Re: S-Video and Dell Inspiron 8000
Hallo again,
yes, I got that S-Video thing running under WinMe :-(
and it works exactly as described below.
I tried groups.google.com as you suggested with no result.
I'll give it a last try with xpert@xfree86.org
matthias
On Tue, Nov 27, 2001 at 07:38:47PM +0200, Fabian Fagerholm wrote:
> On Tue, 2001-11-27 at 13:06, Matthias Weiss wrote:
> > Hi Fabian,
> > thanx for your tips, I should have noted that I have the
> > ATI Rage Mobility 128 graphic chipset, simply forgot that there
> > are 2 versions of I8000.
>
>
> Of course... :(
>
> Well, I guess I dont' know a direct answer, but I did find this:
>
> --8<--
> In other environments (i.e. DOS, Windows 3.1, NT, OS/2, and any other
> environment in which the ATI video BIOS is properly initialized and
> executed), the TV OUT hardware will operate at its DEFAULT SETTINGS.
>
> The hardware defaults should function adequately in most circumstances.
> Any adjustments required will need to be accomplished using the controls
> on the television.
>
> To enable TV OUT in these environments, connect a television to the
> graphics card and reboot. To disable TV OUT, disconnect the TV and
> reboot again.
>
> ATI has not announced any intention to offer a method of adjusting the
> TV image outside of the currently supported environments.
> --8<--
> (http://support.ati.com/infobase/2479.html)
>
> But maybe you know this already.
>
> On another page
> (http://www.ati.com/na/pages/resource_centre/dev_rel/linux.html), ATI
> says:
> "ATI is investigating the possibility of supporting TV Out under Linux.
> Please refer back to this web page to keep up to date on developments
> regarding TV Out support."
>
> So... maybe there's some hope for the future...
>
> > I've scaned all entries on www.linux-laptop.net as well as the
> > linux-dell-laptops list on egroup.net.
> > It seems that no one has got S-Video running with the ATI chip
> > set.
>
> Have you tried searching on http://groups.google.com/ ?
>
> fab
>
>
>
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