On Apr 7, 12:42*pm, Peter wrote:
Folk,

This is an arcane question of application rather than repair but I
don't know of a better place to ask.

I've connected the composite video output from a Compaq Armada e500
running Debian Squeeze, to a Panasonic LCD TV TC-20LA1. *The display
on the TV works for the COMPAQ logo, the BIOS, and the console
startup messages. *When X takes over, the TV appears to lose sync.
Nothing helpful is evident in the BIOS of the Armada.

The Armada was donated without the original software. *I'll guess
that there was software designed to drive the composite video output,
independently of the laptop screen.

I'm thinking of trying this in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
Section "Monitor"
* * * * ...
* * * * VertRefresh *60.0
EndSection

Can a setting in xorg.conf harm the laptop hardware? *Any advice or
comments or instructions to get a display on the TV suitable for
watching a movie?

Thanks, * * * * ... Peter E.

Have you looked at the output from the Armada with an oscilloscope???