Nvidia card DVI out to HDMI TV

[Ric Moore]

On 11/05/2013 01:42 PM, Pete Smout wrote:
>
> On Nov 5, 2013 5:53 PM, "Ric Moore" <wayward4now at gmail.com
> <mailto:wayward4now at gmail.com>> wrote:
>  >
>  > On 11/05/2013 10:01 AM, Pete Smout wrote:
>  >>
>  >> Hi,
>  >>
>  >> I have a friend using (X)Ubuntu 13.04 and he is having trouble
>  >> connecting it to his TV screen as a dual monitor!
>  >>
>  >
>  > You need the nVidia driver for that card installed and then use
>  > nvidia x-server settings to configure things. That will make it
> happen and will save /etc/X11/xorg.conf for future use, when you click
> on "save config" . Ric
>  >
>  >
> Got the driver that ubuntu reccomends in software and updates, still
> does not know the tv is attached! It is not the wire as neither a brand
> new one or the old one we first suspected as being faulty.
>
> Note since I first asked the question we have discovered that Saul
> screen is possible if we use dvi to dvi but not if using dvi to hdmi!
> (this involved my small 15" monitor next to his not the tv as intended!)
> This makes me think that the problem lies with hdmi support not dual
> screen support!
Does your video card have a hdmi output for you to use? Ric

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