Looks like it has not been fixed upstream. I'm currently using jaunty and the drivers from https://launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive and despite TV_FORMAT being set to PAL the picture is still grayscale.
xserver-xorg-video-intel: 2:2.6.99.1+git20090102.1f61e979-0ubuntu0tormod xrandr --verbose Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1024 x 1024 VGA disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) Identifier: 0x3b Timestamp: 6427404 Subpixel: unknown Clones: CRTCs: 0 1 LVDS connected 1024x768+0+0 (0x3e) normal (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm Identifier: 0x3c Timestamp: 6427404 Subpixel: horizontal rgb Clones: CRTC: 1 CRTCs: 1 PANEL_FITTING: full_aspect supported: center full_aspect full BACKLIGHT_CONTROL: kernel supported: native legacy combination kernel BACKLIGHT: 7 (0x00000007) range: (0,7) 1024x768 (0x3e) 65.0MHz *current +preferred h: width 1024 start 1048 end 1184 total 1344 skew 0 clock 48.4KHz v: height 768 start 771 end 777 total 806 clock 60.0Hz TV disconnected 1024x768+0+0 (0x85) normal (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm Identifier: 0x3d Timestamp: 6427404 Subpixel: unknown Clones: CRTC: 0 CRTCs: 0 1 BOTTOM: 37 (0x00000025) range: (0,100) RIGHT: 30 (0x0000001e) range: (0,100) TOP: 24 (0x00000018) range: (0,100) LEFT: 54 (0x00000036) range: (0,100) TV_FORMAT: PAL supported: NTSC-M NTSC-443 NTSC-J PAL-M PAL-N PAL 1024x768 (0x85) 22.4MHz h: width 1024 start 1025 end 1088 total 1120 skew 0 clock 20.0KHz v: height 768 start 769 end 800 total 801 clock 25.0Hz -- [i915] Can't set TV_FORMAT anymore using xrandr (Fixed upstream) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/246802 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs