Thanks a lot for you assistance, Mark - hmmm...I'll try to find such a sync-on-green-box. /Mads On Tuesday 22 June 2004 17:32, Mark Vojkovich wrote: > 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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