[ltp] Using S-video out with R40 & Ubuntu

Mark T.B. Carroll linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 09 Apr 2007 08:23:40 -0400


Michael Powell <mlp@fewpb.net> writes:

> I am looking for a little assistance in getting the S-video out port working
> on my Thinkpad R40 with Ubuntu.  I have installed the atitvout package, which 
> is supposed to work with debian, as suggested per this site:  
> http://www.geocities.com/tivarsson/linux.html.  Because I am in the US, I 
> have been using the 'ntsc' command, instead of 'pal'.

I also have the Radeon Mobility M6 LY on my R40: IMLE atitvout worked
fine with XFree86 but not with X.Org. (In various ways, the latter was
actually a downgrade for me. ):)

-- Mark