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#1 2009-09-02 21:16:36

mango
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Registered: 2007-04-27
Posts: 29

Problems with ATI & Tv-out.

Hello!

I recently installed Arch again and everyting else is fine, except that I can't get my tv-out working no matter what I try.
When I boot my computer I can see the image on my TV screen but when I start X the image disappears. My S-video isn't somehow detected and xrandr says this:

Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 1280 x 1280
DVI-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DVI-0 connected 1280x1024+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 376mm x 301mm
   1280x1024      60.0*+   75.0     60.0* 
   1024x768       75.0     70.1     60.0  
   832x624        74.6  
   800x600        72.2     75.0     60.3     56.2  
   640x480        75.0     72.8     66.7     59.9  
   720x400        70.1

No S-video there...

When I try "xrandr --addmode S-video 800x600" I get:

xrandr: cannot find output "S-video"

Is there anything I can do to get my S-video working properly again?
My graphic card is Radeon hd3850 and I've tried both xf86-video-ati and xf86-video-radeonhd drivers.
Any help is appreciated.

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#2 2009-09-04 13:13:15

mango
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Registered: 2007-04-27
Posts: 29

Re: Problems with ATI & Tv-out.

Ok, some update here. I installed xf86-video-radeonhd, configured Xorg.conf and restarted X and now xrandr says:

Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 1280 x 1280
DVI-I_1/digital disconnected
DVI-I_1/analog disconnected
TV_7PIN_DIN disconnected
DVI-I_2/digital disconnected
DVI-I_2/analog connected 1280x1024+0+0 376mm x 301mm
   1280x1024      60.0*+   75.0     59.9  
   1024x768       75.1     70.1     60.0  
   832x624        74.6  
   800x600        72.2     75.0     60.3     56.2  
   640x480        75.0     72.8     66.7     60.0  
   720x400        70.1

So now S-video is detected, it's TV_7PIN_DIN. However "xrandr --addmode TV_7PIN_DIN 800x600" gives:

X Error of failed request:  BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
  Major opcode of failed request:  149 (RANDR)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  18 (RRAddOutputMode)
  Serial number of failed request:  29
  Current serial number in output stream:  30

And "xrandr --output TV_7PIN_DIN load_detection 1" gives:

X Error of failed request:  BadName (named color or font does not exist)
  Major opcode of failed request:  149 (RANDR)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  11 (RRQueryOutputProperty)
  Serial number of failed request:  31
  Current serial number in output stream:  31

Any thoughts?

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#3 2009-09-05 12:29:10

mango
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Registered: 2007-04-27
Posts: 29

Re: Problems with ATI & Tv-out.

Finally got it working... I installed catalyst and used aticonfig and it actually works now.
However, now I got a new problem... If I set up my tv-out with "aticonfig --initial=dual-head --desktop-setup=clone" I can see my desktop normally but if I start progams, the program windows are only visible on my primary monitor. The tv shows mouse pointer, panels and desktop and nothing else.

If I use "aticonfig --initial=dual-head --screen-layout=right" I get a separate desktop on my tv and it works normally but it's pretty hard to use since the image is not sharp enough.

Anyone got any ideas how to set up my tv-out as a clone of my primary monitor so that I can see everything normally?

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