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Date:      Tue, 6 Nov 2012 07:04:08 -0800
From:      Mehmet Erol Sanliturk <m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com>
To:        Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de>
Cc:        freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD && HDMI TV
Message-ID:  <CAOgwaMuwJQr_ZiO-Sgtx1DzUm6jL7O69F8ndwmxDgPD=_YjcKw@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20121106083949.GA1123@tiny.Sisis.de>
References:  <20121106083949.GA1123@tiny.Sisis.de>

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On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 12:39 AM, Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> wrote:

>
> Hello,
>
> After more than 20 years I bought a new TV, now with HDMI input and
> 1920x1080 resolution; detailed spec could be seen here:
> http://www.lg.com/de/tv/lg-42LM340S-3d-tv/technical-specifications
>
> My question related to FreeBSD is: can I connect this somehow via an USB
> HDMI adapter to my FreeBSD laptop at home (running CURRENT) to get the
> FreeBSD X11 screen onto the TV device?
>
> The TV has as well a LAN connector, I don't know at the moment for what
> this is good for, i.e. what kind of protocol it is expecting on the LAN
> connector...
>
> Thanks
>
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http://wiki.debian.org/XStrikeForce/HowToRandR12 :

Section "Device"    Identifier      "ATI Technologies, Inc. M22
[Radeon Mobility M300]"    Driver          "ati"    BusID
"PCI:1:0:0"    Option          "AccelMethod"   "EXA"    Option
 "Monitor-DVI-0" "External DVI"    Option          "Monitor-LVDS"
"Integrated LCD"    # no need to specific Monitor-VGA-0, it uses the
"VGA-0" identifier automaticallyEndSection


In the above sample xorg.conf file , BusID needs to be written correctly .

I do not know if "Option" line can accept device name directly or not like
the following sample for mouse :



Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"

where you may specify device for monitor as USB connected device .

In your laptop , if there is an external VGA connection port , by using a
"VGA to HDMI converter" adapter , connection of TV should be easy :

http://www.amazon.com/CE-Compass-Laptop-Converter-Adapter/dp/B008AGUF3I/ref=sr_1_10?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1352213785&sr=1-10&keywords=vga+to+hdmi+converter


Thank you very much .

Mehmet Erol Sanliturk



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