Comment 69 for bug 763688

I use Xubuntu 11.10 too and I confirm that this bug does exist. Some time ago I had a need to connect my Acer Extensa 4220 laptop to a TV set via S-Video. I could see options window and choose "TV out" on the screen of my laptop but TV set screen stayed black. Then I had done a series of experiments with Ubuntu LiveCD's and I had stated that it was alright in Ubuntu 10.10 and something went wrong in Ubuntu 11.04. With Ubuntu 10.10 I could see image both on my laptop screen and a TV set via S-Video connection.

I see people having - I guess - the same problem with Ubuntu and another distros, with new kernels and drivers too:

http://www.linuxine.com/story/ubuntu-no-s-video-out-1104-intel-945gm

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=268870

http://www.linux-archive.org/debian-user/559119-s-video-debian.html

So I think the problem still exists and it haven't been solved yet.

My solution for now is to use live USB stick with Linux Mint 9 Rosinka (Russian version 'cos I'm from Russia).
But I'd like to have a real solution with new kernel, new software, new drivers because using old versions is a step back and sign of regress. This bug should be fixed.