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Date:      Wed, 11 Feb 1998 21:06:40 -0500 (EST)
From:      Jim Durham <durham@w2xo.pgh.pa.us>
To:        dlr <dlr@insane.asylum.org>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   RE: Xwindows with a Sun monitor
Message-ID:  <XFMail.980211210640.durham@w2xo.pgh.pa.us>
In-Reply-To: <19980210143150.52715@insane.asylum.org>

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On 10-Feb-98 dlr wrote:
> I've recently scrapped an old sparc2 but would like to use the 19" monitor
> for a freebsd box that i have Xwindows on.  I've bought a Gemini card made
> for using a Sun monitor with a intel machine. I'm soliciting to see if
> anyone has done this before (i would presume so) and if they have would be
> willing to share the XF86Config settings with me.
> 
> This is a Sun 1955 model monitor. (sony).

I have a Sony 1902 that I run on X as well as a Hitachi 19 inch monitor.
I'm not sure, but I believe the 1955 is also fixed-scan at 1024x768.

I use plain vanilla SVGA cards and, so I can't help you with the Gemini
card, however. I am able to get the correct scan rates, sync polarities,
etc from my Diamond Speedstar and Cyrrus cards, so I never bought a special
card. I have cables that go from the VGA connector to BNC inputs on the
monitors.

I'd be glad to send you the Monitor config section from my XF86Config if
it would help you. It might even work!

You can probably get the horizontal and vertical scan rates on the web if
you try. I believe I found several sites that listed Sony monitor specs.
It's been too long, so I don't remember what they were, but they were
found using AltaVista.

regards,
Jim Durham


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