Re: [OFF-TOPIC] Sun screens on PCs?

1999-10-08 Thread Oki DZ
Lalo Martins wrote: > Is it possible to use a Sun screen (made for sparcs) on a PC? Hi, I have a quite the same question; is it possible to use an RS/6K monitor on a PC? The monitor says P200 on the front panel. Any pointers on the circuitry (?) of its video cable? Thanks in advance, Oki

Re: [OFF-TOPIC] Sun screens on PCs?

1999-10-05 Thread Eric Delaunay
Lalo Martins wrote: > On Mon, Oct 04, 1999 at 09:51:36AM +0200, Jonas Majauskas wrote: > > > > You can always try to use framebuffer console. In this way you can > > use your own video modes. But your video card must be supported... > > Ok, update > > I found out the monitor is a GDM-1962-B.

Re: [OFF-TOPIC] Sun screens on PCs?

1999-10-04 Thread Steve Dunham
Lalo Martins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, Oct 04, 1999 at 09:51:36AM +0200, Jonas Majauskas wrote: > > > > You can always try to use framebuffer console. In this way you can > > use your own video modes. But your video card must be supported... > Ok, update > I found out the monitor

Re: [OFF-TOPIC] Sun screens on PCs?

1999-10-04 Thread Lalo Martins
On Mon, Oct 04, 1999 at 09:51:36AM +0200, Jonas Majauskas wrote: > > You can always try to use framebuffer console. In this way you can > use your own video modes. But your video card must be supported... Ok, update I found out the monitor is a GDM-1962-B. It works in fixed sync. I found lots

Re: [OFF-TOPIC] Sun screens on PCs?

1999-10-04 Thread Jonas Majauskas
On 3 Oct 1999, Stephen Zander wrote: [skip] > > Note that the 1152x900 mode is the one all older Sparc video cards > use. That would be what I'd start with if you can find spec for th > monitor you've got. I Also have no idea whether you can get non-X > support for such a mode. You can al

Re: [OFF-TOPIC] Sun screens on PCs?

1999-10-04 Thread Stephen Zander
> "Stephen" == Stephen Zander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Stephen> I've not done this, mainly because I have a newer Sun Stephen> monitor with a second VGA-compatible connection, but you Stephen> might try Stephen> http://ume.med.ucalgary.ca/usenet/Sun/0460.html> and Stephen

Re: [OFF-TOPIC] Sun screens on PCs?

1999-10-03 Thread Stephen Zander
> "Lalo" == Lalo Martins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Lalo> So, any wisdom? (Even if it is ``you should go ask in list Lalo> [EMAIL PROTECTED]) I've not done this, mainly because I have a newer Sun monitor with a second VGA-compatible connection, but you might try http://ume.med.ucalgar

[OFF-TOPIC] Sun screens on PCs?

1999-10-01 Thread Lalo Martins
This isn't really too debian-related, but I figured one of you guys could know that... Is it possible to use a Sun screen (made for sparcs) on a PC? Aside from the physical problem, because I already have an adaptor from the Sun connector to the VGA standard. I managed to hack the two together, bu