Lalo Martins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, Oct 04, 1999 at 09:51:36AM +0200, Jonas Majauskas wrote: > > > > You can always try to use framebuffer console. In this way you can > > use your own video modes. But your video card must be supported...
> Ok, update > I found out the monitor is a GDM-1962-B. It works in fixed > sync. I found lots of webpages on the subject. It also uses > something called ``composite sync'', meaning, different from PC > monitors, it doesn't receive separate H and V sync signals. So > I need a video card that supports both fixed sync and composite > sync. I've been told that ATI Graphics Expression, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > and RageII, and Matrox Millenium all can do that. I have a GDM-1950, not a Sun monitor. It is a 5-BNC model (seperate H/V sync). I'm driving it with a Matrox Mystique-220 (which does have sync-on-green, but I don't know if it has composite sync). I use matroxfb for console (with the exact timings given through lilo, so I can diagnose boot-time problems) and the SVGA X server for X. FYI: Sun's video timings are: ModeLine "1152x900x66" 94.5 1152 1192 1320 1528 900 902 906 937 -hsync -vsync ModeLine "1152x900x76" 108.0 1152 1184 1312 1504 900 902 906 937 -hsync -vsync ModeLine "1280x1024x67" 117.0 1280 1296 1408 1632 1024 1026 1034 1067 -hsync -vsync ModeLine "1280x1024x76" 135.0 1280 1312 1376 1664 1024 1026 1034 1066 -hsync -vsync (These were converted from a CG6 manual.) The first line applies to the GDM-1950, and probably the GDM-1962 also. The 20" monitors should handle at least one of the 1280x1024 modes. If you plan on using windows, I'd recommend a matrox card. The windows driver allows you to tweak video modes in a via text configuration file (mga.mon). I was actually able to play Riven and MMVII on my fixed-sync monitor. (I have some 1962's lying around, but I never got around to making a cable for them.) Steve [EMAIL PROTECTED]
