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 Tv-Out First off, I'm a newbie, so don't be too harsh on me, lol. I basically just want to try out using a TV (I live in europe, so that would be a pal-tv, if it matters) as my screen. "cat /proc/pci" says I've got nVidia Corporation NV17 [GeForce4 MX420]. I'm running Mandrake 9.1. Here's the thing though, I've never dealt with this sort of thing before, so I'm pretty lost. What kind of wires do I need? Do I need some special software? I've got two outs, AV-Out and S-Out, so what's the difference and how do I use them? I tried searching, but couldn't find anything sufficiently "beginner". (ps. Sorry if this shows up several times. For some reason, my posts aren't showing up through teranews, but that may just be a lag.)      |
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01-17-2008, 06:08 PM
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| Re: Tv-Out On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 21:42:56 +0000, hdwhgwe wrote: > First off, I'm a newbie, so don't be too harsh on me, lol. I basically > just want to try out using a TV (I live in europe, so that would be a > pal-tv, if it matters) as my screen. "cat /proc/pci" says I've got nVidia > Corporation NV17 [GeForce4 MX420]. I'm running Mandrake 9.1. Here's the > thing though, I've never dealt with this sort of thing before, so I'm > pretty lost. What kind of wires do I need? Do I need some special > software? I've got two outs, AV-Out and S-Out, so what's the difference > and how do I use them? I tried searching, but couldn't find anything > sufficiently "beginner". I've done this with an nVidia GeForce Ti 4200. Basically what I did was edit the XF86Config to create a new "screen", "monitor" and "device" section, and then connect the television to the card with an S-Video cable. Then, update the "serverlayout" section to add the new screen, thereby creating a multi-headed display. Also, simply physically disconnecting your monitor and using only the television (through S-Video cable) and restarting the X server _may_ do the trick, if you only want to watch the occasional video. I imagine it would be similar with an AV cable. Check out the README that comes with nVidia's Linux drivers, it describes a lot of neat things you can do. It is not exactly geared towards a beginner, but will definitely give you the best starting point. Just remember to backup your XF86Config  -- Eric Enright /"\ sauronAtiptsoftDcom \ / ASCII Ribbon Campaign X Against HTML E-Mail Public Key: 0xBEDF636F / \ |
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