[mythtv-users] mirroring display - I did google for ages but no luck

[Nick Rout]

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 8:57 PM, Bill Williamson <bill at bbqninja.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 6:01 PM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 9:45 AM, Ben Edwards <list4me2 at googlemail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > I am\using "a nVidia Corporation G71 [GeForce 7300 GS] (rev a1)" and
>> > Ubuntu 9.04.  I have managed to get TV-OUT working with a desktop on
>> > the monitor and one on the TV but what I really want to do is simply
>> > mirror the same thing on both.  My xorg.xonfig is below.  Any ideas?
>> >
>> > Ben
>> >
>> > # nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
>> > # nvidia-settings:  version 1.0  (buildd at palmer)  Sun Feb  1 20:21:04
>> > UTC 2009
>> >
>> > Section "ServerLayout"
>> >    Identifier     "Layout0"
>> >    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
>> >    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
>> >    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
>> > EndSection
>> >
>> > Section "Files"
>> > EndSection
>> >
>> > Section "Module"
>> >    Load           "dbe"
>> >    Load           "extmod"
>> >    Load           "type1"
>> >    Load           "freetype"
>> >    Load           "glx"
>> > EndSection
>> >
>> > Section "ServerFlags"
>> >    Option         "Xinerama" "0"
>> > 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 "InputDevice"
>> >
>> >    # generated from default
>> >    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
>> >    Driver         "kbd"
>> > EndSection
>> >
>> > Section "Monitor"
>> >    Identifier     "Monitor0"
>> >    VendorName     "Unknown"
>> >    ModelName      "NEC LCD1525M"
>> >    HorizSync       24.0 - 60.0
>> >    VertRefresh     55.0 - 75.0
>> >    Option         "DPMS"
>> > EndSection
>> >
>> > Section "Device"
>> >    Identifier     "Device0"
>> >    Driver         "nvidia"
>> >    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
>> >    BoardName      "GeForce 7300 GS"
>> > EndSection
>> >
>> > Section "Screen"
>> >    Identifier     "Screen0"
>> >    Device         "Device0"
>> >    Monitor        "Monitor0"
>> >    DefaultDepth    24
>> >    Option         "TwinView" "1"
>> >    Option         "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "TV-0"
>> >    Option         "metamodes" "CRT: 1024x768 +0+0, TV: 800x600 +1024+0"
>> >    SubSection     "Display"
>> >        Depth       24
>> >    EndSubSection
>> > EndSection
>> >
>>
>> you probably need to add
>>
>> Option "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
>>
>> See the readme for your driver version.
>
> Will this work for mythtv/etc when it needs video surfaces?
> Will this work with VDPAU?

I don't know. I was merely pointing out the option to use to clone the
two screens, by pointing out what TFM says. Try reading TFM and see
what it says...