Pushing RGA through the DVI port with open-source drivers.

[Dotan Cohen]

On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 23:48, Jeffrey Gray <chevy4x4burb at gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, the three cables are your RGB signaling.  VGA is RGB with a
> vertical and or horizontal sync (or something of the sort)  I don't
> see why you couldn't use that cable and have it work at the hardware
> level without worrying about drivers.  The 4 pins surrounding the
> blade ensure that the DVI connector can not be plugged into a DVI-D
> (digital only).  With the DVI-I the port is outputting a DVI signal on
> some of the pins and the old analog RGB signal over others.
>
> Just my quick thought.
>

Thanks, Jeffrey. I just now noticed that the cable that I linked to is
in fact component video: one RCA plug each for the Red Green and Blue.
Unfortunately the television that I am connecting to has only a single
(yellow) RCA video in.

My previous experience was with a single RCA (yellow) plug which
connected to a VGA out and did require a special driver. I will try to
locate a different cable or adapter that might suit the television's
input.

Thanks!


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