Minimal NVidia xorg.conf

Outline
The xorg.conf is a integral part of running XBMC in X via for e.g. xinit in some controllable manner. While in recent Linux the device drivers have improved considerably and deem xorg.conf unneeded, it still has its niche. This is a known working NVidia xorg.conf using some recommended settings from the forums.

Introduction
Use this guide on your own risk. if you end up without a picture on your screen restore the backup xorg.conf or rename existing if no backup exists.

Example
Section "Module" Load          "glx" EndSection

Section "ServerFlags" Option        "Xinerama" "0" EndSection

Section "Monitor" Identifier    "Monitor0" EndSection

Section "Device" Identifier    "Device0" Driver        "nvidia" VendorName    "NVIDIA Corporation" Option        "NoLogo" "True" EndSection

Section "Screen" Identifier    "Screen0" Device        "Device0" Monitor       "Monitor0" DefaultDepth   24 Option        "TwinView" "0" Option        "SWCursor" "on" Option        "HWCursor" "off" SubSection    "Display" Option        "DynamicTwinView" "false" Depth         24 EndSubSection EndSection

Section "Extensions" Option "Composite" "Disable" EndSection

Example
Only for drivers 30x.x, not guaranteed If NVidia changes the way they do things again. The HorizSync and VertRefresh must be validated properly by the connected TV or AVR.


 * 1) nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
 * 2) nvidia-xconfig:  version 304.60  (buildmeister@swio-display-x86-rhel47-13)  Sun Oct 14 21:19:18 PDT 2012
 * 3) Deprecated on 30X.X NVIDIA DRIVERS - Option                "FlatPanelProperties" "Scaling = Native"

Section "Device" Identifier           "Device0" Driver               "nvidia" VendorName           "NVIDIA Corporation" Option               "NoLogo"                "true" Option               "DynamicTwinView"       "false" Option               "NoFlip"                "false" Option               "ConnectToAcpid"        "0" Option               "ModeValidation"        "NoVesaModes, NoXServerModes" Option               "ModeDebug"             "true" Option               "HWCursor"              "false" Option               "SWCursor"              "false" Option               "RenderAccel"           "1" EndSection

Section "Screen" Identifier           "Screen0" Device               "Device0" Monitor              "Monitor0" #Option              "VertRefresh"           "DFP-0: 23-60" #Option              "HorizSync"             "DFP-0: 25-100" DefaultDepth         24 #ColorRange and ColorSpace are default already #Option               "ColorRange" "Full" #Option               "ColorSpace" "RGB" Option               "DynamicTwinView" "false" Option               "ModeValidation" "NoVesaModes, NoXServerModes" Option               "ExactModeTimingsDVI" "True" SubSection           "Display" Depth            24 EndSubSection EndSection

Section "Monitor" Identifier		 "Monitor0" VendorName		 "Unknown" ModelName		 "Unknown" #HorizSync		 28.0 - 33.0 #VertRefresh         23.0 - 72.0 HorizSync		 26-81 VertRefresh		 24-75 # 1920x1080p @ 23.976Hz (EIA/CEA-861B) ModeLine "1920x1080_23.976" 74.11 1920 2557 2602 2750 1080 1084 1089 1124 +hsync +vsync ModeLine "1920x1080_24"    74.250 1920 2558 2602 2750 1080 1084 1089 1125 +hsync +vsync # Remove # from below to use #Modeline "1920x1080_25"	74.25 1920 2448 2492 2640 1080 1084 1089 1125 +hsync +vsync #Modeline "1920x1080_60"	148.35 1920 2008 2052 2200 1080 1084 1089 1125 -hsync +vsync Option		 "DPI" "96 x 96" EndSection

Section "Extensions" Option              "Composite" "Disable" EndSection