Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 00:51:17 +0300 From: <midiostri@in.gr> To: "David S. Geirsson" <andmann@andmann.eu.org> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: ??: ATI rage 128 connected to a tv-set Message-ID: <dcfd01c0eed2$d0ab6450$0a05030a@internal.ramnet.gr>
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i've tried this already :/ There must be something else..=20 Anyway, I'll soon have my hands on FBSD 4.3. I think I will upgrade my = pc and have a fresh start (kind of MSWindowish, he? :) thanks david -----=C1=F1=F7=E9=EA=FC =EC=DE=ED=F5=EC=E1----- =C1=F0=FC: "David S. Geirsson" <andmann@andmann.eu.org> =C1=F0=EF=F3=F4=EF=EB=DE: =D4=E5=F4=DC=F1=F4=E7, 6 =C9=EF=F5=ED=DF=EF=F5 = 2001 1:21 =EC=EC =D0=F1=EF=F2: "midiostri@in.gr" <midiostri@in.gr> =CA=EF=E9=ED.: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" = <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> =C8=DD=EC=E1: Re: ATI rage 128 connected to a tv-set You should be sure that you are running at 640x400 (heard somewhere that 800x600 works too, not sure thought). Also, you MUST run at 60hz when outputting to a TV. All the advice I can give you. :) On Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 03:45:11PM +0300, midiostri@in.gr wrote: > Hi, >=20 > I want to connect my freebsd box to a tv-set. > So, I got myself an "ATI rage 128" card (has S-video output) and,=20 > after Ted's suggestion a TView gold*, to try this too. >=20 > I've tried them both and TView seems to work, more or less, OK. >=20 > My question concerns the ATI card: > this gives a more acceptable quality than TView but it=20 > won't display XWindows. When I startx, my tv-set just goes black. >=20 > I've setup the Xserver with lots of different monitor-settings=20 > but when I try to run XWindows I get nothing but blackness on=20 > the tv. >=20 > Any advise/suggestion will be most appreciated. >=20 > Thanks, > Dimitri >=20 >=20 > *TView is an extra apparatus that connects the tv-set to the=20 > graphics card. >=20 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message --=20 Davi? Steinn Geirsson andmann@andmann.eu.org (354)-8696608 "Support staff hung over, Send aspirin and come back LATER." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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