Finally! TV Out working on my Jetway J7F2!

Posted on July 20, 2007 
Filed Under PVR Project

Jetway J7F2 Motherboard

I finally got the TV out working on my mini itx system! I had spent ages changing BIOS settings and playing around with the xorg.conf configuration file in an attempt to get some output on the TV.

In the end, it was a jumper setting to enable S-VHS/composite output which was completely hidden under a LCD daughter board that has been installed by the previous owner (I purchased the box 2nd hand as a complete system). I found out about it by doing much searching and finding a Jetway motherboard manual for a very similar motherboard to my own.

I had already installed the OpenChrome Via Display Adaptor Drivers and I was certain they were working correctly due to the output messages I was reading in the xorg log file. With some help from Adam, we set up the xorg.conf using details provided for getting TV out working with OpenChrome.

Now that TV out works, I’m playing around with DVD, MP3 and DivX support. Hurrah!

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2 Responses to “Finally! TV Out working on my Jetway J7F2!”

  1. SToGE on April 5th, 2008 5:01 pm

    I have been trying to get my Composite/S-Video output to work on my Jetway J7F2 for quite some time now. After reading the manual, I found the Jumper (J2) that enable for TV OUT. I set it up for TV OUT but I still am having no luck displaying video through S-Video or Composite.

    Am I suppose to see the bootup process through these outputs OR are they controlled by the OS (xorg)?

    Please help!

    Thanks!

  2. Dan on April 6th, 2008 10:10 am

    I found that it was a combination of a jumper and the OS setup. The OS setup was a nightmare, and I spent ages trying to find information about it.

    All the info I found is above.

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