nVidia TV-Out Ubuntu, ubuntu

[ponder]

Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit minimal install with Xubuntu desktop.

I have a nvidia 9600GT using nvidia driver version 290.10 (updated today but also had the problem with 280.13) and I cannot get my TV output to work via s-video.

I have two LCD's connected to the card but have disabled the one vie nvidia-settings and enabled the TV which the card picks up. I however get no image displayed on the TV.

This is the xorg.conf file nvidia-setting generates but I see nothing about a tv in there.

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings:  version 290.10  (buildd@charichuelo)  Wed Nov 23 07:50:49 UTC 2011


Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
    Option         "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "Files"
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"

    # HorizSync source: xconfig, VertRefresh source: xconfig
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "TV-0"
    HorizSync       28.0 - 55.0
    VertRefresh     43.0 - 72.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BoardName      "GeForce 9600 GT"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "TwinView" "1"
    Option         "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "TV-0"
    Option         "metamodes" "TV: 640x480 +1920+0, DFP-0: nvidia-auto-select +0+0, DFP-1: NULL"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

The tv works in windows and it also worked fine in cruncbang when I had that installed.

 

[ponder]

Ok, I now have a picture on the screen but it does not fit, it's to big almost as if overscan is enabled and the pictures drops off on the all 4 sides.

EDIT: Also just noticed image is in B&W only. Did not notice this as my wallpaper and window theme are all grey.

Any ideas?

 

[ponder]

I tested the S-Video cable again on a DVD player and when I bent the cable a bit close to the connector it gave me a B&W picture. Purchased a new cable and problem solved.

 

[MyWorld]

Now write a tutorial on it so that you never again forget what you did and how you got it going!

 

[ponder]

Now write a tutorial on it so that you never again forget what you did and how you got it going!

Basterdo!

I swear I tested that cable just to be double sure as I know with s-video the chroma & luma channels are split so I thought maybe I'm missing the chroma part but it worked fine on the dvd player. Second time round I started bending the cable in places to see if anything is broken and trues bob it was.

 

[PixelPusha]

How can I get tv out on radeon card, is there a app similiar to nvidia tv out

 

[ponder]

Google. I think both the opensource and proprietary driver support tv-out.