Hi, > Edd Barrett wrote: >> On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 07:16:51PM +0300, Jussi Peltola wrote: >>> On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 04:22:33PM +0100, Edd Barrett wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> We have this BSD box with some films on, and someone had the idea of >>>> hookiing it up to the TV so we can watch DVD's etc in the living room. >>>> Not a bad idea, but I don't know how. >>> You need an interlaced [EMAIL PROTECTED] mode. A suitable modeline should be >>> findable with google. >>> >> >> OK, well [EMAIL PROTECTED] is the standard vga option in xorg.conf. This >> fails >> :( >> >> As for modelines, googling "modeline tvmodel xorg" doesn't bring back >> any >> results.
You can try some of the modelines there and need to make sure the tv is in rgb mode and the sync-line ist connected and put's out the right singal. http://www.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/~pfeffer/tvout/index.html Alternatively most modern cards have a tv-out, don't know what is supported by the x-servers. The solution using RGB above will give the best picture quality if you get it working. -sm
