--- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, "grantrocket2" <mars_rover@...> wrote:
>
> First the hardware specs,
> I was told this is an APG graphics card, it has a 9 pin s-video port and a funny looking white connector with lots of squares on it.
> The rest of the card is stock.
> Went on c-net and found this quote.
> "This problem was a pretty easy fix for me. If you have a normal 4 pin s-video cable, get a verry thin screw driver or something. Take one end of the cable, and bend the little plastic bit inside until it breaks off.
> With this plastic tab removed, the cable will fit perfectly on your 9pin video card port. From reading here, i'm guessing all those extra pins are for audio but the 4 pin used for the picture are in the same position."
>
> So I did that and there is now a picture on the tv, only its very flippy. My mom said to change the vertical hold? Our tv is newer, we don't have that knob.
> Running linux mint9 with all updates installed.
> I have tried every resolution... no improvement.
> During boot in the bios part, the screen displays perfectly.
>
> I assume I will have to mess with the xorg.conf file..... Sigh, bring it on.
>
> I can use the motherboard onboard graphics card (with vga) when the APG card is unpluged, this is only so I can see the screen without it flipping everywhere. so anything I change will have to take effect next boot when the card is pluged in, with the s-video cable.
>
> Thanks,
> ________marsrover__________
>
OK first of all what I am about to tell you about could potentially be dangerous! So well hey its your TV but if it was my TV I'd be really gentle if I was going to do this. The screen going black or loud whistling sounds means you are closing in on the danger zone! While you are adjusting go slowly. If things get really whacked out ctrl+alt+backspace exits X. Modeline synthesis is about as close to black magic as most of us will ever come.
If your set is really really new some of the newest ones can just blank out invalid modes. Or so I hear ... All I really know is I've put major hurtings on some old monitors with this program. Think I may have even fried a few back in the day.
Start X Window, open a terminal and run a program called xvidtune. Don't worry about it if you have X you have this software.
http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.6/QuickStart6.html#29
You can probably write an ~/.xinitrc with exec xterm -e xvidtune in it if your session is so messed up you can't even do that.
Having hsync vsync and refresh rates for your set can't hurt doing this either. Actually I wouldn't even try it without that information. OK maybe I would :) You might want to just have a look at the program with your onboard card you know just to familiarize yourself somewhat with it before jumping into using it with the jumping screen.
Oh and good luck! But remember you have been warned. If your set blows up and burns your house down I didn't tell you to do this I just told you about it. BTW welcome to da powah!
Paul
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