftOf"
# Option "TVStandard" "PAL-B"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"
Option "TVOutFormat" "Composite"
## Option "RenderAccel" "true"
# Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
# Option "NvAgp" "2"
Option "NoLogo" "on"
# Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen-0"
Device "GFXT-0"
Monitor "G90-0"
DefaultDepth 16

Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
# Modes "1024x768"
Modes "1280x768"
# ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Dual"
Screen "Screen-0"
# InputDevice "Intellimouse" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
#Option "OffTime" "15"
EndSection

I hope this is at least some help.
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smeghead · n00b Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 4

Thanks, this is what I've been looking for. I was pretty sure I wouldn't be able to do it all in the same X session anyhow, so it's no big deal. Plugging and unplugging cables was the big deal. :wink:

I'll give this a try and report back.

smeghead · n00b Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 4

Okay I've followed your model and made a script to launch my TV-out X.org configuration: