Nick Rout wrote:
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?
Yes
On the console are you running in framebuffer mode or "normal" mode?
(grub/lilo config file will tell you)
Could not tell from lilo.conf but Xorg.0.log contains the line
'Loading sub
module "fb"' so looks like framebuffer mode
The monitor boots in text mode to vga788 for a text login and i then
start X. X loads/runs at 1024x768. This is confirmed by the monitor
settings. After exiting X the monitor setting shows a resolution of
480x360 and all text is grossly distorted/unreadable.
Barry
