Re: using SUN's monitor in PC ?
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On Thu, 26 Mar 1998, Cheng Tang wrote:
> Is there a way to use SUN's workstation monitor?
> We have some spare monitor here (machine is broken)
> but I found that the monitor cable is different
> from those in PC. Anyone has done this before?
> Do I need a extra card or something else to use
> it? Thanks for your suggestions.
The Sun monitor, like most workstation monitors, is probably a fixed
frequency monitor. There are companies on the web that sell video cards
for PCs using fixed frequency monitors. I think you might be able to get
a usable Linux setup even without one of these, though, because you can
specify the exact frequencies for X and SVGATextMode to use. You'll need
to buy or build an adaptor to connect the monitor to your machine. Plans
are available on the web. This solution is not perfect, though, because
your machine's normal text mode will not be the right frequency, so you
won't be able to get in to your system BIOS or anything like that.
So yes, you can probably use the Sun monitor with your Linux machine, but
it will probably be more of a hassle than it's worth, unless it's a really
really nice monitor.
noah
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