Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 15:44:08 -0400 (EDT) From: John Bleichert <syborg@stny.rr.com> To: Dave <xtalsinger@blueyonder.co.uk> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: xfree and TV question Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0207311540150.3757-100000@janeway.vonbek.dhs.org> In-Reply-To: <hs2ekuornslb0opj29qallr51vfgkdh46b@4ax.com>
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I got this working on my Thinkpad for an external projector, but it should work as well for a TV I should think. In the end, I needed to make a separate XF86Config file for each output device (LCD or projector) and I made a shell script that established a link to the correct one for my use. In the XF86Config file for the external monitor or TV make sure that # Option "externDisp" in the "Device" section is uncommented. I can't remember the details, this was quite a while (and several XF86Configs) ago. Can you at least get a terminal on the television and try to startx from there? On Tue, 30 Jul 2002, Dave wrote: > Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 23:02:04 +0100 > From: Dave <xtalsinger@blueyonder.co.uk> > To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: xfree and TV question > > On Mon, 29 Jul 2002 10:28:34 -0500, you wrote: > > >You probably have to make sure your refresh rate in X is set to > >something your TV can use (50Hz is the PAL refresh rate, I think?) . > >You'll have to edit the "Monitor" section of the XF86Config. Try > >HorizSync 30-50, VertRefresh 50. Note that this will make for very > >flickery viewing on your PC monitor, if it even syncs at all. > > I'm trying to do the same thing with an NVidia Riva TNT2 card. Changing > the H and V refresh rates just ended up with X failing to start no > suitable screens found. The log files shows *every* screen resolution as > not being available due to "hsync out of range" > > If anyone has managed to get this card to work on a TV with X (or a > Mach64, or an S3 Savage - got both of those too) I'd appreciate knowing > how/what you did. > > Dave > > -- > Sig abducted by aliens > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > /* * John Bleichert * syborg@stny.rr.com * http://vonbek.dhs.org/latest.jpg */ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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