[ltp] SOLVED atitvout: s-video/tv-out in colour?

Leon Brokken linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 12 Dec 2005 11:50:29 +0100


Eric Van Buggenhaut wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 11, 2005 at 02:06:52PM +0100, Leon Brokken wrote:
>   
>> Alright, figured it out. Here's what I did:
>>
>> Apparently the tv doesn't support s-video. So I got a SCART cable (as 
>> that's the only possible input in the tv) with RCA plug at the other 
>> end, and a convertor/adaptor to connect the RCA plug to the s-video out 
>> port of the laptop.
>> - install atitvout
>> - make an alternative xorg.conf file, with "vesa" instead of the radeon
>> or ati driver for the card, and a lower resolution in the modeline.
>> 640x480 works fine for me to watch films full screen.
>>     
>
> Can you post you xorg.conf please ?
>   
Section "Monitor"
    Identifier  "My Monitor"
    HorizSync   31.5 - 50.0
    VertRefresh    40-60
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier  "Screen 1"
    Device      "Radeon Framebuffer"
    Monitor     "My Monitor"
    DefaultDepth 24
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       16
        Modes "768x576" "640x480"
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes "768x576" "640x480"
    EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "Radeon Framebuffer"
    Driver      "vesa"
    Option    "TVOutput"        "PAL"         <-- appears to have no effect
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load        "dbe"      # Double buffer extension
    SubSection  "extmod"
      Option    "omit xfree86-dga"
    EndSubSection
    Load        "type1"
    Load        "freetype"
    Load        "dri"
    Load    "glx"
    Load    "GLcore"
    Load    "record"
    Load    "xtrap"
    Load    "extmod"
    Load    "synaptics"
EndSection

Section "Files"
    RgbPath    "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/artwiz-aleczapka-en-1.3/"
    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic/"
    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/win_ttf/"
    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier    "Keyboard1"
    Driver    "kbd"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier    "TrackPoint"
    Driver    "mouse"
    Option    "protocol"    "Auto"
    Option    "device"    "/dev/mouse"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier  "Synaptics Mouse"
    Driver      "synaptics"
    Option      "Protocol"    "auto-dev"
    Option    "LeftEdge"    "1300"
    Option    "RightEdge"    "5500"
    Option    "TopEdge"    "1500"
    Option    "BottomEdge"    "4200"
    Option      "FingerLow"    "25"
    Option    "FingerHigh"    "30"
    Option    "MaxTapTime"    "180"
    Option    "MaxTapMove"    "220"
    Option    "MaxDoubleTapTime" "180"
    Option    "VertScrollDelta"  "100"
    Option    "HorizScrollDelta" "100"
    Option    "MinSpeed"    "0.09"
    Option    "MaxSpeed"    "0.18"
    Option    "AccelFactor"    "0.0015"
    Option    "FastTaps"    "0"
    Option "ClickTime"        "100"
    Option "EmulateMidButtonTime"    "75"
    Option "EdgeMotionMinZ"    "30"
    Option "EdgeMotionMaxZ"    "160"
    Option "EdgeMotionMinSpeed"    "1"
    Option "EdgeMotionMaxSpeed"    "100"
    Option "EdgeMotionUseAlways"    "0"
    Option "UpDownScrolling"    "1"
    Option "LeftRightScrolling"    "1"
    Option "TouchpadOff"    "0"
    Option "GuestMouseOff"    "0"
    Option "LockedDrags"    "0"
    Option "RTCornerButton"    "0"
    Option "RBCornerButton"    "0"
    Option "LTCornerButton"    "0"
    Option "LBCornerButton"    "0"
    Option "TapButton1"        "1"
    Option "TapButton2"        "2"
    Option "TapButton3"        "3"
    Option "CircularScrolling"    "0"
    Option "CircScrollDelta"    "0"
    Option "CircScrollTrigger"    "0"
    Option "CircularPad"    "0"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Logitech USB"
    Driver    "mouse"
    Option    "Protocol"    "auto"
    Option    "Device"    "/dev/mouse"
    Option    "Buttons"    "7"
    Option    "ZAxisMapping"    "4 5 6 7"
    Option    "ChordMiddle"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier  "Simple Layout"
    Screen "Screen 1"
    InputDevice "Logitech USB"        "Corepointer"
    InputDevice "TrackPoint"        "CorePointer"
    InputDevice "Synaptics Mouse"     "AlwaysCore"
    InputDevice "Keyboard1"         "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection