Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 17:45:05 +1030 From: Malcolm Kay <malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intresting X Question... Message-ID: <200511161745.05117.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> In-Reply-To: <437ABD20.90001@earthlink.net> References: <437ABD20.90001@earthlink.net>
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On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 03:31 pm, Eric Murphy wrote: > Maybe some body can explain this alittle better then my google > searchs and other readings. > > My question is this: Lets say your installing BSD on some > workstation, you dont know the hardware specs of the monitor > (Vertical and Horizontal rates ect..) and you need to > configure Xorg. Its my understanding that Xorg runs getconfig, > which determines the video card type and monitor type. Once it > has that information it applys the information gatherd to the > xorg config. Is that how it works? I was going to say, it cant > just test a bunch of differnt monitor rates that could cause > damage to the monitor. > Most modern monitors respond to Xorg's enquiry over an I2C bus as to its capabilities. If this doesn't work then maybe: * The monitor is too old. * The monitor doesn't subscribe to the 'standards'. * Somehow the I2C bus is not working. * The monitor manufacturer was overly optermistic when setting up the information base for reporting over I2C It is not a trial and error situation. Malcolm > However today in one of our labs I installed bsd on a machine > and was unable to get xorg working properly becuase getconfig > wasnt issueing the correct H and V rates for the monitor, I > didnt know what to do without having to look it up. Anyway if > someone could explain this process I would be much obliged. > Thanks > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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