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## xorg.conf hasn't been modified manually in a long time...
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= Nvidia TV-Out for Newbies =
Special thanks to tseliot for writing the guide: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=98456
== Configuring Xorg.conf ==
Open a terminal
Open xorg.conf - Run one of the following commands, based on what distro you are running:
'''Ubuntu:'''
{{{
gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
}}}
'''Kubuntu:'''
{{{
kdesu kate /etc/X11/xorg.conf
}}}
'''Other:'''
{{{
sudo vi /etc/X11/xorg.conf
}}}
=== Editing the Monitor-section ===
/!\ Find the '''Section “Monitor”''' section and change the '''identifier''' to '''“Monitor[0]”''':
'''Before: (example)'''
{{{
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Standard Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 30-90
VertRefresh 50-60
EndSection
}}}
'''After: (example)'''
{{{
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor[0]" #Primary display
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 30-90
VertRefresh 50-60
EndSection
}}}
Now, add your TV as the second monitor. Place the following lines just below the default '''Section "Monitor"''' section.
{{{
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor[1]" #TV
HorizSync 30-50
VertRefresh 60
EndSection
}}}
If you wish, you can change the HorizSync and VertRefresh, but the values should work fine on most TVs.
=== Editing the Device-section ===
/!\ Find the '''Section “Device”''' section and change the '''identifier''' to '''“Device[0]”''' and add the parameter '''"screen 0"''':
'''Before: (example)'''
{{{
Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5500]"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
}}}
'''After: (example)'''
{{{
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device[0]"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
screen 0
EndSection
}}}
Now, add TV-OUT as another device. Place the following lines just below the default '''Section "Device"''' section.
{{{
Section "Device"
Driver "nvidia"
Identifier "Device[1]"
Screen 1
Option "TVOutFormat" "Composite" #or SVIDEO etc
Option "TVStandard" "PAL-G" #or NTSC etc
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "Monitor[1]"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0" #adjust using 'lspci' or cat /proc/pci
EndSection
}}}
/!\ You might want to change 2 things in the example above:
1)You can change "Composite" to “SVIDEO” (according to the type of video cable you use)
2)You can change your TVstandard from “PAL-G” to “NTSC-M” or "NTSC-J" according to your tv.
To find out, please check the "Finding the right TV-standard" part of the howto. (at the bottom)
=== Editing the Screen-section ===
/!\ Find the '''Section “Screen”''' section and change the '''identifier''' to '''“Screen[0]”''', '''device''' to '''Device[0] and '''monitor''' to '''Monitor[0]''':
/!\ Beware: not the whole section is shown!
'''Before: (example)'''
{{{
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5500]"
Monitor "AL1715"
...
...
...
...
}}}
'''After: (example)'''
{{{
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen[0]"
Device "Device[0]"
Monitor "Monitor[0]"
...
...
...
...
}}}
Now, add the TV as another screen. Place the following lines just below the default '''Section "Screen"''' section.
{{{
Section "Screen"
Device "Device[1]"
Identifier "Screen[1]"
Monitor "Monitor[1]"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768_60"
EndSubSection
EndSection
}}}
/!\ NOTE if your TV does not support a refresh rate of 60Hz you might want to set this line "Modes "1024x768_60"" as "Modes "1024x768_50"" in order to set the refresh rate to 50Hz
=== Editing the ServerLayout-section ===
/!\ Find the '''Section “ServerLayout”''' section and delete the '''Screen'''-line and insert 2 new lines:
'''Before: (example)'''
{{{
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Simple Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection
}}}
After deleting the Screen-line, and adding this instead:
{{{
Screen 0 "Screen[0]"
Screen 1 "Screen[1]" RightOf "Screen[0]"
}}}
...it should look something like this:
'''After: (example)'''
{{{
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Simple Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen[0]"
Screen 1 "Screen[1]" RightOf "Screen[0]"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection
}}}
Now save the xorg.conf file, and exit the editor.
== Giving it a try ==
Connect your computer to the tv.
Restart the computer. (Or just restart X, by logging out and back in)
Login, and check if a desktop appears on the tv.
To change the "active" display, simply move your mouse to the extreme right of the PC-monitor, and it should appear on the TV, and move it to the extreme left, to get it back on the PC-monitor.
= Finding the right TVStandard =
||PAL-B||Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Guinea, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland||
||PAL-D||China and North Korea||
||PAL-G||Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland||
||PAL-H||Belgium||
||PAL-I||Hong Kong, Ireland, and United Kingdom||
||PAL-K1||Guinea||
||PAL-M||Brazil||
||PAL-N||France, Paraguay, and Uruguay||
||PAL-NC||Argentina||
||NTSC-J||Japan||
||NTSC-M||Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Taiwan, United States of America, and Venezuela||
||HD480i||480 line interlaced||
||HD480p||480 line progressive||
||HD720p||720 line progressive||
||HD1080i||1080 line interlaced||
||HD1080p||1080 line progressive||
||HD576i||576 line interlace||
||HD576p||576 line progressive||
== Tweaking KDE to make it easy to open a movie on the TV ==
You can add a shortcut to the "Actions"-menu very easily - Run these commands:
'''Adding a Kaffeine entry:'''
{{{
wget http://www.dallerweb.dk/ubuntu/servicemenu/TV-kaffeine.desktop
}}}
'''Adding an Mplayer entry:'''
{{{
wget http://www.dallerweb.dk/ubuntu/servicemenu/TV-mplayer.desktop
}}}
'''Applying above entries:'''
{{{
cp TV-*.desktop ~/.kde/share/apps/konqueror/servicemenus/
}}}
This will add the shortcut! - You don't even have to restart anything :D