Re: laptop lenny + TV

[Emanoil Kotsev <deloptes@yahoo.com>]

consultores1 wrote:

> 
> yes, i want to show my desktop and videos, presentations and all what i
> do in my laptop.
> 

You have to configure the tv out (s-video) as second display output, then
configure your desktop to use two displays, where your 1st display is the
computer monitor and the second the tv.

It can be done on user land with xrandr, but may be the tv extention has to
be enabled in the xorg.conf. I've never tried s-video myself but you can
have a look on my xrandr output below and notice the TV and TMDS output
lines. With xrandr you can configure it very easy: man xranrd.
I'm using lenny with kde 3.5.10 with intel video on a dell latitude and a
combination of xorg.conf and xrandr script to get 2 displays working. ATI
and NVidea, which I've been using occasionally too, are easier to
configure.

On windows either the driver or an additional app usually provide a
configuration interface for the task and the display manager can control
the output.

(Attention: If you are using intel graphics chip most probably you have to
disable drm/3d) 

regards

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xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 2680 x 1050, maximum 2800 x 1050
VGA connected 1280x1024+1400+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
376mm x 301mm
   1280x1024      60.0*+   59.9     60.0*
   1600x1024      60.0
   1400x1050      60.0
   1440x900       60.2
   1280x960       60.0     59.9
   1280x800       60.0
   1152x864       75.0     74.8
   1280x768       60.0
   1152x768       54.8
   1024x768       70.1     60.0
   832x624        74.6
   800x600        72.2     75.0     60.3     56.2
   640x480        75.0     72.8     72.8     75.0     66.7     60.0     59.9
   720x400        70.1
LVDS connected 1400x1050+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
304mm x 228mm
   1400x1050      60.0*+   70.0     60.0     60.0     58.9
   1280x1024      71.0     60.0     60.0     58.9
   1280x960       60.0     60.0     58.9
   1366x768       72.0     60.0
   1360x768       70.8     58.9
   1280x800       72.0     70.9     60.0     58.9
   1152x864       72.0     71.0     60.0     58.9
   1280x768       72.0     70.8     60.0     58.9
   1024x768       72.0     70.1     70.7     60.0     60.0     58.8
   1280x600       70.7     60.0     58.9
   1024x600       70.7     60.0     58.7
   800x600        72.0     70.9     60.3     60.0     58.7
   768x576        71.0     60.0     58.6
   640x480        72.0     70.4     59.9
TMDS-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
TV disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)