[mythtv-users] OT: Nvidia FX 5200 no TV out (or twin view)

[Ryszard]

Unfort, its not working.. :-( also rather unfort, it doesnt get so far
as to pop the nvidia logo, not to worry, looks like more googling..
;-)
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root at john:~# startx

X: warning; process set to priority -11 instead of requested priority -10

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XFree86 Version 4.3.0.1 (Debian 4.3.0.dfsg.1-8 20040928112350
fabbione at fabbione.net)
Release Date: 15 August 2003
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.26 i686 [ELF]
Build Date: 28 September 2004
        Before reporting problems, check http://www.XFree86.Org/
        to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
OS Kernel: Linux version 2.4.27 (root at john) (gcc version 3.3.5 (Debian
1:3.3.5-1)) #1 SMP Tue Oct 19 19:30:12 CEST 2004 T
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
         (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
         (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Thu Oct 21 07:04:35 2004
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
Skipping "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libspeedo.a:spencode.o":  No
symbols found
(II) Initializing extension GLX

   *** If unresolved symbols were reported above, they might not
   *** be the reason for the server aborting.

Fatal server error:
Caught signal 11.  Server aborting


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XIO:  fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"
      after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
root at john:~#
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On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 06:40:30 +0200, Ryszard <ryszard99 at gmail.com> wrote:
> cool jarod, i'll check this out tonight.  thanks for your help
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 16:11:11 -0700, Jarod Wilson <jcw at wilsonet.com> wrote:
> > On Wednesday 20 October 2004 12:52, Ryszard wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I realise this is not directly on topic, however after hours of
> > > googling i've turned up nothing.  i've  got debian box with a geforce
> > > fx 5200 in it and I'm interested in getting twin view working, or at
> > > the very least TV-OUT.
> > >
> > > At the moment i'm attempting twinview, but what happens is i see the
> > > nvidia logo on both the monitor and the tv, afterwhich the x server
> > > crashes and i get the console (on both the TV and the monitor).
> > >
> > > i'm running 2.4.27, and have downloaded the latest nvidia drivers
> > > (1.0-6111) and compiled them against the kernel.
> > >
> > > I've intentionally not posed my XFree86-4 config file in the case it
> > > is in appropriate (as this is OT).
> > >
> > > Any pointers, help etc appreciated.
> >
> > This works for me:
> >
> > http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/xorg.conf-SVid.txt
> >
> > Despite the xorg.conf label, it works for XF86 also. You might have to change
> > some paths, or only port over the nvidia driver section, as some of it may be
> > specific to Red Hat/Fedora Core.
> >
> > --
> > Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE
> > jcw at wilsonet.com
> >
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> >
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