Re: s-video out, Dell nvidia laptop?

[Don Hayward <don@pomobuli.net>]

On Fri, 9 Feb 2007, Curt Howland wrote:

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> On Friday 09 February 2007 12:02, you wrote:
> > # TV Out Setup
> > � � � � �Option � � �"TVStandard" "NTSC"
> > � � � � �Option � � �"TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
> > � � � � �Option � � �"TVOverScan" "0.6"
> > � � � � �Option � � �"ConnectedMonitor" "TV"
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> Hi, I'm very glad that worked for you. I have a Sony Vaio with an
> nVidia card,
>
> $ lspci|grep VGA
> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV31M [GeForce
> FX Go5600] (rev a1)
>
> ...and have been wondering how to get TV out to work. The ports are
> there, but the hardware buttons don't "do the switch". All the Vaio's
> function keys and special buttons are software driven, so of course
> none work in Linux.
>
> The question I have is, how do you switch it on? Or is it always on
> once the "TV-Out" entry is in xorg.conf?

Yes, basically, I just changed xorg.conf.  It seems the TV set must be
connected and on for a reboot or perhaps restart of X (I'm not sure
which).  I had the connection in place, changed xorg.conf, restarted X
(Ctl-Alt-BS) and it came up on the TV.

The page I mentioned had other helpful information.

 http://gentoo-wiki.com/TV-Out_with_GeForce

HTH

Don

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