Nvidia card DVI out to HDMI TV

Pete Smout smoutpete at gmail.com
Wed Nov 6 04:46:08 UTC 2013


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On Nov 6, 2013 12:37 AM, "Ric Moore" <wayward4now at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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
>

Nope

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