Re: [newbie] Twinview and output to TV
HaywireMac wrote: Hey y'all, I used yanc to configure X to enable output to TV as secondary device, but now how do I actually get movies to play out to the TV, say through mplayer? snip I have a GF4Ti4600 and have managed to get xine to output to My Samsung TV via the svideo connection. I haven't had time to play with the settings any further but if you like I can send you a copy of the XF86Config-4 file that allows me to watch DVDs from my mdk box on the widescreen tv. May need a little work but I'm enjoying watching my dvd collection thru nix too much to play with the settings any more at the moment. Graham -- Proudly powered by GNU/Linux Mandrake-9.2 (Cooker) kernel 2.4.21-0.25 Kde 3.1.3 Registered Linux User #309089 Machine #195076 A7N8X XP2700+ 512RAM Gf4Ti4600 80Gb Audigy2 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Twinview and output to TV
HaywireMac wrote: Hey y'all, I used yanc to configure X to enable output to TV as secondary device, but now how do I actually get movies to play out to the TV, say through mplayer? I have a GF4 Ti with S-Video out, and I have the cable connected, but how or where do I tell Mplayer to accomplish this? (tried google, not much help, mostly about dual monitors or connecting *only* a TV to the comp...) Should I not be able to start playback in X from my comp and see it on the TV too? Thanks! Try putting nvtv on desktop and when your've got mplayer displaying run nvtv and select an output mode and it should pump the picture out via your tvout. Will send you the file off list. think it originally came form sourceforge. John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Twinview and output to TV
On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 10:50:56 + John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Try putting nvtv on desktop and when your've got mplayer displaying run nvtv and select an output mode and it should pump the picture out via your tvout. Will send you the file off list. think it originally came form sourceforge. K, got it, thanks. I tried compiling it, but it needs the pci library, which I cannot find. I was able to get it via urpmi (contrib), but it is version 0.4.3. When I select TV on, my screen goes black and I have to do a power down, the machine will simply not respond. By output mode, do you mean PAL, etc.? One funny thing, when I run yanc, I select: enable Twinview (duh) first monitor automatic second monitor TV TV out format S-Video TV Standard NTSC Then I reboot as it suggests, but when I run yanc again, the settings look like they have returned to default, though my XF86Config looks like it has been altered a *bit*: Section Device Identifier device1 VendorName NVidia BoardName NVIDIA GeForce4 (generic) Driver nvidia Option DPMS Option NvAGP 1 Option CursorShadow 1 Option NoLogo 1 Option DigitalVibrance 0 Option TwinView 1 Option SecondMonitorHorizSync 30-50 Option SecondMonitorVertRefresh 60 Option TwinViewOrientation Clone Option TVStandard NTSC-M Option MetaModes [EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED] EndSection Section Screen Identifier screen1 Device device1 Monitor monitor1 DefaultColorDepth 24 Subsection Display Depth 8 Modes 1280x960 1152x864 1024x768 800x600 640x480 EndSubsection In nvtv, I select NTSC for Mode, Setting is Dualview, Config Connecor is S-VHS, but in Heads, TV does not appear to be available, only Monitor for both heads, tho in Ports Monitor and TV are shown as selected. Thanks for the assistance! oops! ok, no need to reboot, F2 will bring back my X display properly, heh, whew! -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: nodex.sytes.net ++ A halted retreat Is nerve-wracking and dangerous. To retain people as men -- and maidservants Brings good fortune. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Twinview and output to TV
On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 17:10:40 +1000 Graham Banks [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: I have a GF4Ti4600 and have managed to get xine to output to My Samsung TV via the svideo connection. I haven't had time to play with the settings any further but if you like I can send you a copy of the XF86Config-4 file that allows me to That would be nice if I could see an example, yanc does not appear to be helping much. I am not watching DVDs tho, they are, um, you know, perfectly legal divx rips of DVDs that I own, wink wink, it's just that my sys is too slow to play DVDs, eh? ;-) Thanks! -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: nodex.sytes.net ++ Waste not fresh tears over old griefs. -- Euripides Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Twinview and output to TV
Hey y'all, I used yanc to configure X to enable output to TV as secondary device, but now how do I actually get movies to play out to the TV, say through mplayer? I have a GF4 Ti with S-Video out, and I have the cable connected, but how or where do I tell Mplayer to accomplish this? (tried google, not much help, mostly about dual monitors or connecting *only* a TV to the comp...) Should I not be able to start playback in X from my comp and see it on the TV too? Thanks! -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: nodex.sytes.net ++ Everything in this book may be wrong. -- Messiah's Handbook : Reminders for the Advanced Soul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Twinview and output to TV
On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 14:33, HaywireMac wrote: Should I not be able to start playback in X from my comp and see it on the TV too? From my understanding of how this works, yes. After your XF86Config is correct, then anything that you see on your monitor you should also see on the TV out. At this point anything you play with mplayer you should see on your tv. Let me know if you find out otherwise as I'm about to get an nVidia card for the same use. Michael Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
