From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Feb 11 13:04:53 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id NAA24773 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 11 Feb 1996 13:04:53 -0800 (PST) Received: from chemserv.umd.edu (chemserv.umd.edu [129.2.64.40]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id NAA24766 for ; Sun, 11 Feb 1996 13:04:50 -0800 (PST) Received: from latte.eng.umd.edu (latte.eng.umd.edu [129.2.98.15]) by chemserv.umd.edu (8.7.3/8.7) with ESMTP id OAA05140; Sun, 11 Feb 1996 14:55:13 -0500 (EST) Received: (chuckr@localhost) by latte.eng.umd.edu (8.7.3/8.6.4) id QAA04024; Sun, 11 Feb 1996 16:04:46 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 16:04:45 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey X-Sender: chuckr@latte.eng.umd.edu To: Terry Lambert cc: FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Sun monitors In-Reply-To: <199602112051.NAA18599@phaeton.artisoft.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sun, 11 Feb 1996, Terry Lambert wrote: > > I just got hold of a Sun monitor. It's a _huge_ thing, and I want to > > swap out my present MAG-17F for it. I have a couple of problems, and I'm > > looking for assistance. One thing is the cable that came with it. One > > end is a perfectly normal 15 pin VGA, the other end has been hacked, and > > just ends in 5 wires. > > > > The wires are red, green, blue, gray, and black. I've been told that the > > red, green, and blue are the RGB video, black is sync, and gray ground. > > What I need it the kind of connector that the Sun monitor seems to want, > > which is a very strange one: sort of a 25 pin D connector, with several > > of the pins being replaced with larger coax connectors. Like a > > D-connector on steroids. Does anyone know where I might get one of these > > beasts, and maybe how to wire it? I doubt I could even count pins right > > on it (unless maybe it comes labeled). > > I believe the connector is identical to the Amiga 1000 monitor connectors, > if that's any help. Being an ex-Amiga owner, I can testify it's not so, not nearly. The old Amiga connector was a 23 pin D connector. The one I'm hassling with has the outside dimensions of a 25 pin D connector, but enough of the pins inside have been removed to make way for 3 very small coax connectors. I have found a vendor of a (hopefully compatible) video card, a Photon card; they want $250 for a 2M card. Any references to either the wiring of the connector or a better price on the card are very welcome! I have a VGA cable with this, but the end that should hold the Sun connector (I've been told this is a 13W3) ends in wires, not the connector that hooks into the monster Sun monitor. BTW, I've had response from 5 people, and they've all been helpful in getting the info together. Thanks! > > It probably won't be. The monitors are fixed frequency, so it is unlikely > that you will be able to run them in a normal "text mode" without a > special video card. > > > You need to talk to the XFree86 list on this one. > > > Terry Lambert > terry@lambert.org > --- > Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present > or previous employers. > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 9120 Edmonston Ct #302 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and n3lxx, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 2.2 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------