It is implemented, but last time I checked Linux support was useless. I could fire it up in vesa mode, but not along with another monitor or have it connect dynamically. Development doesn't seem to move anywhere at the moment as well
Ira Abramov <lists-linux...@ira.abramov.org> wrote: >Quoting Amos Shapira, from the post of Wed, 10 Oct: >> (Piggy backing but is related) >> What about USB3 monitors? Are they a viable option yet? > >not that I could find. I have no idea if the standard is even >implemented, nor if it is supported in Linux. > >> > Requirements: >> > - have it play nice with Xorg (Debian/Ubuntu). >> > - preferably FOSS drivers, but only if rock solid. >> > - preferably a GPU that supports CUDA/OpenCL (though the only >client I >> > have for it ATM is BOINC >https://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/GPU_computing ) >> > - preferably dual-port, so I can send a signal to a secondary >> > screen/projector. >> > - No special gamer mad features needed. The most 3D I'll do with it >is >> > probably Desktop Cube :) > >Well, the screen arrived today and I can tell you two things... > >A. I hooked it up with the D-Sub of my piss-ant on-board intel chip, >and >other than a slight blurriness (due to analog signal loss, no doubt, or >a low-q A/D), it seems to push the full resolution quite well. >2560X1440 >at 60Hz, I get good response, and full screen video is fine, even 1080P >video files render nicely, though you can see the frame rate is not >full. > >B. a friend who is a video editor will give me an older dual HD4850 ATI >card. At 1 TeraFLOP it can handle 4 HD screens, so I have no doubt it >will be over the top for my modest single screen, and the price is so >cheap (used) that I don't mind the old hardware version. > >Thanks for all your input :-) > >-- >Bachelor number one >Ira Abramov >http://ira.abramov.org/email/ > >_______________________________________________ >Linux-il mailing list >Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il >http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
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