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Subject: Re: Specs on a Hitachi CM2085me monitor anybody ??
To: regnauld@tetard.glou.eu.org (Philippe Regnauld)
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 10:35:30 +0200 (MET DST)
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In reply to Philippe Regnauld who wrote:
> 
> > 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...
> 
> 	I didn't have 132x60 in mind,  just plain 80x25  so I don't have to
> 	keep switching VGA  plugs in the back of  the box (at over  100 MHz
> 	bandwitdh, VGA switches are useles unless they're digital, and then
> 	they're *very* expensive). 
> 
> 	But as Terry pointed out (and the problem was  also brought up last
> 	time), any user land stuff would  just blow away  and be useless in
> 	kernel debugging (resetting the VGA board). 

Hmm, in the version of syscons that I'm currently working on there is
support for adding a new ioctl via a LKM, that can be used to load
special code to modify you timing. Also If you can tell me what
H&V-sync your monitor can handle, I can probably do a small patch
to the mode setting code that will allow you to use your monitor
for std modes ie 80x25, 80x50 etc...
Just remember that it s a hack, and nothing that I will admit to
have done :)

> 	Wish I could  find  a high  IRQ  serial card for  a  serial console
> 	*sigh* :-) 

Naw, we wouldn't have you to do that ...


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