I'm trying to install Linux on a computer (in my living room) that is to be connected to my television. I'm using an ATI 3D Rage II+PCTV with a composite RCA cable. When I boot the computer, the screen looks just fine, but I can't configure XFree86 to use the television. All I get is a TV out of sync. I've read the video timings HOWTO and tried to use xvidtune to manually configure it to use a vertical refresh rate that is lower than 50Hz. ATI's support site says they don't support the TV interface on operating systems other the M$ Windows, but what I read there imlies that there is only a problem when you try to connect it to a PC monitor AND a TV screen. XFree86's FAQ also answers to a question like "I get a garbled display on the monitor when I start X" with the reply "Take out the video cable, the Mach64 server doesn't work well with that". This answer makes me wonder if I should have a problem. 1. Does anybody have any expirience with that sort of configuration? 2. If ATI's PCTV doesn't work, what does?
