I do get output when I restart with it plugged in, but it is only through the TV and not the computer (one or the other). Furthermore, it's black and white and the image jumps vertically across the screen repeatedly. Using man intel and man xorg.conf, I have written my own xorg.conf which *should* work. The only thing I managed to do with it is keeping seeing what's on my computer monitor, but still nothing with the TV. I have pasted this xorg.conf here: <a href="http://pastebin.com/m5330834b">http://pastebin.com/m5330834b</a>. It's possible that I got several things wrong and/or this configuration simply will not work. I am currently using a normal S-video cord (which according to xrandr seems to be detected as VGA too?), but I have ordered a VGA to S-video/RCA adapter, and am planning to give it a try with that as well. <div class="gmail_quote"> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> --------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:51:27 -0500 From: "R. G. Newbury" <<a href="mailto:newbury@mandamus.org">newbury@mandamus.org</a>> Subject: Re: S-video with Intel Graphics Card To: <a href="mailto:xorg@lists.freedesktop.org">xorg@lists.freedesktop.org</a> Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:49466EEF.4020205@mandamus.org">49466EEF.4020205@mandamus.org</a>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed "I am trying to clone my desktop to a television using an S-video cable. I'm am using an 82852/855GM Intel graphics card. I have tried editing my xorg.conf several times and it has never worked. The best I can get from my television is a flicker, and editing my xorg.conf usually messes up my computer monitor as well. My goal is to at least get some kind of picture on the TV screen. I wouldn't really mind if it was black and white or didn't use the whole screen, so long as it works. Can I get some help with this please?" To start, make sure that your BIOS enables dual output through VGA and S-video ( often called TV-OUT). Test by booting with only one of the pair (VGA/S-video) plugged in. You *should* (cross fingers, throw salt over your left shoulder etc. etc.) get output during boot, even if it then gives a blank screen. THEN you can get into setting up xorg.conf for a dual output. Man intel and man xorg.conf will be your friend. Geoff </blockquote></div>