VGA->SCART problems, last resort, please help! fglrx, ati radeon 5400

_Smiler_ · 10-25-2011, 02:09 PM

Hello everyone, I'm really hoping for help with my problem. I'm trying to hook my laptop up to my old TV in order to play avi backups. I'm using a VGA cable with Radeon HD5400. I'm using 11.10 with the fglrx driver. In case it makes any difference, I've tried to update the driver to the post release fglrx, but I get an error to look at /var/log/jockey.log, the relevant bit of which is here as it was too big to upload to the thread.

So, I click on displays from the upper right corner menu. Click the "unknown" display as it's labelled, slide to on, set the resolution to 800x600 and do the same with the laptop resolution, intending to set the TV resolution higher when I have everything running. (It won't let me do this when having both screens running, obviously I want to keep my laptop screen running until I get it transferred to the TV). However when I click apply, nothing happens on the TV end.

So, I go to Catalyst control centre with admin powers. No matter what settings I choose there (clone display, multi-display), there is no difference.

I've even fiddled around the back of the TV, tried a different scart port in case it could be something totally simple. I am just completely

right now

I absolutely can't stand clutter and am broke so it would be really great if someone tells me I did not spend 20 quid on VGA and RCA-AUX cables just to fail!! Big virtual hugs for anyone that tries to help

adamk75 · 10-25-2011, 02:57 PM

Bring up a terminal, run 'xrandr', and show us the output.

Adam

_Smiler_ · 10-25-2011, 04:03 PM

Thanks Adam,

Code:

toes@iewosies:~$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1366 x 768, maximum 1600 x 1600
LVDS connected 1366x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 344mm x 193mm
   1366x768       60.0*+
   1360x768       60.0  
   1280x768       60.0  
   1280x720       60.0  
   1024x768       60.0  
   1024x600       60.0  
   800x600        60.0  
   800x480        60.0  
   640x480        60.0  
DFP1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
CRT2 connected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
   1600x1200      60.0 +
   1400x1050      60.0  
   1600x900       60.0  
   1280x1024      60.0  
   1440x900       59.9  
   1280x960       60.0  
   1366x768       59.8  
   1360x768       60.0  
   1280x800       59.8  
   1152x864       60.0  
   1280x768       59.9  
   1280x720       60.0  
   1024x768       60.0  
   1024x600       60.0  
   800x600        60.3  
   800x480        60.0  
   720x480        60.0  
   640x480        59.9

adamk75 · 10-25-2011, 04:55 PM

How many devices do you have plugged into this machine? LVDS is almost certainly the laptop monitor, and CRT would be a monitor hooked up via the VGA port. What port is the TV hooked up to?

Adam

_Smiler_ · 10-25-2011, 05:28 PM

Yeah, I have the vga port connected to the TV, that's CRT2.

adamk75 · 10-25-2011, 05:41 PM

What happens, then, if you try to run:

Code:

xrandr --output CRT2 --mode 800x600 --right-of LVDS

Assuming, of course, the TV is to the right of the laptop. If not, change it to --left-of.

Adam

_Smiler_ · 10-25-2011, 06:15 PM

I did the GUI equivelant of that, but to be sure I ran it. I got:

Quote:

xrandr: screen cannot be larger than 1600x1600 (desired size 2166x768)

, which is similar to the error I got when doing this through display settings, and both screens being at 800x600 is the only instance where it will allow me to click apply. I've also gone through all settings relating to source on the TV. Here is my xorg conf:

Quote:

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "aticonfig Layout"
Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" 0 0
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "glx"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "0-LVDS"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
Option "Disable" "false"
Option "PreferredMode" "1366x768"
Option "TargetRefresh" "60"
Option "Position" "0 0"
Option "Rotate" "normal"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "0-CRT2"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
Option "TargetRefresh" "60"
Option "Position" "1366 0"
Option "Rotate" "normal"
Option "Disable" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "Monitor-LVDS" "0-LVDS"
Option "Monitor-CRT2" "0-CRT2"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "amdcccle-Device[2]-1"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "Monitor-CRT2" "0-CRT2"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
DefaultDepth 24
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0"
Device "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "amdcccle-Screen[2]-1"
Device "amdcccle-Device[2]-1"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection