[ubuntu-uk] TV Out from Mythbuntu not in colour

[Seif Attar]

Hello,

Seif Attar wrote:
> piskie wrote:
>   
>> not sure then - I'm fairly positive that was all I needed to add, but I
>> could be mistaken.
>>
>> The only other difference being that I use seperate x screens rather
>> than clone
>>
>> Als my tv seems to show 2 outputs from svideo input - av2 and yc2 - av2
>> is b/w - yc2 is colour
>>   
>>     
>
> I had a black/white problem too, it was also solved by changing the
> option on the television itself for the input, look for options where
> you can enable s video or disable rgb. i think it has something to do
> with 4 pin s video cables and scart adapter's pin connections, if my
> memory serves me right there's a hack you can do (soldering required) to
> fix the scart adapter. It's been a while since I looked into this and I
> don't remember the details, try fiddling with the options on your
> television for inputs or s video settings, that was enough for me.
>
> Goodluck
> Seif
>
>   

This is what I was talking about, not sure if it's the same problem you
have, worth a try if you're desperate.

http://camp0s.altervista.org/sVideo/sVideo.htm