On 8 March 2010 16:16, Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:47:07 +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote: > >>> Tell the user to use a DVI-D to DVI-D (only digital) cable :-) >>> >>> >> He is using the cable that came with the monitor. > > Can't he get a new one? Or at least, can't he determine what type of > cable is it? DVI-I, DVI-D... I find that a hardware solution is the most > appropiate (an easiest) method to be sure :-? >
Why get a new cable? His current cable works fine. He just wants to know whether the video is analogue or digital, because in Windows on the same hardware he had to especially configure it to send digital. >> Is there no way to tell which type of connection is being used? For >> whatever reason, it is important to him to know that the connection is >> digital. > > If video source -display- is digital (extreme "A" of the cable is > connected to a DVI-x output) and input source -graphic card- (extreme "B" > of the cable is connecetd to a DVI-x input) then he can only get a > digital signal. > In theory, he _should_ get digital like that. In practice, without fiddling, in Windows it was sending analogue. > What are the involved elements here, that is, graphic card and display > brand/model? > Some ATI onboard graphics, I don't know what brand the motherboard was (it's not here with me now). The FOSS drivers work fine on it, even for KDE composting. The monitor was a MAC LCD, I think around 22" or so. > As per your original question, no, I don't know any software or method to > analyze or test the video input signal being digital or analogic :-? > Well, we tried! Thanks. -- Dotan Cohen http://bido.com http://what-is-what.com Please CC me if you want to be sure that I read your message. I do not read all list mail. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/880dece01003081248xfbec43dt7baa15b33a907...@mail.gmail.com
