XF86Config tv-out problem on nvidia 5600 ultra- crt shutting down

[blackrax]

dear comrades in arms,

i tried setting up my XF86Config with tv-out support today; i realize i have to change (read: downsize) the resolution on the crt screen for it to work on the tv, hence i have a separate XF86Config for it, invoked by a small script


[blackadde@demon bin]# cat tvstart
#/bin/bash
startx -- -xf86config XF86Config.tv -logverbose 5


the problem is that every time i start xfree with XF86Config.tv, the crt screen shuts off; and, to make it all a tad bit worse, it doesn't come back online until i restart xfree with my default XF86Config (i really find it troublesome quitting X and restarting it without a working screen).

just below are the sections from XF86Config.tv i deem relevant.


Section "Monitor"
Identifier "widescreen_tv"
HorizSync 30-50
VertRefresh 60
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "NvidiaFX 5600 Ultra rev2"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "TVStandard" "PAL-B"
# i tried this one with "TV, CRT" and omitting it - but to no avail
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"

# and i've tried omitting this option aswell
Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "NvidiaFX 5600 Ultra rev2"
Monitor "widescreen_tv"
DefaultDepth 24

Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection


Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Simple Layout"
Screen "Screen 1"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection


well, i don't know if you'd like a copy of my XFree86.log or not - but i don't want to put people to sleep with all nonsense data copied. however, i'll post it if someone wants to have a look at it.

cheers,
//blackrax

[mdwatts]

Could the CRT be cutting out since you only specified

Option "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"

as the connected monitor type? I know you have tried different combinations, but that must be the reason for the CRT cutting out.

Have you reviewed the Nvidia readme on TV-out and searched around the Nvidia forums? The Nvidia forums would be a good idea as I've used it to fix a couple of major problems I had with the Nvidia drivers and X.

[blackrax]

thanks for the reply,

yup, i tried setting the connectedmonitor to quite some different values - i don't remember the precise results, but either the crt or tv didn't work.

as far as i'm concerned, i would have memorized the entire nvidia readme by now if it wasn't for the 'pandemoniac' (doing my best to coin new expressions) frustration, i should however take a look at the nvidia forums - last time, i reverted to other resources when it turned out i had to register in order to search their forums.

unfortunately, i am very busy at the moment, so i won't have time to take another look at it before friday or so. i'll post the results of my presumed failure on friday or saturday.

cheers,
//blackrax

[mdwatts]

Originally posted by blackrax
I should however take a look at the nvidia forums - last time, i reverted to other resources when it turned out i had to register in order to search their forums.


I've never had to register whenever searching the Nvidia forums. I only search the forums and never have had the need to post questions since I usually find what I am looking for.