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This is my current /etc/xorg.conf which works for NTSC SDTV on an Nvidia FX5200 based video card.

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "XFree86 Configured"
        Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
# PS/2 Mouse not detected
# Serial Mouse not detected
        InputDevice    "USB Mouse" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
        Option "AllowMouseOpenFail"  "true"

EndSection

Section "Files"
        RgbPath      "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
        ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc:unscaled"
        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi:unscaled"
        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi:unscaled"
        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
EndSection

Section "Module"
        # Comments: see http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=346408
        Load  "dbe" # Double Buffering Extension, very important.
        Load  "glx" # GLX Extension.
        Load  "freetype" # Freetype fonts.
        Load  "type1"  # Type 1 fonts
        #Load  "int10"  # Developer extension, usually not needed
        Load  "record" # Developer extension, usually not needed
        #Load  "extmod" # This is okay, but if you look into "man xorg.conf" you'll find option NOT to include DGA extension with extmod, and for a good reason.. DGA causes i
nstability as it access videoram without consulting X about it.
        SubSection      "extmod"
                Option          "omit xfree86-dga"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Keyboard0"
        Driver      "kbd"
        Option      "CoreKeyboard"
        Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
        Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
        Option "XkbLayout" "us"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "PS/2 Mouse"
        Driver      "mouse"
        Option      "Protocol" "auto"
Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
        Option      "Device" "/dev/psaux"
        Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
        Option      "Emulate3Timeout" "70"
        Option      "SendCoreEvents"  "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "USB Mouse"
        Driver          "mouse"
        Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
        Option          "SendCoreEvents"        "true"
        Option          "Protocol"              "IMPS/2"
        Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
        Option          "Buttons"               "5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier      "Monitor0"
        Option  "DPMS"  "true"
        Option "UseEdidDpi" "FALSE"
        Option "DPI" "100 x 100"
        HorizSync 30 - 50
        VertRefresh 59 - 61

        # The "magic" modelines borrowed from someone else
        Modeline "640x480" 25.175 640 664 760 800 480 491 493 525 #60Hz
        # From http://xtiming.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/xtiming.pl
        # hfreq: 30.43 kHz
        Modeline "640x480@60" 24.11 640 672 760 792 480 490 495 505
        # 640x480 @ 60Hz (Industry standard) hsync: 31.5kHz
        #ModeLine "640x480"    25.2  640  656  752  800    480  490  492  525 -hsync -vsync
        # 640x480 @ 72Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.9kHz
        #ModeLine "640x480"    31.5  640  664  704  832    480  489  491  520 -hsync -vsync
        # 640x480 @ 75Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.5kHz
        #ModeLine "640x480"    31.5  640  656  720  840    480  481  484  500 -hsync -vsync
        # 640x480 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 43.3kHz
        #ModeLine "640x480"    36.0  640  696  752  832    480  481  484  509 -hsync -vsync
        # Extended modelines with GTF timings
        # 640x480 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 50.90 kHz; pclk: 43.16 MHz
        #ModeLine "640x480"  43.16  640 680 744 848  480 481 484 509  -HSync +Vsync
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier  "Card0"
        Driver      "nvidia"
        VendorName  "All"
        BoardName   "All"
        #BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
        ### Available Driver options are:-
        # sw_cursor is needed for some ati and radeon cards
        #Option     "sw_cursor"
        #Option     "hw_cursor"
        #Option     "NoAccel"
        #Option     "ShowCache"
        #Option     "ShadowFB"
        #Option     "UseFBDev"
        #Option     "Rotate"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "Card0"
        Monitor    "Monitor0"
        DefaultColorDepth 24
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     1
                Modes "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     4
                Modes "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     8
                Modes "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     15
                Modes "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     16
                Modes "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     24
                Modes "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     32
                Modes "640x480"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

#Section "DRI"
#       Mode 0666
#EndSection

This was my old /etc/X11/XF86Config which worked for NTSC SDTV output, with an FX5200 based video card in older versions.

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "XFree86 Configured"
        Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
        InputDevice    "PS/2 Mouse" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
        Option "AllowMouseOpenFail"  "true"
        Option  "NoPM"  "true"
EndSection

Section "Files"
        RgbPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
        ModulePath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
        FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled"
        FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
        FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
        FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
        FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
        FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
        FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
        FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
EndSection

Section "Module"
#       Load  "ddc"  # ddc probing of monitor
#       Load  "GLcore"
        Load  "dbe"
        Load  "v4l"
        Load  "extmod"
        Load  "glx"
        Load  "bitmap" # bitmap-fonts
        Load  "speedo"
        Load  "type1"
        Load  "freetype"
        Load  "record"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Keyboard0"
        Driver      "keyboard"
        Option      "CoreKeyboard"
        Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
        Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
        Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "PS/2 Mouse"
        Driver      "mouse"
        Option      "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
        Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
        Option      "Device" "/dev/psaux"
        Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
        Option      "Emulate3Timeout" "70"
        Option      "SendCoreEvents"  "true"
EndSection

# Auto-generated by KNOPPIX mkxf86config

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "Monitor0"
        VendorName      "Panasonic"
        ModelName       "CT-27SF22T1"
        HorizSync 30 - 50
        VertRefresh 60 - 60
        DisplaySize 271 204  #  75 DPI @ 800x600
        #DisplaySize 204 153 # 100 DPI @ 800x600
        #DisplaySize 535 415 # Real measurements

        # The "magic" modelines borrowed from someone else
        Modeline "800x600" 40.12 800 848 968 1056 600 601 605 628 #60Hz
        # From http://xtiming.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/xtiming.pl
        # hfreq: 37.9 kHz
        Modeline "800x600@60" 38.21 800 832 976 1008 600 612 618 631

        # The "magic" modelines borrowed from someone else
        Modeline "640x480" 25.175 640 664 760 800 480 491 493 525 #60Hz
        # From http://xtiming.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/xtiming.pl
        # hfreq: 30.43 kHz
        Modeline "640x480@60" 24.11 640 672 760 792 480 490 495 505

EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier  "Card0"
        Driver      "nvidia"
        VendorName  "Rosewill"
        BoardName   "nVidia GeForce FX5200"
        #Option     "RenderAccel" "1"

        Option "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"
        Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
        Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"

        Option "NoLogo" "1"
        # sw_cursor is needed for some ati and radeon cards
        #Option     "sw_cursor"
        # Other options...
        #Option     "hw_cursor"
        #Option     "NoAccel"
        #Option     "ShowCache"
        #Option     "ShadowFB"
        #Option     "UseFBDev"
        #Option     "Rotate"
        # The following line is auto-generated by KNOPPIX mkxf86config
        #BusID      "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "Card0"
        Monitor    "Monitor0"
        DefaultColorDepth 24
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     1
                Modes "800x600" "640x480" "800x600@60" "640x480@60"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     4
                Modes "800x600" "640x480" "800x600@60" "640x480@60"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     8
                Modes "800x600" "640x480" "800x600@60" "640x480@60"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     15
                Modes "800x600" "640x480" "800x600@60" "640x480@60"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     16
                Modes "800x600" "640x480" "800x600@60" "640x480@60"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     24
                Modes "800x600" "640x480" "800x600@60" "640x480@60"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     32
                Modes "800x600" "640x480" "800x600@60" "640x480@60"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

#Section "DRI"
#       Mode 0666
#EndSection
  • edit

(for some reason i had to copy this to /etc/X11/XF86Config not /etc/X11/XF86Config-4) (randomhtpcguy)



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