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== The following guide is for Ubuntu Edgy ==
If you are having trouble getting TV-Out functionality on a Radeon graphics card below Radeon 9500, the following instructions may help you. This method patches the open Xorg open source drivers with a tv-out patch from the GATOS project. These instructions have only been tested with [[Ubuntu]] Edgy.
 
 
If you are having trouble getting TV-Out functionality on a
Radeon graphics card below Radeon 9500, the following  
instructions may help you.
 
Note, this method patches the open Xorg open source drivers with a tv-out patch from the GATOS project.


Try these instructions if installing the proprietary drivers gives you a  
Try these instructions if installing the proprietary drivers gives you a  
"high gamma" or "washed out" looking screen whenever the TV jack on card
"high gamma" or "washed out" looking screen whenever the TV jack on card
is in use at boot-time, or if your card is a Radeon with TV-Out that is not supported at all.  
is in use at boot-time, or if your card is a Radeon with TV-Out that is not supported at all by the proprietary ATI drivers (fglrx).


==Pre-Installation==
===Download Prerequisites===
First, install driver and other needed packages.
First, install driver and other needed packages.
Copy/enter the following into the terminal.
Copy/enter the following into the terminal.


   sudo apt-get install build-essential libdrm-dev mesa-common-dev \
   sudo apt-get install build-essential libdrm-dev mesa-common-dev \
   render-dev x11proto-core-dev x11proto-fonts-dev x11proto-gl-dev \
   x11proto-render-dev x11proto-core-dev x11proto-fonts-dev x11proto-gl-dev \
   x11proto-randr-dev x11proto-video-dev x11proto-xext-dev \
   x11proto-randr-dev x11proto-video-dev x11proto-xext-dev \
   x11proto-xf86dri-dev x11proto-xf86misc-dev x11proto-xinerama-dev \
   x11proto-xf86dri-dev x11proto-xf86misc-dev x11proto-xinerama-dev \
   xserver-xorg-dev
   xserver-xorg-dev pkg-config
 
 


===Patching===
Second, use wget in terminal to download the driver and patch
Second, use wget in terminal to download the driver and patch


     mkdir ~/ati cd ~/ati  
     mkdir ~/ati; cd ~/ati  
     wget http://megahurts.dk/rune/stuff/xorg7.1-6.6.3-tv_output.patch.gz   
     wget http://megahurts.dk/rune/stuff/xorg7.1-6.6.3-tv_output.patch.gz   
     wget http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/driver/xf86-video-ati-6.6.3.tar.bz2
     wget http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/driver/xf86-video-ati-6.6.3.tar.bz2
Note the above command is very wide, make sure you copy it all.
*Note the above command is very wide, make sure you copy it all.




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     gunzip -c xorg7.1-6.6.3-tv_output.patch.gz | patch -p1 -d xf86-video-ati-6.6.3
     gunzip -c xorg7.1-6.6.3-tv_output.patch.gz | patch -p1 -d xf86-video-ati-6.6.3


 
==Installation==
 
===Building===
Next, configure, build and install the driver
Next, configure, build and install the driver


    cd xf86-video-ati-6.6.3 export XORG_PREFIX="/usr" export  
  cd xf86-video-ati-6.6.3
 
  export XORG_PREFIX="/usr"
    XORG_CONFIG="--prefix=$XORG_PREFIX --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var"  
  export XORG_CONFIG="--prefix=$XORG_PREFIX --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var"
 
  ./configure $XORG_CONFIG --with-xorg-module-dir=$XORG_PREFIX/lib/xorg/modules
    ./configure $XORG_CONFIG --with-xorg-module-dir=$XORG_PREFIX/lib/xorg/modules
  make
 
   sudo make install
    make
then    
    sudo make install
 
Note, using "sudo" will cause the terminal to ask for your password.


*Note, using "sudo" will cause the terminal to ask for your password.


===Configuration===
Lastly, tweak xorg.conf by entering  
Lastly, tweak xorg.conf by entering  


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     Option "DPMS"  
     Option "DPMS"  
   EndSection
   EndSection




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After this point, check for any typos, and save the file.
After this point, check for any typos, and save the file.


Then press CTRL+ALT+Backspace to restart X.  If all went well, you should come back up to the login screen and your TV-out should be working fine.
Then press CTRL+ALT+Backspace to restart X.  If all went well, you should come back up to the login screen and your TV-out should be working fine. If its not up at this point, but you do come back up to a login screen, try rebooting with the tv cable plugged in.
 
==Utilities==
 
There is a utility called tvo_set which allows you to tweak the tv out options.  It requires more headers:
 
  sudo apt-get install libxv-dev


Now head back into the source directory:


  cd ~/ati/xf86-video-ati-6.6.3/src/tvo_set/


Thanx goes out to dlg from the ubuntu forums for posting this on the thread found  [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=215763 here.] Any problems or requests for modification should be directed to that thread.
  xmkmf
  make
  sudo make install
 
The readme for tvo_set can be found in:
 
  ~/ati/xf86-video-ati-6.6.3/src/README.tvout
 
==See Also==
Thanks goes out to dlg from the [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=215763&page=4#post2042849 ubuntu forums].  Any problems or requests for modification should be directed to that thread.  Credit for the tvo_set utility info goes to sebos69 from the [http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=2428421&postcount=53 Ubuntu forums].


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Note, the cable to your TV should be plugged in when you boot up the PC.
*Note, the cable to your TV should be plugged in when you boot up the PC.
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[[Category:FeatureUseCase]]

Latest revision as of 23:50, 6 August 2008

If you are having trouble getting TV-Out functionality on a Radeon graphics card below Radeon 9500, the following instructions may help you. This method patches the open Xorg open source drivers with a tv-out patch from the GATOS project. These instructions have only been tested with Ubuntu Edgy.

Try these instructions if installing the proprietary drivers gives you a "high gamma" or "washed out" looking screen whenever the TV jack on card is in use at boot-time, or if your card is a Radeon with TV-Out that is not supported at all by the proprietary ATI drivers (fglrx).

Pre-Installation

Download Prerequisites

First, install driver and other needed packages. Copy/enter the following into the terminal.

  sudo apt-get install build-essential libdrm-dev mesa-common-dev \
  x11proto-render-dev x11proto-core-dev x11proto-fonts-dev x11proto-gl-dev \
  x11proto-randr-dev x11proto-video-dev x11proto-xext-dev \
  x11proto-xf86dri-dev x11proto-xf86misc-dev x11proto-xinerama-dev \
  xserver-xorg-dev pkg-config

Patching

Second, use wget in terminal to download the driver and patch

    mkdir ~/ati; cd ~/ati 
    wget http://megahurts.dk/rune/stuff/xorg7.1-6.6.3-tv_output.patch.gz  
    wget http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/driver/xf86-video-ati-6.6.3.tar.bz2
  • Note the above command is very wide, make sure you copy it all.


Next, patch the driver

    tar xjvf xf86-video-ati-6.6.3.tar.bz2 
    gunzip -c xorg7.1-6.6.3-tv_output.patch.gz | patch -p1 -d xf86-video-ati-6.6.3

Installation

Building

Next, configure, build and install the driver

 cd xf86-video-ati-6.6.3
 export XORG_PREFIX="/usr"
 export XORG_CONFIG="--prefix=$XORG_PREFIX --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var"
 ./configure $XORG_CONFIG --with-xorg-module-dir=$XORG_PREFIX/lib/xorg/modules
 make
 sudo make install
  • Note, using "sudo" will cause the terminal to ask for your password.

Configuration

Lastly, tweak xorg.conf by entering

    sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and editing it with the following changes, note the specified lines:

 Section "Device"
    Identifier "<YOUR CARD NAME HERE>"
    Driver "ati"                #<---------Important line here
    BusID "PCI:1:0:0" 
    Option "TVOutput" "NTSC"    #<---------Important line here
 EndSection


 Section "Monitor" 
    Identifier "SyncMaster" 
    HorizSync 30 - 50           #<---------Important line here
    VertRefresh 60 - 60         #<---------Important line here
    Option "DPMS" 
 EndSection


 Section "Screen" 
    Identifier "Default Screen" 
    Device "<YOUR CARD NAME HERE>" 
    Monitor "SyncMaster" 
    DefaultDepth 24             #<---------Important line here
    SubSection "Display"        #<---------Important line here
         Depth 24               #<---------Important line here
         Modes "800x600"        #<---------Important line here
    EndSubSection               #<---------Important line here
 EndSection


After this point, check for any typos, and save the file.

Then press CTRL+ALT+Backspace to restart X. If all went well, you should come back up to the login screen and your TV-out should be working fine. If its not up at this point, but you do come back up to a login screen, try rebooting with the tv cable plugged in.

Utilities

There is a utility called tvo_set which allows you to tweak the tv out options. It requires more headers:

 sudo apt-get install libxv-dev

Now head back into the source directory:

 cd ~/ati/xf86-video-ati-6.6.3/src/tvo_set/
 xmkmf
 make
 sudo make install

The readme for tvo_set can be found in:

 ~/ati/xf86-video-ati-6.6.3/src/README.tvout

See Also

Thanks goes out to dlg from the ubuntu forums. Any problems or requests for modification should be directed to that thread. Credit for the tvo_set utility info goes to sebos69 from the Ubuntu forums.


  • Note, the cable to your TV should be plugged in when you boot up the PC.