Enabling TV-out (s-video)

Sometimes this signal is sent from your television. Is your television set on S-Video upon plugging it in? (S-Video 1 or S-Video 2, etc.)?

What version of Ubuntu are you running?

This may be the best possible solution:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=849994&highlight=855gm+svideo

He posted his conf file here: http://paste.ubuntuusers.de/389739/
(Do not copy + paste it, I just wanted to show you the ...TV,...) aspect.

It looks like it has worked for many people for your particular model video card.

When, on the terminal, probing for the video card use the following commands (Intel video cards recognize "TV" and not "S-Video," I believe, from xorg's perspective) to see if you're getting output and let us know:

xrandr --prop

Let us know if that shows a sign of a T.V. connection.

xrandr --output TV --set load_detection 1

Tell us what that returns as well.

Hopefully you won't have to because the signal will be working just fine ;-)

Cheers,

Craig

Also, please note, in your xorg.conf you no unique identifier for your S-Video/TV Out as the proper xorg.conf should. You will need those lines.

 Driver "i810"
 BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
 Option "MonitorLayout" "TV,LFP"
 Option "Clone" "yes"

Note the:

 Option "MonitorLayout" "TV,LFP"
 Option "Clone" "yes"

The rest of them are insubstantial for now, unless you install the i810 driver. For now perhaps just try adding those two lines. If not, resort to the above post.

no signs of TV....
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:~$ xrandr --prop
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1024 x 1024
VGA disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
LVDS connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 304mm x 228mm
 EDID_DATA:
  00ffffffffffff004493110000000000
  000f0103801e17780a58209753509023
  1e505400000001010101010101010101
  01010101010164190040410026301888
  360030e4100000190000000f0004c02e
  c00211111176c0126301000000fe0051
  55414e5441444953504c4159000000fe
  0051443135584c3036310a2020200018
 BACKLIGHT_CONTROL: native
  supported: native legacy combination kernel
 BACKLIGHT: 0 (0x00000000) range: (0,0)
   1024x768 60.0*+
   800x600 60.3
   640x480 59.9
TMDS disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

i'll try adding the lines to the xrog.conf...

Yes, add them under the device section. If not the most viable solution, and the one that seems to have worked for many users on this model card, is:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=849994&highlight=855gm+svideo

well those two lines don't seem to work...
so in order to change to the old i810 drivr, do i need to change the line
driver "intel" to Driver "i810"? or do i need to do anythiing else?

First do two things for me, if you do not mind, to confirm the Intel card drivers are installed (which I am sure they are, I just want to cover my bases). Open Synaptic and search for "intel."

Ensure that the intel graphics driver's are checked. There might be only one because the newest supports all of the last cards (I.E. 855, 850, 845, 840, and so on all the way back to 810i).

Now, go to the command line and enter:
lspci

Come back here and paste the results.

This will help me configure your xorg.conf with you. We're mainly just targeting the device section.

tried to change the driver to i810
resulted in devastating crash BTW
Here ya go:

checked Synaptic, and green it is

and lspci:
------------------------------------
p:~$ lspci | grep VGA
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)
-------------------------------------

I'm very sorry. There is no work-around at this time and that was the best I could come up with for you. Until either a) Intel or b) the community develops a solution to this problem it's going to continue not to function as intended.

I am very sorry, Cervera. I've really done all I can think of to try to work-around an issue. The only thing that I can suggest is using Windows, which I hate to do because I know you don't want to. This is mainly for when you require S-Video/TV-Out. But you have to do what you have to do. We can only hope the developers in the community, or from Intel, come up with a solution fast.

I can encourage you to:
a) E-mail Intel and tell them of these issues.
b) E-mail your hardware vendor and tell them about your frustrations and perhaps even demand an exchange of video cards for an NVidia (preferred) or ATI card. Explain to them all of your hardships and frustrations. Make sure the new one also has an S-Video out. This may actually work. I can assist you with the "marketing" department. There is also http://www.consumerist.com/ ;-)
c) Please go to https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/6270 and express your problems. Also click on the "Change" link by: This bug doesn't affect me (change)
c1) Type the command and attach each, using the name of the command as the file name, to your bug report comment:

/etc/X11/xorg.conf
/var/log/Xorg.0.log
The output of the commands:
lspci -v | grep VGA
xrandr --verbose

(run xrandr when you have the T.V./S-Video hooked up)

Most of the commands you've already run and have the output above. If you can just paste them in separate files (using GEdit, Kate, nano or your selected text editor -- save them as the selected command, then upload them to your bug attachment).

Also, let them know the exact video card make/model, and version of Ubuntu you are running:

Copy + paste: Ubuntu 8.10 attempting to use Intel 855 GME integrated Video chipset
(trying to save you time)...

Thank you for everything.

Again, I am very sorry. But I'd like to get this corrected to. This has plagued the Linux community as a whole for too long it seems after researching this issue for you and seeing all of the posts all the way back to 2005.

I'm an investor with Intel. I'm just surprised this issue has gone on for so long, so I'm going to look into it and "lobby" for it myself from my end. I really can't believe it. I just wish I could do more.

Please stay in touch through the bug report system and through the contact tool with me. We can work together on this to get it solved.

Again, I'm sorry we couldn't solve it. But you may be able to solve it using other methods (like swapping the card through the manufacturer). Otherwise, I'm afraid you're going to have to wait :-(

Intel contacts:
Quality and Reliability: http://www.intel.com/design/quality/contactqr.htm?iid=intelfb+body_qr
Support: http://supportmail.intel.com/scripts-emf/prodspec.aspx (It will be for "Windows," but request they open their drivers and allow more Linux support. They should understand the impact on the open source community and even their sales).

Fujitsu:
Web address for all information: http://www.computers.us.fujitsu.com/www/content/support/contact/index.php
Phone (24/7): 1-800-8FUJITSU (1-800-838-5487)
(Support Form & Live Chat on page)
I would first demand that they replace/swap the graphics card due to issues with S-Video out just not working. You need not go into details. Say you've reinstalled drivers, done everything you have.
Keep a log of your contact.
Their corporate contact addresses:
Main: <email address hidden>
Marketing: http://www.fujitsu.com/us/contact/telecom/media/

Sincerely and best regards,

Craig