Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 15:08:05 -0400 From: "Lyndon Griffin" <lyndon@bsd4us.org> To: freebsd-sparc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 13W3 to VGA Message-ID: <20020618190805.4027.qmail@bsd4us.org> In-Reply-To: <3D0DEE6F.5040606@mail.microcenter.com> References: <20020615173950.739c7597.dirk@sqeezer.net> <3D0DEE6F.5040606@mail.microcenter.com>
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Anthony's nailed one of the two issues -- Most PC monitors don't understand the fixed-frequency that older Sun framebuffers spit out. So, even if you do have the VSIMMS, you may not get video. Anthony Dean writes: > Dirk Beckmann wrote: > >> Hi, >> i'm having problems connecting my sparcstation 20 to a regular >> VGA-monitor, >> i bought a special connector (13W3 male ----> SUB-D 15 female) which fits >> perfekt. But i cannot get any picture/video signal from the SS20. >> - has anybody the correct pin connections for a 13W3-->VGA cable? >> - i tried different monitors, 15" TFT, reg. 19" and 21" (ADI Microscan), >> do i need any "special" features to solve my problem? > > > Have you ever had it hooked up to a Sun monitor? If this is a used ss20 > you bought cheap or found it probably doesn't have any VSIMMs installed so > the integrated SX framebuffer won't work. If you've got any cheap 8 bit > framebuffers laying around, you might try one of those to make sure the > adapter is ok. > > Anthony > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message <:) Lyndon http://bsd4us.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message
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