From owner-freebsd-multimedia Sun Jun 29 23:33:57 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id XAA07429 for multimedia-outgoing; Sun, 29 Jun 1997 23:33:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from vinyl.quickweb.com (vinyl.quickweb.com [206.222.77.8]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id XAA07424 for ; Sun, 29 Jun 1997 23:33:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from mark@localhost) by vinyl.quickweb.com (8.8.5/8.6.12) id CAA23864; Mon, 30 Jun 1997 02:29:32 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <19970630022931.53166@vinyl.quickweb.com> Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 02:29:31 -0400 From: Mark Mayo To: Chuck Robey Cc: Mark Mayo , Michael Smith , multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Monitor shadows? References: <19970629235604.59136@vinyl.quickweb.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.69e In-Reply-To: ; from Chuck Robey on Mon, Jun 30, 1997 at 12:27:29AM -0400 Sender: owner-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Mon, Jun 30, 1997 at 12:27:29AM -0400, Chuck Robey wrote: > On Sun, 29 Jun 1997, Mark Mayo wrote: > > > Since you also have the MX17FG, do you happen to know how hard it can be driven? > > It seems like I'm the only person in the universe (aside from you) that actually > > has one of these things. None of the driver info files I've seen that specify > > refresh rates (in AccelX, NT, or 95) have info specific to the MX17FG - only > > the "MX17", and the "MXP17F". I lost the manual that came with the thing... > > I'm assuming the "MX17FG" that I have is somewhere in the middle, since the > > MXP17F is defined as having a max vert. refresh of 75Hz for just about every > > frequency. My definitions for the MX17 say it can do 76Hz at 1152x864, but only > > 70Hz at 1024x768. I know my MX17FG can do 76Hz at 1024x768, but 75Hz is the > > max at 1152x864. It's sort of weird, since if I tell it to do 75Hz, it's fine > > but and the LCD says it's running at "75.5Hz", but if I try 76Hz I get an > > out of range message (at 1152x864). Anyways, if you have some info on this > > I'd appreciate it. > > You're not the only one with one ... and I think I have the manual. I'll > start hunting for the manual (I've just moved, and everything has been > thoroughly randomized) and you send me a mailing address, ok? Oh, don't bother sending it to me. I've sort of figured out what the limits are through testing... I'll bug the MAG support people if I really need to know. Thanks for the generous offer though! :-) If you do find the manual, just look up the max refresh rate for 1024 and 1152 - that's all I need. Thanks, -Mark > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- > Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data > chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. > 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | > Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD > (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Mayo mark@quickweb.com RingZero Comp. http://vinyl.quickweb.com/mark finger mark@quickweb.com for my PGP key and GCS code ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- University degrees are a bit like adultery: you may not want to get involved with that sort of thing, but you don't want to be thought incapable. -Sir Peter Imbert