From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 30 18:49:22 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 14A3A106564A for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:49:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (aristotle.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C5A128FC12 for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:49:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from thought.org (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m6UInXN2079351; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:49:33 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: by thought.org (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1002 kline@thought.org; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:49:19 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:49:19 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Erik Trulsson Message-ID: <20080730184919.GC75865@thought.org> References: <20080730011634.GA47738@thought.org> <20080730014633.GB47738@thought.org> <20080730162901.GB87099@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <20080730182645.GA52357@owl.midgard.homeip.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080730182645.GA52357@owl.midgard.homeip.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 21++ years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org Cc: Roland Smith , 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 18:49:22 -0000 On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 08:26:45PM +0200, Erik Trulsson wrote: > 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.) > This is the "gotcha." I bought a new, high-end SoundBlaster for my Dell; it didn't fit. Dell only works with certain, proprietary cards -- I don't know which ones. So whether or not my Dell 8200 can even be upgraded is a question. (My Ubuntu desktop is the only new computer; it was custom built in '05; I have never popped the cover. It is strictly generic. ...) > > 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 -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org