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TV Out

2007-02-03T02:24:22Z

66.38.51.68: /* Configuration */

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 \
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

===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.

==See Also==
Thanks 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.

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

TV Out

2007-02-03T02:21:41Z

66.38.51.68: /* Building */

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 \
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

===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.

==See Also==
Thanks 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.

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

TV Out

2007-01-27T14:40:38Z

66.38.51.68:

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 \
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

===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
then
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.

==See Also==
Thanks 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.

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

TV Out

2007-01-22T00:53:48Z

66.38.51.68: /* The following guide is for Ubuntu Edgy */

== 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.

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
"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.

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 \
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

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

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
then
sudo make install

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

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.

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.

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

TV Out

2007-01-22T00:51:11Z

66.38.51.68: /* The following guide is for Ubuntu Edgy */

== 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.

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 "high gamma" or "washed out"
looking screen whenever the TV jack on card is in use at boot-time.

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 \
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

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

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
then
sudo make install

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

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.

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.

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

TV Out

2007-01-22T00:48:36Z

66.38.51.68: /* The following guide is for Ubuntu Edgy */

== 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.

Note, this method patches the open source drivers with GATOS.

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.

This process modifies the Xorg drivers with a TV-out patch.

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 \
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

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

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
then
sudo make install

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

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.

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.

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

TV Out

2007-01-22T00:24:03Z

66.38.51.68: /* The following guide is for Ubuntu Edgy */

== 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.

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.

This process modifies the Xorg drivers with a TV-out patch.

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 \
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

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

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
then
sudo make install

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

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.

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.

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

TV Out

2007-01-22T00:07:27Z

66.38.51.68: TV-out for legacy ATI cards using GATOS

== 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.

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.

This process modifies the Xorg drivers with a TV-out patch.

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 \
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

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

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

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
then
sudo make install

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.

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

Thanx goes out to dlg from the ubuntu forums for posting this on the thread found [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=215763 here.]