Dual screen over HDMI

I'm running arch on my HP mini 311. It has nvidia ion graphics and I'm using the nvidia driver package. I would like to set it up to use dual screen over the hdmi port. I am having trouble getting my xorg.conf setup. I tried configuration that I thought were correct but everytime I reboot/restart x it boots into the console and I have to use nvidia-xconfig to get it back. I am kind of a newb when it comes to configuring xorg as I've always just relied on the nvidia utility.
Ideally I would like to get the second screen at a higher resolution but failing that just getting a clone display would be fine. I mainly want to use it to watch movies with vlc. If it makes a difference I am using i3 as my wm.

ushimitsudoki wrote:If you are using the nvidia drivers, why aren't you using nvidia-settings (from nvidia-utils) to configure your displays?
+1, just run nvidia-settings and enable twinview.
As nvidia-settings --help say, you can use run nvidia-settings -l when you start your X session to restore the screen settings. (or you can read the nvidia docs and enable twinview in xorg.conf by hand.)
Last edited by Mr.Elendig (2011-03-22 12:22:20)

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h: width 1360 start 1432 end 1568 total 1776 skew 0 clock 47.7KHz
v: height 768 start 771 end 781 total 798 clock 59.8Hz
1152x864 (0x48) 81.6MHz -HSync +VSync
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v: height 864 start 865 end 868 total 895 clock 60.0Hz
1024x768 (0x4c) 65.0MHz -HSync -VSync
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800x600 (0x51) 40.0MHz +HSync +VSync
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640x480 (0x56) 25.2MHz -HSync -VSync
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BACKLIGHT_CONTROL: kernel
supported: native legacy combination kernel
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v: height 900 start 903 end 909 total 926 clock 60.2Hz
1440x900 (0x40) 106.5MHz -HSync +VSync
h: width 1440 start 1520 end 1672 total 1904 skew 0 clock 55.9KHz
v: height 900 start 903 end 909 total 934 clock 59.9Hz
1360x768 (0x41) 84.8MHz -HSync +VSync
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FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
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FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
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Load "GLcore"
Load "xtrap"
Load "extmod"
Load "glx"
Load "dri"
# Load "record"
Load "dbe"
Load "freetype"
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Option "XkbLayout" "us"
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Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
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EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Touchpad"
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Option "VertEdgeScroll" "true"
Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "true"
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EndSubSection
EndSection
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konni wrote:
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1680x1050 50.00 59.95
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1280x960 50.00 60.02
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1152x864 50.00 59.96
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1024x768 50.00 60.00
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720x480 50.00 60.00 59.94
640x480 50.00 60.00 59.94
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1776x1000 50.00 59.94 50.00 59.94
1680x1050 50.00 59.95
1400x1050 50.00 59.98
1600x900 50.00 60.00
1280x1024 50.00 60.02
1440x900 50.00 59.89
1280x960 50.00 60.02
1280x800 50.00 59.81
1152x864 50.00 59.96
1280x768 50.00 59.81
1280x720 60.00 50.00 59.94
1024x768 50.00 60.00
1152x648 50.00 59.94
800x600 50.00 60.32
720x480 50.00 60.00 59.94
640x480 50.00 60.00 59.94
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1280x1024 60.02*+ 75.02
1280x960 75.02 60.02
1152x864 75.00 60.02
1280x768 75.02 60.02
1280x720 75.02 60.02
1024x768 85.00 75.03 70.07 60.00
800x600 85.06 72.19 75.00 60.32 56.25
640x480 85.01 75.00 72.81 66.61 59.94
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EndSection
Section "Module"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
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Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
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EndSection
Section "Monitor"
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Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
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Section "Monitor"
Identifier "0-DFP1"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
Option "PreferredMode" "1920x1080"
Option "TargetRefresh" "60"
Option "Position" "0 0"
Option "Rotate" "normal"
Option "Disable" "false"
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Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
Option "PreferredMode" "1280x1024"
Option "TargetRefresh" "60"
Option "Position" "1920 0"
Option "Rotate" "normal"
Option "Disable" "false"
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Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
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Option "Monitor-DFP2" "0-DFP2"
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Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]-1"
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Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0"
Device "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
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Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-1"
Device "aticonfig-Device[0]-1"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
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EndSection
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http://pastebin.com/ki5A0T7R
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MSI gtx 570 twin frozr III - Dual Screen Windowed mode issues

Ok, so... I was running a solo monitor 1440x900 resolution, i recently purchased a brand new asus 24 inch 1900x1080 monitor. Basically what is happening is when i play WoW or Battlefield 3 in windowed mode on the 1080p monitor the colors are not perfect. When i go full-screen on the new monitor no issues, but that is not what i want to have to live with. When i say the colors are not perfect what i mean is, for example when i look @ the sky instead of being a smooth transition or blend from one shade of the sky to the next it is bars or stripes of each shade as if i am looking at the sky in 8 bit color instead of 32 bit color. Another thing to note is that when i login to windows 7 the blue screen where i input the password has the same effect. The 1440x900 monitor is running everything just fine. the only issue is with the 1080p monitor.
I am using DVI cabling for both, and have swapped them around to see if that was the issue, and sadly it is not. I am running the updated gpu driver, which i uninstalled and re-downloaded and installed again tonight.
When i use the HDMI cable, that fixes the issue but i need the HDMI for my 42 inch tv.
Also in windows, just to cover my bases with this post, i have the native resolutions properly configured, as well as in the game for the given monitor it is being played on.
Anyone know of a fix for this?
i7 2600k
asus PBZ68-v Pro/Gen3
Msi gtx 570
Samsung syncmaster 953bw (1440x900)
Asus VS248 (1900x1080)
I am more than happy to re-explain anything that may not be as descriptive or clear to you just let me know!
EDIT!
When i run the 24 inch 1080p new monitor as my only monitor on the system, everything runs perfectly...
Edit #2
Ok so i have pin pointed a possible cause
This msi gtx 570 struggles with operating multiple displays with different resolutions, while dual screening with my 1080p television and the 1080p display, everything runs as expected. Having to also render a 1440x900 display is probably the reason i am having the graphic issues. Is there any type of utility, setting, or other fix to this type issue? also this gpu is certainly less than 2 weeks since i purchased i could get a different card to remedy this... any suggestion? if you suggest a different card can you say so with certainty that it will work properly under the condition in which 2 resolutions will be required?

Ok, the problem is fixed and Svet i skipped a step or two. I installed the new driver with the clean install to save time for an initial attempt. What is interesting is that with the Geforce driver, only one 1920x1080 resolution was available
The msi driver gave me 2 options, 1920x1080 and 1920x1080 (native). The latter resolution fixed the issue for whatever reason.
The solution to this problem is so easy, when i purchased battlefield 3 it prompted me to download the geforce.com driver and i did not think anything of it at the time, lesson learned.

Envy M6 (c2l95ua#ABL) - Windows 8 - Turn on second display (TV over HDMI) as computer wakes

I want my TV (used as a second display over HDMI) to turn on automatically as the laptop turns on or resumes from sleep/hibernation. (As does a monitor on a desktop PC or the built-in screen on a laptop)
CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) is supposed to allow to turn on TV over HDMI.
The television is CEC compatible and has CEC option turned on. Theres also an option called "Allow CEC compatible devices to turn on television", which is turned on.
Can this laptop turn on a TV through HDMI, with or without CEC?
How?
Thanks a lot.

Thanks for the reply.
Is the T.V. entering standby or powering off after a certain amount of time?
The TV is in what the manufacturer calls standby-mode.
http://www.insigniaproducts.com/products/televisions/NS-39E340A13.html
What model is the T.V.?
http://www.insigniaproducts.com/products/televisions/NS-39E340A13.html
TheT.V. should wake from standby upon receiving a signal from the notebook.
I agree. It should.
To the best of my knowledge, the notebook will not turn the T.V. on from a powered off state. At least, I haven't found any indication that this model will.
Anyone else has a solution? There could be a way to turn it on from off state if HDMI CEC is implemented by HP.
Or another way..?

Dual-screen with Mac mini 2012 ?

Hi,
I'd like to set-up a dual-screen on a Mac mini (2012), is it possible to use 2 HDMI monitors (1 to the HDMI output and the other to the Thunderbolt output with a HDMI adapter) ?
Thanks,
Sylvain

Yes, that's perfectly doable. that's the way mine are set up.

720p over HDMI - black bar issues

Hi all.
I've got a 1st gen V-box, which worked great until about 9 months ago. I had been happily using 720p over HDMI for about a year. However, I suspect a software "update" around this time caused problems, as the 720p and 1080i settings are now incredibly unreliable.
Specifically, when I set the box to show HD resolutions, there are usually black bars down the left and right of the screen, cutting off those sides of the picture. Sometimes the picture displays properly, but this is usually only temporary - after a day or two of thinking everything's sorted, the dreaded black bars reappear when starting the box up for the first time that day. Rebooting doesn't seem to help. The bars even overlay the menus, so it seems to be affecting everything not just live tv. The full picture is shown when I use standard def over HDMI however.
Has anyone else experienced this and if so any ideas how to fix?

Hello
On most platforms, I've experienced black bars at the sides, noteably lower bandwidth channels such as kids or shopping often display what you describe when using any HDMI setting in my experience.
Thre is the ability to hit the shortcuts button on the bottom right of the remote which allows you to scroll through to then stretch the image if you wish- but It doesn't always work, I'll stress again this also happens on my FREESAT box, so I don't think it's an issue generic to Vision.
Couple of questions though,
1: Is it a Toshiba tv? (some firmware upgrades to these sets have caused numerous issues and lip synching problems.
2: have you tried a different HDMI cable? (apologies if that's blatantly obvious!)
I've not tested V.1.5 black box yet to see how this issue is there (note I don't call it a V2 box- as it's **bleep**).
Hopefully, if the rumours are true the development team will scrutinise the forums, realise these issues do indeed exist and can work towards a solution in the Freeview HD offering of whatever comes out next:
My moneys on V1.75 in neon pink with no scart (I know...I'm evil)..

Problems with dual screens

I am running an iMac 3.06 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 512 VRAM. I also use an external monitor connected via HDMI. When I run Color using dual screens the picture shows almost only black, and what isn't black is so saturated I can barely discern what the picture is. Does anyone know why this is happening and/or how I can fix it?

I'm not sure Color works properly with monitors connected in that manner. Color isn't accurate without proper monitoring, and you can't get proper monitoring with an iMac. By proper monitoring I mean an HDTV or broadcast monitor being fed a VIDEO signal via a hardware capture card (AJA, Decklink, Matrox). You can't get capture cards to work on iMacs, therefore you cannot properly monitor a video signal.
The display in the Color interface is not accurate at all. It is just a reference to see what frame you are on. It isn't designed to be used to judge the quality of the image. It has a much higher gamma (midrange) than is seen on the external monitor.
I'm assuming the monitor you are using is being fed a converted HDMI signal...converted from the DVI or Mini Display port on the computer. Well, that is a computer signal...not a video one. There's a difference. So this setup will not work...not with Color.
Sorry,
Shane

G62-a50sf : (only) audio out over HDMI?

We have a G62-a50sf notebook at my gf's place that we'd like to use as the source for a (somewhat) audiophile audio set-up. One possibility to get better-than-headphone-output into a good receiver AND avoid using a separate DAC would be to feed the digital audio output over HDMI to the receiver.
The question I'm hoping to get an answer to is: will this be possible while retaining video output on the laptop's own screen?
thanks in advance,
René

Sorry, but your Mac doesn't send sound over HDMI, only mid-2010 and later MBP's send sound (and even then some require different adapters). Yours is a 2009 MBP, so only video will go over the HDMI cable. You will need to run audio from the audio out to your TV or digital audio out from your optical audio out to your receiver.

Dual screen HP Pavillon P6-2427eb

Hi,
I have recenty bought a HP Pavillon P6-2427eb PC.
It has a seperate video card with a DVI + HDMI connection.
I want to use dual screen, but when I connect both screens it doesn't work.
The first screen is a fujutsi siemens screen wich is connected on the DVI connecter.
The second one is a HP 23" screen with Displayport connection (also has DVI + VGA) but I get no signal on it.
When I connect the DVI to the HP screen, this one works, but I can't get them both to work.
On the motherboard there are 2 DVI connectors, so I removed the seperate video card and connected both screens on DVI, they both work but duplicate the image.
When I look in the settings of my screens, and try to activated dual screen it says only one monitor is connected.
Any suggestions?

Hi JumJonckers, You have an ATI graphic card right? have you installed the latest ATI driver for your graphic card?
Please have a look on your graphic card multimonitor FAQ:
http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/MultimonitorFAQ.aspx
Also, here is a quick guide on how to dual monitors on ATI Catalyst(the graphic card driver):
http://www.ehow.com/how_6941499_set-multiple-monitors-ati-card.html
Thanks, Adi.
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