TV-Out Port

Over the years, IBM used two different ports to provide TV-Out connection. These are: proprietary mini plug, requiring an adapter cable S-Video port

Linux Support

See Video Controllers.

Models featuring this Technology

proprietary port (Composite Video)

NOTE!

This requires an external video cable to convert the proprietary port to Composite video, which was shipped with the ThinkPad (FRU: 05K2821)

• ThinkPad 600E, 600X

proprietary port (Composite Video & S-Video)

NOTE!

This requires an external video cable to convert the proprietary port to Composite video, which was shipped with the ThinkPad.

• ThinkPad 755CD, 755CDV
• ThinkPad 760CD, 760ED, 760XD
• ThinkPad 765D
• ThinkPad 770, 770E, 770ED, 770X, 770Z (requires DVD and Enhanced Video Adapter (DEVA))

S-Video

• ThinkPad 390E, 390X
• ThinkPad A20p, A21m, A21p, A22m, A22p, A30, A30p, A31, A31p
• ThinkPad R40, R50, R50p, R51, R52
• ThinkPad T20, T21, T22, T23, T30, T40, T40p, T41, T41p, T42, T42p, T43, T43p
• ThinkPad Z60m, Z60t

Enable TV-Out under Linux:

In /etc/X11/xorg.conf in the "Device" section of your graphics card, add

       Option          "MonitorLayout" "TV,LFP"
       Option          "Clone" "true"

Now you can turn on/off the TV-Out by executing the commands

       echo "dvi_enable" > /proc/acpi/ibm/video
               or
       echo "dvi_disable" > /proc/acpi/ibm/video

Or toggle between them with

       echo "video_switch" > /proc/acpi/ibm/video

(This is known to work on a T43 with a "Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900")