[SOLVED] Video-Out on Macbook Pro

fosskers · 2012-02-21 10:19:14

SOLVED --> The answer was in nvidia-settings.
nvidia-settings -> X Server Display Configuration -> Detect Displays

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I've switched all my work onto my Arch boot EXCEPT connecting to TVs, as I use that at school a lot when teaching. I haven't had any luck with
this port / adapter right here --> http://i.imgur.com/GrISn.png

There was no information on this on the Macbook page, and I'd really like to never use OSX again.

Thanks for any help you can give.

Last edited by fosskers (2012-02-24 01:26:19)

quasifilmie · 2012-02-22 02:42:43

More info is needed? Do you have any relevant logs, does the DE use detect an output?

fosskers · 2012-02-22 11:05:36

Ah, yeah excuse me there. Using xmonad, and not sure what logs would need to be checked.
I don't suppose lsusb would yield traces of its connection... I'll try tomorrow. At the moment (with only my USB mouse connected) lsusb looks like this:

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 05ac:8507 Apple, Inc. Built-in iSight
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 05ac:8403 Apple, Inc. Internal Memory Card Reader
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 05ac:0236 Apple, Inc. Internal Keyboard/Trackpad (ANSI)
Bus 004 Device 004: ID 05ac:8242 Apple, Inc. IR Receiver [built-in]
Bus 004 Device 005: ID 0a5c:4500 Broadcom Corp. BCM2046B1 USB 2.0 Hub (part of BCM2046 Bluetooth)
Bus 004 Device 006: ID 05ac:8213 Apple, Inc.
Bus 004 Device 010: ID 046d:c52f Logitech, Inc. Wireless Mouse M305

Trilby · 2012-02-22 12:06:52

I have a similar connection on my "ArchBook" at the office. I'll check out whether mine works later today.

I suspect the relevant info may be returned from `lspvi -vnn` not `lsusb`.

fosskers · 2012-02-23 02:40:31

I believe you meant 'lspci'.

This is what it gives me according to anything VGA before connecting :

VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:08a0] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Apple Inc. Device [106b:00c2]
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 22
Memory at d2000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Memory at c0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
I/O ports at 1000 [size=128]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at d3000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: nvidia

I'll go plug it into a TV and see if this changes.

fosskers · 2012-02-23 03:36:58

Nothing changed within lspci -vnn after connecting to a TV.
I did some experiments with dmesg, (particularly using -> watch "dmesg | tail -n 30")
to see if anything changed in the kernel's logs when I plugged in the cable.
Testing first with a normal USB stick made dmesg go crazy, but plugging in the VGA cable did absolutely nothing.
Does that mean the kernel isn't recognizing the connection at all, or perhaps it's not even aware of the port somehow?

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#1 2012-02-21 10:19:14

[SOLVED] Video-Out on Macbook Pro

#2 2012-02-22 02:42:43

Re: [SOLVED] Video-Out on Macbook Pro

#3 2012-02-22 11:05:36

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#4 2012-02-22 12:06:52

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