S-video on S3 ProSavageDDR P4M266

JockeTF · 06-03-2005, 04:42 AM

Hi!
i need to get my s-video out to work on my laptop!!
i installed linux one month ago and i think it rocks.

its an Acer Aspire 1310 running Mandriva LE2005 DVD-X86
it got an S3 VT8751 ProSavageDDR P4M266 VGA Controller (32MB) ... i'm using the S3 savage 4 Drivers...

please help!

/ Jocke

pingu · 06-03-2005, 06:08 AM

You will have to do some research.
To get S-video (also called "TV-out") working on my Nvidia-card, I need nvidia-drivers, the opensource 'nv'-driver doesn't handle it. "S3 savage 4 Drivers" sounds good, but honestly I don't know.

Then you need to add a few lines to /etc/X11/xorg.conf (or XF86config)
This is just an example:

Code:

Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "TVStandard" "PAL-B"
# Option "NvAGP" "3"
Option "Twinview" "TRUE"
Option "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-70"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "50-120"
Option "MetaModes" "1024x768 , 1024x768"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT , TV"
# Option "TVOutFormat" "AUTO"
EndSection

You could simply try it, add those lines Option... to your xorg.conf (and check TVStandard! I think it's PAL-B for Sweden but I'm not sure).

JockeTF · 06-03-2005, 08:22 AM

been googeling for lots of stuff for a long time now but i cant find anyting!
added thone lines and tried changing some stuffs in it but it still wont work.