From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Petr Vandrovec" Subject: Re: [PATCH]: EDID parser Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 18:38:44 +0200 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <51136F3B7C@vcnet.vc.cvut.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Return-path: Received: from mailgw.cvut.cz ([147.32.3.235]) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 1917kM-0001K6-00 for ; Thu, 03 Apr 2003 08:39:26 -0800 Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Sven Luther Cc: James Simmons , Linux Fbdev development list On 3 Apr 03 at 18:21, Sven Luther wrote: > On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 04:21:14PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > > On Iau, 2003-04-03 at 15:15, Sven Luther wrote: > > > > Read is not enough. If you have connected one /dev/fbx to two > > > > monitors, you must find highest common denominator for them, and use > > > > this one. > > > > > > Err, i don't understand this ? Do you mean you are outputing to two > > > monitors at the same time ? Yes. With matroxfb you can output same signal to all three outputs. It is default if you have g450 or g550 with recent driver. > > > If that is so maybe you mean, speaking in graphic card terminology, and > > > not in fbdev one, that you are sharing one common framebuffer between > > > two outputs, right, possibly doing mirroring tricks or something such ? > > > > Classic example is a SiS 6326 driving monitor and TV. You need to keep the > > display to TV acceptable ranges. > > You mean, driving both display with the same ramdac ? See http://www.bglug.ca/matrox_tvout/g450.jpg. Two inputs, three outputs, and almost any possible connection between them. Petr Vandrovec vandrove@vc.cvut.cz ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: ValueWeb: Dedicated Hosting for just $79/mo with 500 GB of bandwidth! No other company gives more support or power for your dedicated server http://click.atdmt.com/AFF/go/sdnxxaff00300020aff/direct/01/