Subject: Re: Reset video options?
From: nathan r. hruby (nhruby@arches.uga.edu)
Date: Mon Jan 28 2002 - 19:08:23 MST
On Mon, 28 Jan 2002, nathan r. hruby wrote:
>
> Sounds like the frame buffer device can't (or doesn't know) about the
> fixed rate your monitor can deal with. Either find out how to make the
> fbdev used a fixed freq or pick up a cheapo 15" monitor.
>
> Do B&W's even need a head? You might be able to redirect the console to a
> serial port, if the B&W has one.. i know it has ADB 'cause I have one in
> the lab with an Ultimatte dongle attached, but I can't remember if it has
> serial pots..
>
Oh yeah, I forgot to say:
If you need a cheap VGA monitor, chack your local linux users group, as
someone there has one sitting that they'd probably be willing to part with
for little or nothing (One guy in our lug gave away about 10 monitors
becasue his parents were renovating their basement and they made him get
his stuff out...)
-n
-- ...... nathan hruby - nhruby@arches.uga.edu computer support specialist department of drama and theatre http://www.drama.uga.edu/ ......
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