I've been searching for how to do this all day and still haven't found a solid answer/solution... Here's the deal..
I have a Matrox G450 with dual-vga outs. Computer monitor is plugged into port 1, TV is plugged into port 2 by way of a VGA-to-Svideo cable. My system is running debian linux with kernel 2.6.16... In my kernel config I've enabled:
│ │ <*> Matrox acceleration │ │
│ │ [ ] Millennium I/II support │ │
│ │ [ ] Mystique support │ │
│ │ [*] G100/G200/G400/G450/G550 support │ │
│ │ <*> Matrox I2C support │ │
│ │ < > G400 second head support │ │
│ │ [*] Multihead support │ │
│ │ [ ] Millennium I/II support │ │
│ │ [ ] Mystique support │ │
│ │ [*] G100/G200/G400/G450/G550 support │ │
│ │ <*> Matrox I2C support │ │
│ │ < > G400 second head support │ │
│ │ [*] Multihead support │ │
I've compiled & installed directfb version 0.9.22-8 and dfb++ version 0.9.22-2. I'll include my /etc/directfbrc and /etc/fb.modes at the end of this email..
So here's what I'm getting so far.. Oh, I should mention that I do not have a GUI installed. This is a console-only box. What I want is to be able to use a computer monitor in port 1 and a tv in port 2. I want to be able to see the computer booting on the tv and all console activity on the tv as well, just as if I were looking at the computer monitor. What I get so far is squiggly white text on a black background that appears for about 2 seconds before my tv goes to a solid black screen. If I cycle through the tv's different inputs I see this happen every time I hit Ext-2, the input the VGA->Svideo cable is plugged into on the tv.
I've tried countless settings and variations and have yet to get this thing to work. Any help is GREATLY appreciated! Especially after a solid day of googling, reading forums, mailing lists, etc...
Here is my current /etc/fb.modes:
mode "NTSC-TV Out"
geometry 640 480 640 480 32
timings 90574 40 1 22 19 20 4
csync high
laced true
bcast true
endmode
geometry 640 480 640 480 32
timings 90574 40 1 22 19 20 4
csync high
laced true
bcast true
endmode
And my current /etc/directfbrc:
# layer setup
mode = 720x480
depth = 32
pixelformat=YUY2
no-vt-switch
no-vt-switching
no-graphics-vt
no-deinit-check
matrox-crtc2
matrox-tv-standard=ntsc
matrox-cable-type=composite
primary-layer=2
disable-module=linux_input
disable-module=ati128
disable-module=radeon
disable-module=cyber5k
disable-module=tdfx
disable-module=neomagic
disable-module=nsc
disable-module=keyboard
disable-module=mouse
disable-module=sdlinput
disable-module=joystick
disable-module=lirc
disable-module=ps2mouse
disable-module=serialmouse
disable-module=sonypi
disable-module=savage
disable-module=unichrome
disable-module=r200
sync
vsync-after
mode = 720x480
depth = 32
pixelformat=YUY2
no-vt-switch
no-vt-switching
no-graphics-vt
no-deinit-check
matrox-crtc2
matrox-tv-standard=ntsc
matrox-cable-type=composite
primary-layer=2
disable-module=linux_input
disable-module=ati128
disable-module=radeon
disable-module=cyber5k
disable-module=tdfx
disable-module=neomagic
disable-module=nsc
disable-module=keyboard
disable-module=mouse
disable-module=sdlinput
disable-module=joystick
disable-module=lirc
disable-module=ps2mouse
disable-module=serialmouse
disable-module=sonypi
disable-module=savage
disable-module=unichrome
disable-module=r200
sync
vsync-after
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