[ltp] svideo output on R60

Alex Deucher linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 2 Sep 2008 10:00:28 -0400


On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 5:45 AM, Oliver <oliver.janscheidt@rub.de> wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> this is my first post, though I'm lurking for a long time.
>
> According to this site
> http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/TV-Out_Port
> my Thinkpad R60 (9461HRG, BIOS 7CETC1WW) with ati mobility x1400 should
> be equipped with an svideo TV-Port. But xrandr -q only shows up LVDS,
> VGA-0 and DVI-O.
>
> Currently it is running with xorg-video-radeon 6.9.0 from Ubuntu
> Intrepid packages. Can anyone tell me, if it is a hardware oder software
> limitation (ridiculous question not knowing my hardware specs)?

Driver limitation.  TV-out is not yet supported on avivo-based radeon chips.

Alex