Re: fixed frequency monitors

2001-07-29 Thread Dave Thayer
On Sun, Jul 29, 2001 at 11:02:48AM +0100, Ted Harding wrote: > NOTE: As I say, it works fine in X. However, it won't work in text > mode since it's not getting the sync-on-green (which isn't started > up until X starts). All I get in text mode is shimmering horizontal > lines, and I suspect one is

Re: fixed frequency monitors

2001-07-29 Thread Ted Harding
On 29-Jul-01 Sam Varghese wrote: > On Sun, Jul 29, 2001 at 11:02:48AM +0100, Ted Harding wrote: >> On 29-Jul-01 Sam Varghese wrote: >> Red, Green and Blue, the synchronisation signal >> goes on the Green channel, and the resolution is >> fixed at 1280x1024. In this case the main issue is >> coping

Re: fixed frequency monitors

2001-07-29 Thread Sam Varghese
On Sun, Jul 29, 2001 at 11:02:48AM +0100, Ted Harding wrote: > On 29-Jul-01 Sam Varghese wrote: > > i managed to get two 20" monitors today - but > > both are fixed frequency. > > does anyone have any experience in getting a > > monitor of this kind to work with linux? > > I've done this with Hewl

RE: fixed frequency monitors

2001-07-29 Thread Ted Harding
On 29-Jul-01 Sam Varghese wrote: > i managed to get two 20" monitors today - but > both are fixed frequency. > does anyone have any experience in getting a > monitor of this kind to work with linux? I've done this with Hewlett Packard A1079C monitors. These have a 3-line input with separate cable

Re: fixed frequency monitors

2001-07-29 Thread JakeCatfox
If you're referring to XFree86, you can configure a precise scanrate in xf86config. However, I do not know about the console .. I don't have any experience with fixed freq. monitors, but if you can manage to get the console and X to use that frequency you should be golden. Maybe you can find a