If the monitor is a sync-on-green monitor you'll need a card capable of outputting sync-on-green (NVIDIA cards will not), or you'll need an external box which puts the sync-on-green. They're not difficult to make if you have some remedial electronics skills. Schematics can be found on the web. Some companies sell such boxes. If the monitor is fixed frequency you'll need to create a modeline that matches, to less than one percent, the monitor's expected horizontal sync rate, or else it won't sync. From the info I can find on the web, the P200 is definitely not fixed frequency, but there is some suggestion that it's sync-on-green, though I didn't see any definitive answer. The only sync-on-green video cards I've had experience with were Matrox Millenium II/G200/G400. I did make my own external box once though. Mark. On Tue, 22 Jun 2004, Mads Reck wrote: > Ah! - thanks - You think that's the only problem? So if I bought another > graphics card (which one/what to look for) I should be up and running? > > Mads > > > On Monday 21 June 2004 17:13, Mark Vojkovich wrote: > > NVIDIA cards do not support sync-on-green. > > > > Mark. > > > > On Mon, 21 Jun 2004, Mads Reck wrote: > > > Hi there, > > > > > > I've just attached an old IBM P200 monitor, through a 13W3 -> PC-VGA > > > cable, to my Redhat Linux 9.0 box. How do I make it work with X? I've > > > played around with the F86Config (various resolutions, etc.) and lots of > > > Google'ing but the image is still jumping around the screen and in > > > strange colours. Any suggestions? > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Mads > > > > > > ========================================================================= > > >==== Info: > > > ----> uname -a: Linux B403-234-01 2.4.20-13.9 #1 Mon May 12 10:55:37 EDT > > > 2003 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux > > > > > > ----> /etc/sysconfig/hwconf > > > class: VIDEO > > > bus: PCI > > > detached: 0 > > > driver: Card:RIVA TNT > > > desc: "nVidia Corporation|NV4 [RIVA TNT]" > > > vendorId: 10de > > > deviceId: 0020 > > > subVendorId: 1102 > > > subDeviceId: 1015 > > > pciType: 1 > > > > > > > > > -----> XFree86 -version > > > > > > XFree86 Version 4.3.0 (Red Hat Linux 9 release: 4.3.0-2.90.55) > > > Release Date: 15 August 2003 > > > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6 > > > Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.21-2.ELsmp i686 [ELF] > > > Build Date: 12 February 2004 > > > Build Host: porky.devel.redhat.com > > > > > > Module Loader present > > > OS Kernel: Linux version 2.4.20-13.9 (bhcompile@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) > > > (gcc version 3.2.2 20030222 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.2-5)) #1 Mon May 12 > > > 10:55:37 EDT 2003 > > > > > > -----> cat /etc/X11/XF86Config > > > # XFree86 4 configuration created by redhat-config-xfree86 > > > > > > Section "ServerLayout" > > > Identifier "Default Layout" > > > Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 > > > InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" > > > InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" > > > InputDevice "DevInputMice" "AlwaysCore" > > > EndSection > > > > > > Section "Files" > > > > > > # RgbPath is the location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of > > > the # file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally > > > # no need to change the default. > > > # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together) > > > # By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of > > > # the X server to render fonts. > > > RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" > > > FontPath "unix/:7100" > > > EndSection > > > > > > Section "Module" > > > Load "dbe" > > > Load "extmod" > > > Load "fbdevhw" > > > Load "record" > > > Load "freetype" > > > Load "type1" > > > EndSection > > > > > > Section "InputDevice" > > > > > > # Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1)) > > > # Option "Xleds" "1 2 3" > > > # To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable. > > > # Option "XkbDisable" > > > # To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the > > > # lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S. > > > # keyboard, you will probably want to use: > > > # Option "XkbModel" "pc102" > > > # If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use: > > > # Option "XkbModel" "microsoft" > > > # > > > # Then to change the language, change the Layout setting. > > > # For example, a german layout can be obtained with: > > > # Option "XkbLayout" "de" > > > # or: > > > # Option "XkbLayout" "de" > > > # Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys" > > > # > > > # If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and > > > # control keys, use: > > > # Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps" > > > # Or if you just want both to be control, use: > > > # Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps" > > > # > > > Identifier "Keyboard0" > > > Driver "keyboard" > > > Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" > > > Option "XkbModel" "pc105" > > > Option "XkbLayout" "dk" > > > EndSection > > > > > > Section "InputDevice" > > > Identifier "Mouse0" > > > Driver "mouse" > > > Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2" > > > Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" > > > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > > > Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no" > > > EndSection > > > > > > Section "InputDevice" > > > > > > # If the normal CorePointer mouse is not a USB mouse then > > > # this input device can be used in AlwaysCore mode to let you > > > # also use USB mice at the same time. > > > Identifier "DevInputMice" > > > Driver "mouse" > > > Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2" > > > Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" > > > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > > > Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no" > > > EndSection > > > > > > Section "Monitor" > > > Identifier "IBM P200" > > > HorizSync 60 > > > VertRefresh 60 > > > VendorName "Monitor Vendor" > > > ModelName "Monitor Model" > > > EndSection > > > > > > Section "Device" > > > Identifier "Videocard0" > > > Driver "nv" > > > VendorName "Videocard vendor" > > > BoardName "RIVA TNT" > > > VideoRam 16384 > > > option "sync_on_green" > > > EndSection > > > > > > Section "Screen" > > > Identifier "Screen0" > > > Device "Videocard0" > > > Monitor "IBM P200" > > > DefaultDepth 8 > > > SubSection "Display" > > > Depth 8 > > > Modes "1152x900" > > > EndSubSection > > > EndSection > > > > > > #Section "DRI" > > > # Group 0 > > > # Mode 0666 > > > #EndSection > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ========================================================================= > > >==== > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > XFree86 mailing list > > > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > XFree86 mailing list > > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > -- > Ph.D. student, Fluid Mechanics > Technical University of Denmark (DTU) > Dept. of Mechanical Engineering > Fluid Mechanics Section > Building 403 > 2800 Kgs. 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