Re: Radeon DVI

[Mykroft Holmes IV]

William Bloom wrote:

Now the real question...

Will the flat panel work with the FreeBSD console??  Does the console
initialize the DVI output on the Radeon??  Mind you, I'm not worrying
about XFree86.  But I want to have a working display (it's my only one)
even when X11 isn't running.  I haven't bought the flat panel yet and I
don't have one to experiment with.
Bill
 

The Console will work just fine. The BIOS will initialize whichever is 
connected. You may have issues in X if you have specified a CRT in your 
Device config (Necessary on some cards to get X to work with a CRT 
connected to teh DVI-I via a DVI-VGA adaptor), but that can be resolved 
by removing the offending line.

In fact Console will even work with the TV-out, which X won't.

-Adam

___
[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions
To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Radeon DVI

[William Bloom]

I have an ATI Radeon 9700 w/ VGA/DVI outputs on my FreeBSD 5.1 machine
that I've been using with only the VGA port for some months.  Now that I
happen to have a MacOSX machine at my desk as well, I'd -like- to
substitute a flat panel DVI monitor and use one of the new Belkin
OmniView SOHO DVI/USB KVM switches for the two machines.  I've seen the
mailing list postings regarding use of ATI DVI cards with XFree86, so
this appears to feasible with a few caveats in mind.  This new flat
panel monitor will be my only one.  That is, I don't plan on a
dual-headed system w/ Xinerama (the old VGA will be recycled).

Now the real question...

Will the flat panel work with the FreeBSD console??  Does the console
initialize the DVI output on the Radeon??  Mind you, I'm not worrying
about XFree86.  But I want to have a working display (it's my only one)
even when X11 isn't running.  I haven't bought the flat panel yet and I
don't have one to experiment with.


Bill
-- 
William Bloom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (602) 604-3100
Eldorado Computing, Inc.  5353 North 16th Street, Suite 400
Phoenix, Az 85016  http://www.eldocomp.com


-- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE --

This message is intended for the sole use of the individual and entity to whom it is 
addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt 
from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended addressee, nor 
authorized to receive for the intended addressee, you are hereby notified that you may 
not use, copy, disclose or distribute to anyone the message or any information 
contained in the message. If you have received this message in error, please 
immediately advise the sender by reply email, and delete the message. Thank you.
___
[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions
To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"