Selecting A Ps3 Video Mode; Selecting A Video Mode - Sony PS3 Repair Manual

Yellow Dog Linux 5.0 Installation

3. Selecting a PS3 video mode.

Introduction
The PS3 is both a game console and a computer. Game consoles traditionally output to TV screens,
computers traditionally output to computer monitors. TV screens and computer monitors have very
little in common. The PS3 can output to both, and can also output to High-Definition (HD) TV screens.
Since this involves several completely different sets of standards, things can get complex. This
HOWTO shows you how to select the perfect video mode for Yellow Dog Linux running on the PS3.

Selecting a video mode

The basic tool for testing video modes is ps3videomode. You need to be running in text mode when
you use this, as the Linux graphics system is unable to respond properly to the way that the PS3
changes video modes. Control-Alt-F1 will switch Yellow Dog Linux 5.0 to use the first text console,
where you need to log in as root before you can use the ps3videomode tool. Using ps3videomode --
help will show this help text:
Version: 1.00
Usage: ps3videomode [options] [parameters]
ps3videomode - show and modify video settings
OPTIONS
--help, -h
--video, -v
--rgb, -r RGB color space
--full, -f full screen mode
--dither,-d dither ON
video parameters:
0:auto mode
YUV
60Hz 1:480i 2:480p 3:720p 4:1080i 5:1080p
50Hz 6:576i 7:576p 8:720p 9:1080i 10:1080p
RGB
vesa 11:WXGA 12:SXGA 13WUXGA
60Hz 33:480i 34:480p 35:720p 36:1080i 37:1080p
50Hz 38:576i 39:576p 40:720p 41:1080i 42:1080p
If no arguments are given, ps3videomode displays the current mode
You may try several video modes to determine which will work with your monitor or television. The
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