root wrote:
I have Vista SP 1, nvidia 8800GTS with 177.83 driver, and 2 monitors,
the secondary being a philips 1080p hdtv on an hdmi cable from the
video card. Finally I have the resolution settings correct for the
monitors in Vista, this only took a week to figure out. I now have
a new serious bug where there is no video out to the tv in clone
mode. If I configure the monitors separately the tv works. I have
to use clone mode however. Does anyone know how to fix this sort
of problem? I won't be installing new video drivers, I've installed
several and I'm off that treadmill now unless someone knows of a
driver with a documented fix for this specific bug. I'm sick of
the try a new driver, see what happens nonsense. This video
configuration works in XP on the same hardware no problem by the
way, and it didn't take a week to set up.


Thanks to everyone for answering. I think I have fixed the problem
by disabling the CRT's EDID at the hardware level with some needle
nose pliers http://www.overclock.net/faqs/47971-how-set-whatever-res-i-want.html.
I now have Generic Monitor and all the hi-res modes and clone mode
at 1920x1080 for the HDTV. It will not be possible for Vista to
detect the monitor as a P815 ever again. I apologize in advance
for any mistakes, and do not try this at home, etc.


Cool. Maybe there is a business opportunity here, making dongles
with the EDID disconnected :-) So somehow, a working EDID is a
trigger for some Vista monkey-business.

Paul