On 12:39 pm 09/11/06 Barry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Nick Rout wrote: > > On 11:15 am 09/11/06 Barry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Hi all, Its in the box, now I would appreciate some setup advice > >> please. > >> > >> lspci reports the card as a nVidia Corporation NV31 [GeForce FX > >> 5600XT] (rev a1) > >> > >> I downloaded & installed the latest nvidia driver and found that > >> nvidia-xconfig produces a useless xorg.conf file. Yes I did backup > >> the original which works in term mode so reactivated it. The tv > >> clones the monitor with color in text only but goes blank with X > >> running. > >> > >> I then used the sample conf file provided, removed all optional / > >> duplicated sections which do not apply to TwinView and altered the > >> specs for my monitor etc. I have tried it with the tv set to > >> 'RightOf' & 'Clone' > >> > >> The resulting xorg.conf file works but I have 2 problems, > >> > >> 1. The output to tv via svideo is b/w only > >> > >> 2. When I shut down X using ctrl/alt/bs the monitor reverts to > >> a resolution of 480x360 but the text does not scale and is > >> unreadable. Entering startx still works. > >> > >> xorg.conf probably needs tweeking, but where do I start? Color > >> commands somewhere? > > > > > > You are probably outputting in NTSC format rather than PAL. You > > need to read the nvidia readme file which is probably under > > /usr/share/doc/nvidia* or you can get it on the net: > > > > http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/1.0-8774/README/index. > html > > > Thanks Nick, that fixed the colour out to tv problem, a cd plays > nicely. I would still like to sort out the resolution problem > arry
Not quite sure what the resolution problem is all about. Are you saying the console is running at the wrong resolution when you exit X? On the console are you running in framebuffer mode or "normal" mode? (grub/lilo config file will tell you)
