> >
> > That's the expected behaviour.  The Sun Ray picks the best of the
> > timings it got from DDC, but if it didn't get anything from DDC
> > then the only resolution it will use is 640x480.

>This seems suboptimal to me.  Would it not make sense for the
>sysadmin to have some way of providing timing information to override
>this?  There are plenty of situations in which this would be
>useful...using something other than "latest and greatest" monitors,
>SunRays connected to KVM switches powering up disconnected from their
>monitors, etc.  (that last case may seem like an odd one, but I have
>exactly that sitting to my left right now)
>

"This seems suboptimal to me."
Not really, As I understand it, the design philosophy was to remove all
state from the 'system'. Using DDC acomplishes this by dynamically sensing
the monitor settings. As a result, swapping monitors becomes a simple matter
of hooking up the new one.

I suggest the promblem is really with the KVM switch not supporting DDC -
and yes I have monitors that don't support it too, but they are over 10
years old. IMHO, the original SunRay1 set out on a brave path with DDC for
external monitor sizing and only usb for local peripherals (no serial or
parallel ports). It's dissapointing to see this vision being retreated from
slowly. For example the SunRay 170...

My $0.02...
DaveR

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