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Author:  cullenp [ Fri Oct 05, 2012 10:09 am ]
Post subject:  Nvidia TV-out purple color to X11 [Solved]

I've got an nVidia 6200 TC video card that has a TV-out (component and S-video) that I use to run a projector. Currently the output, once it loads the desktop has a Purple color to it(during boot it produces colors correctly). I've checked the cables and connected a DVD player to test. It is not a connection or a projector problem.

It has not been plugged in for quite a while and I had it working under R6 using nvidia drivers around version 175.x the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file I was using under R6 does not seem to work under this setup.

I am running the current stable LinHES 7.4 and version nvidia-295.20-2

From my research I think the nvidia card is sending RGB signals to the Y Cb Cr connectors.

My xorg.conf file is below. I've also tried removing the xorg.conf that was suggested in the forums, that didn't work either.


Code:
# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings:  version 295.20  (buildmeister@swio-display-x86-rhel47-01.nvidia.com)  Mon Feb  6 21:30:07 PST 2012

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"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Hitachi CML175SX"
    HorizSync       24.0 - 80.0
    VertRefresh     56.0 - 75.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BoardName      "GeForce 6200 TurboCache(TM)"
    Option         "TVStandard" "HD720p"
#    Option         "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"
    Option         "UseDisplayDevice" "TV"
    Option         "TVOutFormat" "COMPONENT"
EndSection
   
Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "TwinView" "1"
    Option         "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "TV-0"
    Option         "metamodes" "DFP: nvidia-auto-select +0+0, TV: 720x480 +1280+0"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Author:  cullenp [ Thu Oct 18, 2012 7:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Nvidia TV-out purple color to X11

found the issue . . .Yeah!

LinHES auto configures the video and I am still getting used to where Arch Linux puts the config files. So if you are using TV OUT from an nVidia card(not a standard option) you need to edit a different file, not /etc/X11/xorg.conf

The new file to edit is in the follow directory:

/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-automv.conf

Make a copy because this may be overwritten by the LinHES auto config if using the Myth GUI or upgrading . . . I don't know this for certain, but it is good to have a backup.

adding the TVOUTFormat to this file means the config gets read when the front end starts.

Here is mine. . . The important parts are under the Screen heading

Code:
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 295.20  (buildmeister@swio-display-x86-rhel47-01.nvidia.com)  Mon Feb  6 21:30:26 PST 2012

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

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "keyboard"
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     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    Option         "DPMS"
    HorizSync       30.0 - 50.0
    VertRefresh     60.0
#INSERT MODELINE
    ModeLine       "800x600" 36.0 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync
    ModeLine       "800x600" 40.0 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync
    ModeLine       "800x600" 50.0 800 856 976 1040 600 637 643 666 +hsync +vsync
    ModeLine       "800x600" 49.5 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync
    ModeLine       "800x600" 56.3 800 832 896 1048 600 601 604 631 +hsync +vsync
    ModeLine       "1024x768" 44.9 1024 1032 1208 1264 768 768 776 817 +hsync +vsync interlace
    ModeLine       "1024x768" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync
    ModeLine       "1024x768" 75.0 1024 1048 1184 1328 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync
    ModeLine       "1024x768" 78.8 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync
    ModeLine       "1024x768" 94.5 1024 1072 1168 1376 768 769 772 808 +hsync +vsync
    ModeLine       "1280x720" 74.2 1280 1384 1440 1648 720 726 732 750 +hsync +vsync
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BoardName      "NV44 [GeForce 6200 TurboCache(TM)]"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "DPI" "100 x 100"
    Option         "NoLogo" "1"
    Option         "TVStandard" "HD720p"
    Option         "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"
    Option         "TVOutFormat" "COMPONENT"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes       "1280x720" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
EndSection


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