On 2 Apr 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 4/1/07, Ajay Pal Singh Atwal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ----- Thaths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> I am now able to display (at resolutions 640x480, 800x600 and >>> 1024x768) my desktop on both a VGA monitor and the TV. However, >>> the TV only shows black and white for some reason.
>> Check for NTSC/ PAL/ SECAM support in your TV, see if the card is >> sending the video in NTSC and maybe it is not supported by your TV. > > Thanks for that suggestion. My TV is NTSC and I have configured my > BIOS to send out signals that are the same. Still, the problem > exists. I had the same problem with a T40 a while ago. The thing is that S-video has two signals, luminance and chroma, and the cable you have is transmitting only one. There is a another type of cable which can transmit both. I got the impression that this is well known, since a neighbourhood hole-in-the-wall TV repair technician explained this to me and gave me the right cable. -- Alok You will be divorced within a year. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
