I know the subject line may have most of it wrapped up but I am hoping someone can help me find a way to control the external VGA from terminal or an applescript or even a preference panel?
I KNOW that there is the system preferences display control that works nicely. I just can't get it to 'sense' a certain monitor and I know it works because I've had it working times before - I'm just trying to eliminate all the hassle. The VGA port is working nicely - it isn't broken and picks up the firmware data and supported modes from other computer monitors. The monitor: A gorgeous 33" Mitsubishi professional RGB/NTSC monitor. It has BNC, TTL, and 2 composite video. Yeah, ok, it is 10 years old and I got it at rock bottom surplus price, but it still is a superb VGA image on that huge screen. I hook my Pismo 500 up to the 33" with a top quality VGA to 5-BNC cable and I have been able to have it detect the display and show a long list of generic vga and SVGA modes with various refresh rates. I know this monitor only supports VGA i.e. 640x480 60hz - point being is that when I have been able to get the Monitor recognized, - it works. Most of time it seems I have to give up - it ain't gonna find it. I can use a crappy old 14" SVGA monitor to get the vga port active, then swap the VGA cables with the 33" but this is the crudest solution I can think of and hope for something better. The goal: Software activation of the VGA port without requiring any external hardware or cabling in Mac OS X 10.2.8 on a Pismo 500, 1 gig ram, stock 20gb HD, CDRW-DVD. I want to be able to turn the VGA port on and set the resolution to 640x480 @ 60hz with one click or two of the mouse. Possible? Thanks to all G-Bookers, stein -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
