Intel 845 and TV-out: how to switch to PAL mode?

[Torfinn Ingolfsen]

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 08:32:29 +0100
Lars Eggert <lars.eggert at netlab.nec.de> wrote:

> This won't solve your problem, but I see a similar issue on an Asus
> box with a SiS graphics chip. Console output is b/w with black
> borders, no matter whether I set the TV norm to PAL or NTSC in the
> BIOS. However, X output is fine.

Yes, this is it. Except for the fact that I can't change mode (NTSC /
PAL) in the BIOS (at least I haven't found a setting for that yet).
Do you use specific options for TV in your XF86Config file?

> I assume you've tried X and it's also b/w?

Yes.
The reason I would like to change to PAL is to see if this would give me
a color picture, and to get rid of the black borders (naturally).

> PS: This may also be due to your TV and/or cabling. My oldish TV only 
> takes composite input, with s-video input I get b/w output only.

Yes, i am aware of that. My (old) TV only has composite and SCART input
(and RF / antenna of course). I have tried the following combinations:
1) s-video out from pc, via an s-video to composite adapter, to
    composite input on TV.
2) s-video out from pc, via a s-video to SCART adapter, to SCART input
    on TV.
3) composite out from pc, to composite input on TV.

All combinations result in a b/w picture, both in console and in X.
-- 
Yours,
Torfinn Ingolfsen,
Norway