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Subject: Re: config for S-VHS output from X11 to TV 
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Hi,
Reference:
> From:		"Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com> 
> Date:		Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:22:46 +0200 

"Julian H. Stacey" wrote:
> > S-VHS output socket works OK to TV (with Fn F5) in 80x24 line mode.
> 
> xrandr shows
> 
> 	Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 640 x 480, maximum 1024 x 1024
> 	VGA-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
> 	LVDS connected 640x480+0+0 \
> 	        (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm
> 	   640x480        59.9*+   59.4
> 	   1024x768       60.0 +   60.0
> 	   800x600        60.3     59.9
> 	S-video disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
> 
> How to get S-video connected ?

Ah ! I just discovered
	xrandr --addmode S-video 800x600
	xrandr --output S-video --mode 800x600
>From http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=927&num=3
>From http://wiki.x.org/wiki/Projects/XRandR

Thank goodness it finally works.
	( I was beginning to wonder if I had hardware BIOS or cable problems)

OK TV screen is a clone ot top of laptop screen & base is chopped off,
but no big deal, now it responds I can read manuals manuals/ browse
& solve that :-)

Cheers,
Julian
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