Need help change X.Org [Nvidia+TV]

Asked by zxyxz

I need help, in full, to alter my x.org file. I cant get colour on the TV, and last change I got colour on the TV but then my Dell screen didnt work. Im a noob and need real help, cant figure it out how to alter it. Im sending my x.org-file here, PLEASE HELP!!

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (buildd@palmer) Sun Feb 1 20:21:04 UTC 2009

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# Note that some configuration settings that could be done previously
# in this file, now are automatically configured by the server and settings
# here are ignored.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "glx"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "DELL E176FP"
HorizSync 31.0 - 80.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "NoLogo" "True"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "nVidia Corporation G72 GeForce 7300 LE"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 7300 LE"
Option "TwinView" "true"
Option "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
Option "TVOutFormat" "S-video"
Option "TVStandard" "PAL-B"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-50"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "60"
Option "MetaModes" "1024x768,1024x768;800x600,800x600;640x480,640x480; 512x384,512x384"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Configured Video Device"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-0"
Option "metamodes" "CRT: 1024x768 +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

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Cruncher (ubuntu-wkresse) said :
#1

While this might not be a complete answer, there are a few things I noticed on first sight, which are the post probable reason for having a black-and-white image:
Which country do you live in? You need to set Option "TVStandard" accordingly: "PAL-B" for Germany, "PAL-I" for UK, "NTSC-M" for US. Similarly, Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" may be set to "60" only for contries with NTSC, for all PAL countries set this value to "50".
How do you connect your TV to your computer? Using a S-Video cable (small, round, multi-pin)? Then set Option "TVOutFormat" to "SVIDEO" (no dash). Or is it a single Cinch/RCA connector with a center pin (usually yellow, plus audio using a red and a white Cinch connector)? Then set it to "COMPOSITE". If you have three Cinch connectors for RGB (you probably don't), use "COMPONENT". Other possible options here are "HDMI", "DVI", or "VGA".

This link might also help: http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/NVidiaProprietaryDriver

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Cruncher (ubuntu-wkresse) said :
#2

Uh, what did I type there? The first sentence should read "While this might not be a complete answer, but there are a few things I noticed on first sight, which are the most probably the reason for having a black-and-white image:"

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zxyxz (zzxyxz) said :
#3

i have a s-video, and sweden is pal-b. now my x-org look like this, and still no luck:

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (buildd@palmer) Sun Feb 1 20:21:04 UTC 2009

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# Note that some configuration settings that could be done previously
# in this file, now are automatically configured by the server and settings
# here are ignored.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "glx"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "DELL E176FP"
HorizSync 31.0 - 80.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "NoLogo" "True"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "nVidia Corporation G72 GeForce 7300 LE"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 7300 LE"
Option "TwinView" "true"
Option "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
Option "TVOutFormat" "Svideo"
Option "TVStandard" "PAL-B"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-50"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "50"
Option "MetaModes" "1024x768,1024x768;800x600,800x600;640x480,640x480; 512x384,512x384"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Configured Video Device"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-0"
Option "metamodes" "CRT: 1024x768 +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

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Sam_ (and-sam) said :
#4

You forgot option "composite' as cruncher suggested.
btw. there should be some tools:
sudo nvidia-settings
or
sudo nvidia-xconfig --composite

Nvidia Forum for Linux
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?s=bc5a42fdc3dd80d75fc0894389501f96&f=14

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Sam_ (and-sam) said :
#5

See section TV-Out
quote:
Option "TVOutFormat" "COMPOSITE"

http://http.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/1.0-8178/README/index.html

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Cruncher (ubuntu-wkresse) said :
#6

No, he said he had S-Video, so "SVIDEO" should be fine.
Unless there are some cable adaptors inbetween. In that case it can't hurt to try the "COMPOSITE" setting as well.
You can also try "PAL-G" instead of "PAL-B", both are used in Sweden, but they have slightly different characteristics.

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zxyxz (zzxyxz) said :
#7

I uninstalled ubuntu and got windows again, atleast it works and one can get help

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Cruncher (ubuntu-wkresse) said :
#8

Did you even try what Sam suggested? Sheesh...
Well, good luck then with your wide open system, I wish you good luck in not catching a virus. Or trojan. Or spyware. Or system crashes. Or...

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Sam_ (and-sam) said :
#9

I've modified the question to make it easier for other users who look for help on this issue.