Ubuntu nvidia TV out

25 Mar 2011 on Ubuntu, Nvidia, Linux

Enabling tv out on an nvidia graphics card by editing xorg.conf

1. Backup xorg.conf

    sudo cp /etx/X11/xorg.conf /var/backups/xorg.conf.orig
   

2. Add to Device section of xorg.conf

    Option         "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
    Option         "TVStandard" "PAL-BG"
   

3. Restart gdm

    sudo service gdm restart
   

Full xorg.conf ubuntu 10.10

Section "Screen"
        Identifier      "Default Screen"
        DefaultDepth    24
EndSection

Section "Module"
        Load    "glx"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier      "Default Device"
        Driver          "nvidia"
        Option          "NoLogo"        "True"
        Option          "TwinView"
        Option          "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
        Option          "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
        Option          "TVStandard" "PAL-BG"
EndSection

Source https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NvidiaTVOut