How To: Svideo / Dual Monitor(xinerama) / Dual Monitor(cloned desktop) on i945

[suoko]

Unfortunately this howto doesn't work on my feisty as far as the tv-out question is concerned.
I got no tv output at all.

By the way, with my original single screen xorg.conf TV-out is enabled as default but in B/W.
I guess the problem is either NTSC (my tv is PAL) or, more probably the SVIDEO option (mine is COMPOSITE)
I tried adding the PAL and COMPOSITE option to the xorg single conf file but I still have B/W tv-out.
Any hints?

I still have to try connecting an external VGA monitor ant test it.

My original xorg:

Section "Device"
Identifier "945GM"
Driver "i810"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
VideoRam 131072
Option "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
Option "EnablePageFlip" "true"
Option "TVStandard" "PAL"
Option "TVOutFormat" "COMPOSITE"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"


EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 28-64
VertRefresh 43-60
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "945GM"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
Option "DisableGLXRootClipping" "true"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
....

[Ripfox]

By the way, with the new intel driver, all you have to do is plug in the s-video cable and ctrl/alt/backspace (restart the x server) as far as I can tell this works out of the box. If I am mistaken let me know...

[voi]

just used your fix to get svideo out on an acer aspire 3680... many thanks .

[suoko]

By the way, with the new intel driver, all you have to do is plug in the s-video cable and ctrl/alt/backspace (restart the x server) as far as I can tell this works out of the box. If I am mistaken let me know...

That's right but it is in B/W here in Europe (where we use PAL)...
I guess they chose NTSC as default since DELL sells notebooks with this intel GPU and ubuntu preinstalled in U.S. only....

[groggyboy]

By the way, with the new intel driver, all you have to do is plug in the s-video cable and ctrl/alt/backspace (restart the x server) as far as I can tell this works out of the box. If I am mistaken let me know...

this new intel driver - is it the one installed by default in feisty, or do i have to install it myself?

[TutoWRM]

It worked fine for me, i have a 950 gma and feisty installed.
Also to work with vlc:

- Options>Preferences>Video>Output Module or Out Module (I have it in spanish )

- Check the advanced options

- Select X11

- Save and enjoy

At least this is how it worked for me, i hope the same for you.

PD: Featherking i send you a pm with this so you can update the original post

[lummer]

this new intel driver - is it the one installed by default in feisty, or do i have to install it myself?

I am still having problems, so I'd like to know this too.

[oddin85]

awesome! thanks man! i now have s-video! ^_^

[extremecarver]

I am still having problems, so I'd like to know this too.

Nope not installed by default:

Code:
Sudo Apt-get video-intel

And your done. If on restart X doesn't work put in sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg and choose video intel instead of i810 or before restarting x exchange all occurences of video-i810 by video-intel in etc/x11/xorg.conf
For Gutsy Tribe 1 it is installed by default, however video-i810 is chosen by default (since around 2 weeks gutsy allows to have both installed but X.org defaults it i810.)

[standardissue]

Method in original post works great on my Acer Aspire 3680-2633 laptop. Thanks to the community. :0)