Have an old nvidia riva tnt2 32 mg on a old pc, need to hook up to tv to watch hulu.Svideo does not seem to work. checked driver but no dual monitor under display settings.Running XP TIA

connect your LCD to the dvi port with DVI to VGA convertor and svideo to TV and you are done.
As this card single chip for svideo and vga port.

for your knowledge win xp or vista is not related to the moniter it will convert from its system compability so check out system configuration for vista and if it match with vista just load it and done.ok and if problem persist contact me

The only way I know of is to buy an LCD TV most of them can be used as a computer monitor. I just helped a friend hook up a new Samsung. It only takes one button on the remote to switch from regular tv to computer to watch hulu he loves it.

Greetings,

You need to configure the nvidia software for dual monitor mode. And refer the manual of the laptop to find the hotkey to enable external display device. If you provide the exact model number of the laptop I will be able to provide much information to you.

Revert back for clarifications.

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Zulfir Sadat M

1: First check wether your graphics card is able to support 2 monitors. Not all built-in ones can do that.
2: If you re sure it should be able to work, try restarting the pc after you connect the monitor, it should open a popup and ask what you want to do.
3: If not try updating your drivers and repeat step 2.

As for the tv as a monitor, most digital tv's are able to do that, yes.

I hope this helps,
Yannick

When you are able to view a video clip on the external monitor, We can rule out the issue with the software. Probably you need to check the connections and also the external monitor settings in the display. The reload might have changed the old setup

Here is a little guide for setting up dual monitors with fedora core 6: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-setup-dual-monitors-on-linux-fedora-core/

I haven't had to use duals monitors with Linux yet but if this doesn't work let me know and I'll run some tests as I can easily set this up at work (we use the same computers and similar cards).

You can use the yellow RCA cable using an SVideo adaptor. When using dual displays make sure that display number 2 is adtive. To do that move the mouse to display 2 press the right mouse button and select active. Check extend desktop to the monitor to check the signal and press apply. Make sure you are using either an Svideo or RCA signal.

When you hit Save or Apply in the Control Panel, the driver remembers the settings. You did that right.

The problem might be when the computer restarts, that the graphics card doesn't correctly check for the SVIDEO output, OR your monitor is missing a resistor (some Sony and Panasonic) on the Chroma output that tells the video BIOS that there is actually something attached (DC-coupled). The latest NVIDIA drivers can detect AC-coupled monitors on the latest GPUs, but since the VBIOS sets the environment, the driver may not check again.

It is possible that uninstalling the video driver and installing a newer one might solve the problem

you definitely need to get the drivedr for the svideo option. it wil actually not show you in the device manager the svideo, but the graphics card details only. to find out if you have a secondary display (svideo) you have to go to your display properties then and see if you have dual display. try to bott also your dell with the svideo-tv already connected and see if you get a post display on your tv. now... i need to know only if your svideo is active, drivers will still be need to get the windows work there.