On Sun, 02 Jan 2000, Richard Spencer wrote about, :
> Gurus:
>
> I understand that digital LCD displays which do not convert the signal from
> digital-to-analog and back again, boast noticably better graphics than the
> analog LCD displays.
>
> I'd like to buy a digital LCD monitor which uses the OpenLDI interface (the
> Silicon Graphics 1600SW.) As far as I can tell, the Number Nine Revolution
> IV-FP graphics card supports it.
>
> I'm running Linux, kernel 2.2.5 and RedHat 6.0, and I'd like to find out if
> this Number Nine card is supported by the current release of XFree86. If not,
> I'd like to know if there is a way I can get it to work.
>
> For example, has S.u.S.E built any X-servers which will support the
> Revolution IV-FP? Does Xi Graphics or Metro Link offer a commercial
> X-server that will work? Will any other graphics cards support the monitor?
>
> If this approach seems impossible, I'd still like to get a digital LCD
> monitor. Could someone please tell me what I'd need? It can't be that
> difficult--I currently view an LCD panel on my laptop, and it was _easy_ to
> set up with a standard server.
>
> I haven't yet put together the box I'll be using with this monitor. But
> it'll likely be an Intel box: 440BX mainboard w/AGP, P3-650Mhz cpu, and 256
> SDRAM.
>
> I suppose the tough part would be finding an appropriate graphics card, like
> the ATI Xpert LCD. Besides the Revolution IV-FP, it's the only card I've read
> that will support a digital display. I heard ATI will support Linux, so
> maybe I'll be able to use the Xpert LCD card, but how can I find out which
> monitors this card will support?
>
> I posted a similar question earlier, and someone with an analog monitor
> responded. That's O.K. but I am primarily interested in finding out about
> digital LCD displays. Any further information is greatly appreciated!
I cannot directly answer your questions, however i can give a few pointers,
i hope they are relavant.
Number 9 cards are supported, supported cards can be found in the file;
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/Cards
The cards you mention is not there, however its normaly beter to check for
the chipset not the make/model of the card.
You can possably get beter info from the web site of xfree86,
www.xfree86.org
Its not much but i hope it helps you along the road a little.
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> Richard Spencer
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