For nvidia : In /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 :
Section "Device" Identifier "NVIDIA GeForce TwinView" Driver "nvidia" Option "TwinView" "on" Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT,TV" Option "UseEdidFreqs" "on" Option "MetaModes" "1024x768,NULL;1024x768,800x600;800x600,800x600" Option "TVStandard" "PAL-N" Option "TVOutFormat" "COMPOSITE" EndSection The options that must be there are : Option "TwinView" "on" Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT,TV" Option "MetaModes" "1024x768,NULL;1024x768,800x600;800x600,800x600" Option "TVStandard" "PAL-N" TVStandard should be adapted for the country : o The "TVStandard" option should be added to your screen section; valid values are: "PAL-B" : used in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Guinea, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland "PAL-D" : used in China and North Korea "PAL-G" : used in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland "PAL-H" : used in Belgium "PAL-I" : used in Hong Kong and The United Kingdom "PAL-K1" : used in Guinea "PAL-M" : used in Brazil "PAL-N" : used in France, Paraguay, and Uruguay "PAL-NC" : used in Argentina "NTSC-J" : used in Japan "NTSC-M" : used in Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Taiwan, United States of America, and Venezuela As describe in /usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/README. Stef