On 07:54 Wed 05 Mar     , Duncan wrote:
> Rats on the dual-link, but thanks.  I don't suppose there's anything else 
> with freedomware drivers that handles it, either, right?  That has sort 
> of been the problem, AFAIK, until AMD/ATI's turn around, there basically 
> /wasn't/ anything modern and free, at least other than Intel's onboard 
> stuff.

Your best other shot is Intel.

> Do you happen to have any links to info on either reduced blanking, or 
> even just the normal modeline differences and etc. for LCD?   Maybe a 
> LCDs for CRT users on Linux guide.  I'm pretty clueless at this point, 
> wondering about basics such as how non-native resolutions are handled, 
> if, probably with some adjustments in what one plugs in, Cola's modeline 
> generator might still work, etc, and it's not like I've seen a HOWTO or 
> other articles on the subject, like the ones I learned RAID/LVM/IPTables/
> etc from.  Thus if you could point me at something I'd sure be grateful! 
> =8^)

Check Wikipedia, I know there's a reduced blanking entry.

LCDs generate modelines with a method (and tool) called cvt instead of 
gtf. xorg-server installs it. Feel free to compare differences between 
the two outputs.

Thanks,
Donnie
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