Re: Configuring XF86 with GeForce 256 and NTSC TV

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Actually, the 256 is supported through their legacy Linux Driver (http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-7182.html) It's just the configuration I need help with. I've been asking for help through forums ( linuxquestions.org) and I've gotten it to display my KDE desktop, but there are black bars on the left and right of the screen. Think 4:3 picture in a 16:9 frame (but the TV I'm using is 4:3). Any Ideas on how to remove these bars?

-Jim

On 7/16/06, Mark Vojkovich <mvojkovi@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sat, 15 Jul 2006, Vladimir Dergachev wrote:

> On Sat, 15 Jul 2006, Mark Vojkovich wrote:
>
> >   As far as I know, the only way to get NVIDIA cards to work with
> > TV-out is to use NVIDIA's binary drivers.  They stopped supporting
> > GeForce 256 recently, so you'd have to get older versions of the
> > binary drivers.
> >
> >             Mark.
> >
>
> Any chance NVidia would release the source code that was removed ?

   I seriously doubt that.

                Mark.

>
>                     best
>
>                       Vladimir Dergachev
>
> >
> > On Fri, 14 Jul 2006, jim male wrote:
> >
> >> Hello mailing list! I have an old nVidia GeForce 256 with an Svideo port and
> >> an NTSC TV that I'd like to pair. I've heard that an improperly configured X
> >> server can make a TV smoke/catch on fire/explode/die. I don't know if there
> >> is any truth in this, but I'd rather as the experts than end up in the
> >> hospitol.
> >>
> >> The TV is a Toshiba 27" TV (NTSC) Model Number 27A32.
> >> The lspci line for my GeForce 256 is "0000:01: 05.0 VGA compatible
> >> controller: nVidia Corporation NV10 [GeForce 256 SDR] (rev 10)"
> >>
> >> my /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file can be found at
> >> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?p=2334412, as I think
> >> it would be impolite to put something that long into a mailing list.
> >>
> >> Thanks to anyone who can help this n00b.
> >>
> >> -Jim
> >>
> >> PS. CC to j99male22list0004@xxxxxxxxx (removing all of the numbers)
> >>
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