I appreciate your time and info and experience! ;]
mgolter On Mon, 24 Mar 2003, PL O'Smith wrote: > On Mon, 24 Mar 2003 04:03:41 -0600 (CST) > Melissa Golter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am having a terrible time configuring XFree86 > > > > My *exact* monitor is not listed (I have a Sony Multiscan seII -- Sony > > GDM-20SE2T) > > > > XFree86 configurator under RH8.0 lists only the GDM-20SE2TS (specs are > > same...but the monitor was not *found*) -- is there a patch available? > > Is > > one necessary? > (snip) > > > > I am down to using a generic monitor and VESA...and 16 bit color > > depth...yuk. I am gonna try to do some visualization work and > > need/would like to get as *hi-end* as I can (I am already limited by a > > funky graphics card...) > > > > > > Again if anyone knows if there is a patch for the GDM-20SE2T???? or if > > the GDM-20SE2TS would be close enough that I *won't* (most probably) > > have to re-install again, or knows where to look for such things, I > > wouldn't mind hearing from them. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > mgolter > ================================ > > Melissa, > > You can use the monitor listed in the database without problems. The > GDM-20SE2TS is the same monitor as yours only with sound/speakers > builtin. That is what the "S" means at the end of the model number. I > suspect that whoever wrote the database of monitors felt the one model > was all that was necessary, since it basically covered both montior > models. > > If you feel, you can't do without your exact model though, you can edit > the monitor database to add your model and specs. Don't know where RH > keeps those things, but SuSE's is in this location: > /usr/X11R6/lib/sax/api/data/cdb > > Of course, RH doesn't use Sax2 to configure it's monitors, so it is > unlikely you will find the database there. You might be able to do a > search though for "monitor" and see what you come up with, but I > really don't think I would bother, as you are ok with the model you > found. > > Patrick > > -- > ---SuSE Linux v8.1 Pro--- > Registered Linux User #225206 > "Life's a garden, Dig It!" --Joe Dirt > > > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
