> > > | xrandr --addmode S-video 800x600| > | xrandr --output S-video --mode 800x600| >
works great :-) and stays this way too. no after effects when i use the mouse or the keyboard. although i watch the output display on the S-Video (tv) i get disconnected message from xrandr. laptop:~# xrandr Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 2304 x 1024 VGA-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) LVDS connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm 1024x768 60.0* 60.0 800x600 60.3 640x480 59.9 S-video disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 800x600 60.3 i tried adding other modes: 1024x768 and 640x480 with no success, way ? laptop:~# xrandr --addmode S-video 1024x768 X Error of failed request: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes) Major opcode of failed request: 155 (RANDR) Minor opcode of failed request: 18 () Serial number of failed request: 16 Current serial number in output stream: 17 also, when playing video with vlc/xine/mplayer i have to change output driver to X11 otherwise no output on the S-Video (tv) only on the LVDS