man matrox-tvout (Commandes) - configure a Matrox G550 for NTSC TV output

NAME

matrox-tvout - configure a Matrox G550 for NTSC TV output

SYNOPSIS

matrox-tvout --address=ADDRESS [OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION

Configure the Matrox G550 at ADDRESS for NTSC TV output. It configures the card for 720x480i@59.94. The graphics driver (matroxfb, XFree86, Xorg, or other) must be configured for the same mode. The user running matrox-tvout must have permission to write to /dev/mem.

OPTIONS

-a, --address=ADDRESS
the base memory-mapped input/output address

Use the address of the 16K block found in `lspci -v'.
-r, --read
read configuration from the card
-w, --write
write TV out configuration to the card
-v, --verbose
display verbose output
--help
display this help and exit
--version
display version information and exit

EXAMPLES

matroxfb
If you are using the Linux frame-buffer (matroxfb), configure the frame-buffer using the following commands:

matroxset -f /dev/fb0 -m 5

matroxset -f /dev/fb1 -m 2

matroxset -f /dev/fb1 -o 1 2

fbset -fb /dev/fb1 -xres 720 -yres 480 -depth 16 -laced true
XFree86
If you are using XFree86 or Xorg, use the following display mode at a colour depth of 16 bits per pixel:

ModeLine "720x480@59.94" 27 720 736 800 858 480 482 486 525

DefaultDepth 16
lspci -v | grep 16K
Memory at ef800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
matrox-tvout -ra 0xef800000
Print the configuration of the card at address 0xef800000.
matrox-tvout -v -wa 0xef800000
Configure the card at address 0xef800000 for NTSC TV output and print the relevant XFree86 / Xorg configuration sections.
matrox-tvout -rwa 0xef800000
Configure the card at address 0xef800000 for NTSC TV output and print its new configuration.

FILES

/dev/mem
used to write directly to the video card

AUTHOR

Written by Shaun Jackman.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to Shaun Jackman <sjackman@debian.org>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2004 Shaun Jackman

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

lspci(8)
list all PCI devices
matroxset(1)
switch the output mode of Matrox video cards
TV-out on the G450
http://www.bglug.ca/matrox_tvout/
Matrox frame buffer header
/usr/include/linux/matroxfb.h