[mythtv-users] Dual Monitor support?

Fedor Pikus fpikus at gmail.com
Wed Jun 29 23:25:57 UTC 2005


On 6/29/05, Todd Bailey <toddb at toddbailey.net> wrote:
> Does Myth support dual monitors?
> 
> I'd like to run the linux console on the primary display monitor and have
> myth tv output to the second port of my nvidia  fx 5700 card.

Enable twinview, "clone" mode. Here is mine:

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "Monitor0"
        VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
        ModelName    "Unknown monitor"
        HorizSync    30 - 50
        VertRefresh  60
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier  "GeForce6200"
        Driver      "nvidia"
        VendorName  "Leadtek"
        BoardName   "WinFast A6200TD"
        Option "DPMS" "False"
        Option "NvAGP" "1"
        Option "NoLogo" "1"
        Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
        Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
        Option "TVOverScan" "0.6"
        Option  "TwinView" "1"
        Option  "NoTwinViewXineramaInfo" "on"
        Option  "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-50"
        Option  "SecondMonitorVertrefresh" "60"
        Option  "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
        Option  "MetaModes" "800x600, 800x600; 640x480, 640x480"
EndSection

> 
> So far I haven't been able to get the os to even acknowledge the fact the
> video card had dual displays, let alone myth.
> 
> 
> tia
> 
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