From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 30 18:26:49 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4029A1065672 for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:26:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net (ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net [80.76.149.213]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0036C8FC14 for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:26:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from c83-253-25-183.bredband.comhem.se ([83.253.25.183]:64516 helo=falcon.midgard.homeip.net) by ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net with esmtp (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1KOGNs-0002HV-6S for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:26:48 +0200 Received: (qmail 28082 invoked from network); 30 Jul 2008 20:26:45 +0200 Received: from owl.midgard.homeip.net (10.1.5.7) by falcon.midgard.homeip.net with ESMTP; 30 Jul 2008 20:26:45 +0200 Received: (qmail 52453 invoked by uid 1001); 30 Jul 2008 20:26:45 +0200 Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:26:45 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson To: Roland Smith Message-ID: <20080730182645.GA52357@owl.midgard.homeip.net> References: <20080730011634.GA47738@thought.org> <20080730014633.GB47738@thought.org> <20080730162901.GB87099@slackbox.xs4all.nl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080730162901.GB87099@slackbox.xs4all.nl> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-Originating-IP: 83.253.25.183 X-Scan-Result: No virus found in message 1KOGNs-0002HV-6S. X-Scan-Signature: ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net 1KOGNs-0002HV-6S 6439514813557044c59cb1f073a7472b Cc: Gary Kline , FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: question about new monitor... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:26:49 -0000 On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 06:29:01PM +0200, Roland Smith wrote: > On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 06:46:33PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > > > > I've changed my mind:: if I go to 20" i can get widescreen > > with 1680x1050, so my current 1284x1024 would fit. IFF > > xorg know what kind of beast this is:-) > > Xorg can "talk" to modern monitors using the ddc2 protocol (but only > with a DVI connection, AFAICT). No, ddc/ddc2b works just fine over a standard analog VGA-connector as well (assuming both monitor and graphics card supports it, which just about all devices you can buy today does.) Effectively the monitor tells Xorg what > it's capable of WRT resolutions, rehresh rates etc. It's pretty neat. > > Roland -- Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se