[ltp] TV-out monitor parameters

Michael Gaber linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 23 Apr 2005 21:19:40 +0200


can you please show me yout x-config file? because i can't get tvout
working at all on my r50p. whatever i do, nothing on the tv-screen

Mario Limonciello wrote:
> Eric Van Buggenhaut wrote:
> 
> 
>>Hi,
>>
>>I'm playing with ati fglrx drivers and trying to setup a dual-head 
>>config. My goal is to display the DVD's I play on my TP42 on my plain 
>>old TV Screen. Some garbage shows up on my TV but I can't find the 
>>correct values for my XF86Config-4 Monitor Section:
>>
>>Section "Monitor"
>>   Identifier  "TVScreen"
>>   HorizSync   15-50
>>   VertRefresh 40.0-60.0
>>EndSection
>>
>>Does anyone know what HorizSync, VertRefresh, ModeLine, etc. should be 
>>used for an old plain color TV ?
>>
>>thanks.
>>
>> 
>>
> 
> I personally never had luck getting TV out to work with my laptop and
> fglrx.  I fumbled with modelines and refresh rates for quite some time
> before coming to the conclusion that it could just be broken in this
> fglrx release.  If you have luck I would love to hear of it.
> 
> Mario