[ltp] A20p (r128 mobility 3M) XF86 4.1 S/Video -> SCART TV success

[Tod Harter]

Yes, please post, I have one of these beasts and I would love to give this a 
try.

On Monday 03 February 2003 08:18 pm, Vivek wrote:
> In case anyone's interested, I've managed to get video output
> going from the laptop described in the subject line to a tv,
> through a s/video -> scart cable ( sound output had to go out through
> the laptop's headphone output : I have a phono + s/video -> scart
> cable ).
>
>    "atitvout -f t"
>
> activates the video output, but you have to get the laptop into a
> resolution of approximately 720x576 or lower, which, for r128 driver
> at least, appears to require a minor hack of the r128_drv.o module.
> ( the stock module appears to throw away all user supplied modeline
>   details _except_ the resolution, btw, which makes the lower res
>   modes inaccessible, at least with the r128 video BIOS on my A20 ).
>
> Will post a patch + instructions here if anyone wants it.
>
> Caffeine and an obsessive personality triumph over hardware once more...

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Tod Harter
Giant Electronic Brain