[Openchrome-users] 1625 TV encoder using S-Video output displays narrow image

[Chad]

On 9/28/06, Chad <masterclc at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello!
>
> After trials and tribulations untold (huh huh huh) I have finally got
> my SP13000 and Commell 667-T working... sorta.
>
> Over VGA (not using the TV encoder) they work great using the CN400
> chipset.  However, on the Commell 667-T, I have an HDTV TV encoder
> chip (1625).  So I'm facing a second part dilemma with this board
> where I can't connect to my living room TV that has S-Video input
> because the image is vertically squished.  Best description I can give
> is that there are 6-8 inches of "black bars" on each side of the
> display sqeezing it inward.  The resolution isn't the culprit, I can
> change that all day long and nothing changes other than the size of
> the xterm window that pops up in fluxbox and the status bar width.
>
> I can post logs if you'd like, but I'm not sure what ones would help
> at this point.  I'm going to play with drivers and use patches from
> the around the web to see what I can come up with.  In the meantime,
> if anyone has some fancy ideas, I'm all for trying em.  I seem to have
> come to the understanding that OpenChrome hasn't built support for the
> 1625 encoder yet, hence the try of the various patches.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Chad
>

I got a reply about S-Video and HDTV output.  I just want to make
clear, I can't ever get anything.  I cannot get into X.  As soon as I
startx, the screen goes out-of-sync and I just see a bunch of lines
going corner to corner across the screen.  Like really old-school
cable if you didn't have the box, it would go out-of-sync and you
could sort of make out a picture if you watched long enough.  It's
like that but digital, so it's got sharp edges and is completely
unwatchable, but I can see when stuff moves because the pixels change
colors.

Hope that helps.

-Chad