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

[dysphasi]

any solution for the PAL tv's out there.... please??! ive tried everything i have read about... has anyone with PAL got colour?

You can do as follows:

Edit the /etc/X11/xorg.conf to enable pal by default at boot.

Just open it up, and add the following section:

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"TV"
	Option		"TV Format" "PAL"
EndSection

And hey-presto should work ... does for me anyhow, let me know if there are any probs!

[E_K]

i wish i saw your post 2 hours earlier this is turning into a big headache

you gave me alot of faith but it didnt work

im using fiesty...with the switchmon method on mainpage

let me know..... im dying here im usingthis:
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)

dont know what else to say? this one has me stupped and if some people have done this in gutsy why cant i do it in fiesty, thing is a had a LOOOONG fight to get the headphone sound working which is essential to watching movies on the TV and i dont want to loose it.

[dysphasi]

i wish i saw your post 2 hours earlier this is turning into a big headache

you gave me alot of faith but it didnt work

im using fiesty...with the switchmon method on mainpage

let me know..... im dying here im usingthis:
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)

dont know what else to say? this one has me stupped and if some people have done this in gutsy why cant i do it in fiesty, thing is a had a LOOOONG fight to get the headphone sound working which is essential to watching movies on the TV and i dont want to loose it.

Hmmm, it worked for me, I'm using gutsy though, soz didn't think it would be any dif in fiesty.

I also use the xrandr approach, is this still usable in feisty, if so may be worth a shot.

Otherwise....try gutsy? I'm a fine one to talk though, I ended up switching back to windows primarily, I just prefer the way dual monitors are set up, with more control over overscan etc.. the linux drivers just aren't up to speed.

[RamR]

Ok, I've been using Ubuntu for less than a week and a lot of the time so far has been spent trying to connect to my TV using s-video.

Today I stumbled upon this guide and it looks as if it might be the answer. In fact I have been able to get the "s-video clone" working with a bit of minor tinkering. Unfortunately the one I want is the "s-video dual screen" and I haven't had the same success with it.

I will copy the 3 xorg that I have (single and s-video clone which both work and s-video dual which does not work). Hopefully someone can spot why the first two work and the third does not.

Here is my "single" xorg

# xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by failsafeDexconf, using
# values from the debconf database and some overrides to use vesa mode.
#
# You should use dexconf or another such tool for creating a "real" xorg.conf
# For example:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load		"glx"
	Load		"GLcore"
	Load		"v4l"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"kbd"
	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc105"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
	Option		"Device"	"/dev/input/mice"
	Option		"Protocol"	"ImPS/2"
	Option		"ZAxisMapping"	"4 5"
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
EndSection


Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Synaptics Touchpad"
	Driver		"synaptics"
	Option		"SendCoreEvents"	"true"
	Option		"Device"	"/dev/psaux"
	Option		"Protocol"	"auto-dev"
	Option		"HorizScrollDelta"	"0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Failsafe Device"
	Boardname	"vesa"
	Busid		"PCI:0:2:0"
	Driver		"vesa"
	Screen	0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Failsafe Monitor"
	Vendorname	"Generic LCD Display"
	Modelname	"LCD Panel 1024x768"
	Horizsync	31.5-48.0
	Vertrefresh	56.0 - 65.0
  modeline  "640x480@60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync -hsync
  modeline  "800x600@56" 36.0 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync
  modeline  "800x600@60" 40.0 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync
  modeline  "1024x768@60" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync
	Gamma	1.0
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Device		"Failsafe Device"
	Monitor		"Failsafe Monitor"
	Defaultdepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth	24
		Virtual	1024	768
		Modes		"1024x768@60"	"800x600@60"	"800x600@56"	"640x480@60"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
  screen 0 "Default Screen" 0 0
	Inputdevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	Inputdevice	"Configured Mouse"
	Inputdevice	"Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection
Section "device" # 
	Identifier	"device1"
	Boardname	"vesa"
	Busid		"PCI:0:2:0"
	Driver		"vesa"
	Screen	1
EndSection
Section "screen" # 
	Identifier	"screen1"
	Device		"device1"
	Defaultdepth	24
	Monitor		"monitor1"
EndSection
Section "monitor" # 
	Identifier	"monitor1"
	Gamma	1.0
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection

My successful "s-video clone" xorg (just from the Section "Device" section as the rest is the same).

Section "Device"
	Identifier "SVIDEO"
	Driver "i810"
	Option "MonitorLayout"	"TV,LFP"
	Option "FlipPrimary" "True"
	Option "TVStandard"	"NTSC"
	Option "TVOutFormat"	"SVIDEO"
	Option "ConnectedMonitor"	"TV"
	Option "Clone" "True"
	BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Failsafe Monitor"
	Vendorname	"Generic LCD Display"
	Modelname	"LCD Panel 1024x768"
	Horizsync	31.5-48.0
	Vertrefresh	56.0 - 65.0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"TV"
	HorizSync	30-50
	VertRefresh	60
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"TV"
	Device		"SVIDEO"
	Monitor		"TV"
	DefaultDepth	24

	SubSection "Display"
		Depth	24
		Modes	"800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"LCDandTV"
	Screen		"TV"
	InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice	"Configured Mouse"
	InputDevice	"Synaptics Touchpad"
	Option 		"AIGLX" "true"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
	Option		"DefaultServerLayout" "LCDandTV"
EndSection

And my unsuccessful "s-video dual screen" xorg (again just from Section "Device").

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Failsafe Device"
	Boardname	"vesa"
	Busid		"PCI:0:2:0"
	Driver		"vesa"
	Screen	0
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier "TV"
	Driver "i810"
	Option "MonitorLayout"	"TV,LFP"
	Option "TVStandard"	"NTSC"
	Option "TVOutFormat"	"SVIDEO" # "COMPOSITE"
	Option "ConnectedMonitor"	"TV"
	Screen 1
	BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Failsafe Monitor"
	Vendorname	"Generic LCD Display"
	Modelname	"LCD Panel 1024x768"
	Horizsync	31.5-48.0
	Vertrefresh	56.0 - 65.0

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"TV"
	HorizSync	30-50
	VertRefresh	60
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Failsafe Monitor"
	Device		"Failsafe Monitor"
	Monitor		"Failsafe Monitor"
	DefaultDepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		1
		Modes		"1024x768"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		4
		Modes		"1024x768"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		8
		Modes		"1024x768"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		15
		Modes		"1024x768"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		16
		Modes		"1024x768"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"TV"
	Device		"TV"
	Monitor		"TV"
	DefaultDepth	24

	SubSection "Display"
		Depth	24
		Modes	"800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"LCDandTV"
	Screen		0 "Failsafe Monitor"
	Screen		1 "TV" RightOf "LCD"
	InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice	"Configured Mouse"
	InputDevice	"Synaptics Touchpad"
#	Option 		"AIGLX" "true"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
	Option		"DefaultServerLayout" "LCDandTV"
EndSection

[ajeffreys]

I was wondering how I would go about doing this, if I run compiz instead of beryl (on Gusty), with an i915 chipset, and a 1024x768 laptop screen with a 1280x1024 monitor. Any help would be greatly appreciated, as I've been having trouble with this for a while.

[RamR]

I have finally made some progress on this issue of connecting my TV to my laptop using s-video. In fact it is actually working. I've upgraded to 8.04 but I doubt this is key to the issue. I am running the intel 810 driver.

There are, however, three small but irritating problems remaining.

1. The TV becomes the main screen when the dual screens are enabled. As a result the laptop screen is to the right of the TV rather than the other way around as it should be.

2. The laptop screen resolution is lower than it should be.

3. Can't drag windows from one screen to the other.

Can anyone help with these three issues which, regardless how minor, I really want to fix?

[ASULutzy]

I can't for the live of me get Hardy to make my TV through S-video so much as flicker. I've been trying for several days with absolutely no luck. I'll include some info here and maybe someone here could help me, because I'm about to give up.

I'm using an HP Pavillion dv6000 (BIOS identifies it as a 6700 specifically)

lspci | grep VGA

ryan@lappy:~$ lspci | grep VGA
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)

xorg.conf

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"kbd"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc105"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"vmmouse"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Synaptics Touchpad"
	Driver		"synaptics"
	Option		"SendCoreEvents"	"true"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/psaux"
	Option		"Protocol"		"auto-dev"
	Option		"HorizEdgeScroll"	"0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
	Device		"Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	Screen		"Default Screen"
	InputDevice	"Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

xrandr --verbose

ryan@lappy:~$ xrandr --verbose
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 800, maximum 1280 x 1280
VGA disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
	Identifier: 0x4b
	Timestamp:  24854
	Subpixel:   unknown
	Clones:    
	CRTCs:      0 1
LVDS connected 1280x800+0+0 (0x4e) normal (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 331mm x 207mm
	Identifier: 0x4c
	Timestamp:  24854
	Subpixel:   horizontal rgb
	Clones:    
	CRTC:       1
	CRTCs:      1
	EDID_DATA:
		00ffffffffffff0006af748100000000
		01100103802115780a1cf59758508e27
		27505400000001010101010101010101
		010101010101c71b00a0502017303020
		36004bcf100000180000000f00000000
		00000000000000000020000000fe0041
		554f0a202020202020202020000000fe
		004231353445573038205631200a0043
	BACKLIGHT_CONTROL: kernel
		supported: native       legacy       combination  kernel      
	BACKLIGHT: 10 (0x0000000a) range:  (0,10)
  1280x800 (0x4e)   71.1MHz -HSync -VSync
        h: width  1280 start 1328 end 1360 total 1440 skew    0 clock   49.4KHz
        v: height  800 start  803 end  809 total  823           clock   60.0Hz
  1280x800 (0x4f)   83.5MHz
        h: width  1280 start 1344 end 1480 total 1680 skew    0 clock   49.7KHz
        v: height  800 start  801 end  804 total  828           clock   60.0Hz
  1280x768 (0x50)   80.1MHz
        h: width  1280 start 1344 end 1480 total 1680 skew    0 clock   47.7KHz
        v: height  768 start  769 end  772 total  795           clock   60.0Hz
  1024x768 (0x51)   65.0MHz -HSync -VSync
        h: width  1024 start 1048 end 1184 total 1344 skew    0 clock   48.4KHz
        v: height  768 start  771 end  777 total  806           clock   60.0Hz
  800x600 (0x52)   40.0MHz +HSync +VSync
        h: width   800 start  840 end  968 total 1056 skew    0 clock   37.9KHz
        v: height  600 start  601 end  605 total  628           clock   60.3Hz
  640x480 (0x53)   25.2MHz -HSync -VSync
        h: width   640 start  656 end  752 total  800 skew    0 clock   31.5KHz
        v: height  480 start  490 end  492 total  525           clock   59.9Hz
TV connected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
	Identifier: 0x4d
	Timestamp:  24854
	Subpixel:   unknown
	Clones:    
	CRTCs:      0 1
	BOTTOM: 37 (0x00000025) range:  (0,100)
	RIGHT: 46 (0x0000002e) range:  (0,100)
	TOP: 36 (0x00000024) range:  (0,100)
	LEFT: 54 (0x00000036) range:  (0,100)
	TV_FORMAT: NTSC-M
		supported: NTSC-M       NTSC-443     NTSC-J       PAL-M       
		           PAL-N        PAL         
  1024x768 (0x8f)   26.9MHz
        h: width  1024 start 1025 end 1088 total 1120 skew    0 clock   24.0KHz
        v: height  768 start  769 end  800 total  801           clock   30.0Hz
  800x600 (0x90)   17.0MHz
        h: width   800 start  801 end  864 total  896 skew    0 clock   19.0KHz
        v: height  600 start  601 end  632 total  633           clock   30.0Hz
  848x480 (0x91)   14.5MHz
        h: width   848 start  849 end  912 total  944 skew    0 clock   15.4KHz
        v: height  480 start  481 end  512 total  513           clock   30.0Hz
  640x480 (0x92)   11.3MHz
        h: width   640 start  641 end  704 total  736 skew    0 clock   15.4KHz
        v: height  480 start  481 end  512 total  513           clock   30.0Hz

The S-video works in Windows, and dual-head with VGA works in Ubuntu; it's just the S-video that doesn't seem to be able to output anything to the TV. I'm thinking about filing a bug report since no matter what I tell xrandr or mess around with grandr or use the built in system->preferences->screen resolution, I can't get the TV to do so much as flicker.

Anyone got any ideas?

[upallnight]

I just followed the steps on the first page of this thread and now my monitor is always in low-graphics mode

I restored the backup of /etc/X11/xorg.conf from /etc/X11/xorg.conf and restarted X11 and even restarted ubuntu and it still didn't fix it.

I am using a Compaq Presario R3000 with the NVIDIA Gforce4 graphics card.

I reinstalled the NVIDIA restricted drivers and it still didn't change anything!

its as if my xorg.conf file is being ignored!!!


Nevermind... turns out I ran out of disk space.

[stldirty]

I just followed the steps on the first page of this thread and now my monitor is always in low-graphics mode

I restored the backup of /etc/X11/xorg.conf from /etc/X11/xorg.conf and restarted X11 and even restarted ubuntu and it still didn't fix it.

I am using a Compaq Presario R3000 with the NVIDIA Gforce4 graphics card.

I reinstalled the NVIDIA restricted drivers and it still didn't change anything!

its as if my xorg.conf file is being ignored!!!


Nevermind... turns out I ran out of disk space.

lmfaooooooo

[stldirty]

I can't for the live of me get Hardy to make my TV through S-video so much as flicker. I've been trying for several days with absolutely no luck. I'll include some info here and maybe someone here could help me, because I'm about to give up.

I'm using an HP Pavillion dv6000 (BIOS identifies it as a 6700 specifically)

exact same problem here bro. hp dv6000. i tried to tutorial and it broke my xorg and still didn't work...