Screen turns black after connecting TV via DVI adaptor and HDMI cable

I've just got the brand new MacBook Pro from the Apple Store. It is sensational.
But one thing doesn't work!
I used my old "*DVI - HDMI cable*" and the new "*Mini DisplayPort - DVI adaptor*" to connect my new MacBook with my SHARP Aquos LCD TV. But the screen of the MacBook just turned black and nothing else happened, even if I removed the plugs. The only thing I was able to do was a reboot.
The HDMI cable worked very well until today with my old PowerBook G4 (I just didn't need the adaptor).
Do I need another adaptor? What is wrong? Any ideas?
Thank you!

Did you ever resolve this problem? I want to hook up my MBP to my Aquos TV and wondered what cable to get.
Regards,
Kent Larsson

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1) pacman.log
[2013-11-10 15:08] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Suy'
[2013-11-10 15:08] [PACMAN] synchronizing package lists
[2013-11-10 15:08] [PACMAN] starting full system upgrade
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[2013-11-10 15:08] [PACMAN] upgraded bluez-utils (5.9-1 -> 5.10-3)
[2013-11-10 15:08] [PACMAN] upgraded gvfs (1.18.2-1 -> 1.18.3-1)
[2013-11-10 15:08] [PACMAN] upgraded imagemagick (6.8.7.4-2 -> 6.8.7.5-1)
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[2013-11-10 15:08] [PACMAN] upgraded openssh (6.3p1-1 -> 6.4p1-1)
[2013-11-10 15:08] [PACMAN] upgraded phonon-vlc (0.7.0-1 -> 0.7.0-2)
[2013-11-10 15:08] [PACMAN] upgraded xcb-proto (1.8-2 -> 1.9-1)
[2013-11-10 15:08] [PACMAN] upgraded xf86-video-nouveau (1.0.9-1 -> 1.0.10-1)
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[ 4.198]
X.Org X Server 1.14.4
Release Date: 2013-10-31
[ 4.198] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 4.198] Build Operating System: Linux 3.11.6-1-ARCH x86_64
[ 4.198] Current Operating System: Linux zen 3.12.0-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Nov 6 09:06:27 CET 2013 x86_64
[ 4.198] Kernel command line: vmlinuz-arch.efi root=/dev/md125p3 ro rootfstype=ext4 systemd.unit=graphical.target init=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd initrd=\EFI\arch\initramfs-arch.img
[ 4.198] Build Date: 01 November 2013 05:10:48PM
[ 4.198]
[ 4.198] Current version of pixman: 0.32.2
[ 4.198] Before reporting problems, check [url]http://wiki.x.org[/url]
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[ 4.198] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
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[ 4.198] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Nov 16 14:35:54 2013
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[ 4.207] (==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
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[ 4.207] (**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
[ 4.208] (**) | |-->Device "Device0"
[ 4.208] (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
[ 4.208] (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
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[ 4.208] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[ 4.208] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
[ 4.215] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF/" does not exist.
[ 4.215] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 4.223] (==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/misc/,
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/,
/usr/share/fonts/Type1/,
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[ 4.223] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[ 4.223] (WW) Hotplugging is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
[ 4.223] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
[ 4.223] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
[ 4.223] (II) Loader magic: 0x7fdc20
[ 4.223] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 4.223] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 4.223] X.Org Video Driver: 14.1
[ 4.223] X.Org XInput driver : 19.1
[ 4.223] X.Org Server Extension : 7.0
[ 4.223] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card1)
[ 4.223] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[ 4.224] (--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:0166:1043:15a7 rev 9, Mem @ 0xf7400000/4194304, 0xd0000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x0000f000/64
[ 4.224] (--) PCI: (0:1:0:0) 10de:0fd1:1043:15a7 rev 161, Mem @ 0xf6000000/16777216, 0xe0000000/268435456, 0xf0000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x0000e000/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
[ 4.225] Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
[ 4.225] Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
[ 4.225] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
[ 4.225] Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
[ 4.225] Initializing built-in extension XTEST
[ 4.225] Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
[ 4.225] Initializing built-in extension SYNC
[ 4.225] Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
[ 4.225] Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
[ 4.225] Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
[ 4.225] Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
[ 4.225] Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
[ 4.225] Initializing built-in extension RENDER
[ 4.225] Initializing built-in extension RANDR
[ 4.225] Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
[ 4.225] Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
[ 4.225] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[ 4.225] Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[ 4.225] Initializing built-in extension RECORD
[ 4.225] Initializing built-in extension DPMS
[ 4.225] Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
[ 4.225] Initializing built-in extension XVideo
[ 4.225] Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[ 4.225] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[ 4.225] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA
[ 4.225] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI
[ 4.225] Initializing built-in extension DRI2
[ 4.225] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 4.238] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[ 4.299] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 4.299] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 4.299] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 4.299] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module 331.20 Wed Oct 30 17:36:48 PDT 2013
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[ 4.300] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[ 4.301] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[ 4.307] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 4.307] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 4.307] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 4.309] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 331.20 Wed Oct 30 17:16:53 PDT 2013
[ 4.309] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
[ 4.309] (++) using VT number 1
[ 4.309] (EE) No devices detected.
[ 4.309] (EE)
Fatal server error:
[ 4.309] (EE) no screens found(EE)
[ 4.309] (EE)
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[ 4.309] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[ 4.309] (EE)
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