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Subject: Re: Specs on a Hitachi CM2085me monitor anybody ??
To: regnauld@tetard.glou.eu.org (Philippe Regnauld)
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 22:28:19 +0200 (MET DST)
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In-Reply-To: <199608260008.CAA02244@tetard.glou.eu.org> from Philippe Regnauld at "Aug 26, 96 02:08:04 am"
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In reply to Philippe Regnauld who wrote:
> Warner Losh écrit / writes:
> > : Why wouldn't it be possible to modify the console driver so that the scan 
> > : rates could be changed on it to allow those of us with large, fixed-scan 
> > : monitors to see boot messages and use the virtual consoles? I'm gonna go 
> > : look to see where the video card is initialized.
> > 
> > Linux has SVGATextMode that does this.  Might want to give that a
> > shot.  Requires some kernel hacks if you change the size of the
> > console window (to say 132x50).
> 
> 	This *would* be  nice.  I've brought  up this `problem' in the past
> 	(I'm using a  HP 782A/GDM 1902 Sony)  19" monitor, and a dying  Nec
> 	14" as  a  boot monitor.  Since   I can't seem  to  find a Hercules
> 	adapter and monitor, I was wondering about the Linux way.  
> 
> 	Last time this topic was up people ran away screaming: "No X in the
> 	kernel, no X in the kernel !"... 
> 
> 	For the intended  purpose, I  don't  think full chipset support  is
> 	required :-) Generic VGA should suffice, AFAI. 
> 
> 	Søren ? 

AAAAARRRGGGHHH!!!!

I NEW this would happen :(

It is not possible to do much to the video hardware in this matter
whitout knowing alot about it. It is possible to change the
V&H-sync rates in a limited fashion, but getting more than 80
chars across is not among that. I is possible to do *some*
textmodes whith changed V&H-sync rates to fit a "wierd"
monitor, but thats all...
Sorry for those extended modes, no luck...

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