Keith Lofstrom wrote:
> I finally got the time to build some Frankenstein QXGA (2048x1536)
> T60 Thinkpads.  Part of the process involves writing new EDID
> screen configuration information to the QXGA panels so the
> Thinkpad BIOS does not glarf (I imagine X could be fooled to
> read EDID from a file).
> 
> There are some freeware Windoze (but not open source) tools out
> there for rewriting the EDID information, but a quick search did
> not reveal anything for Linux.  Does anybody know of a Linux app
> that *writes* EDID information to a display?  
> 
> Keith
> 

This should help:
http://www.lm-sensors.org/wiki/I2CTools

BTW, are you sure the EDID EEPROM is writable?  If I were designing an 
LCD monitor, I'd probably try to write protect the EDID info to 
prevent errant software from screwing it up.

-- 
Galen Seitz
[email protected]
_______________________________________________
PLUG mailing list
[email protected]
http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Reply via email to