[ale] [Sorta OT] Thinkpad 600x TV out

[esoteric at 3times25.net (Geoffrey)]

Jason Day wrote:
> A few months back, I got a thinkpad 600x from a surplus equipment
> auction at work.  No manual or software, but gentoo installed on it just
> fine.  I noticed a TV out connector on it, so I googled the part number
> and bought a cable off of ebay.  Unfortunately, I can't get any signal
> to the TV.  At this point, I don't know if the cable is bad, or if I'm
> just not configuring the thinkpad properly.  I don't even know if the TV
> out connector needs some proprietary windows-only software.
> 
> Does anybody have any experience with this?  Is there any way for me to
> tell if the cable I bought is bad?

TV out support is greatly dependent on the video card you have and 
whether video out is supported for that card.

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Until later, Geoffrey