Re: SGI 1600SW monitor/Number Nine video card on FC3

From: Adam Lanier (adam_at_krusty.madoff.com)
Date: 11/18/04

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    Adam Lanier wrote:
    | I've got a SGI 1600SW monitor with a Number Nine (T2R4) video card.
    | This was working under FC1 with the following settings in XF86Config.
    |
    | The settings no longer work under x.org.
    |
    | Does anyone have this combination monitor/video card working under FC3?
    | ~ If so, what settings are you using?

    Answered my own question. These are the settings that worked for me:
    Section "Monitor"
            Identifier "SGIMonitor"
            VendorName "SGI"
            ModelName "SGI 1600SW FlatPanel"
            HorizSync 31.5 - 121.0
            VertRefresh 60.0 - 150.0
            Option "dpms"
            Modeline "1600x1024d32" 103.125 1600 1600 1656 1664 1024 1024 1029 1030
    HSkew 7 +Hsync +Vsync

    EndSection

    Section "Device"
            Identifier "SGIVideo"
            Driver "i128"
            VendorName "Videocard vendor"
            BoardName "Number Nine Revolution IV (T2R4)"
    EndSection

    Section "Screen"
    ~ Identifier "SGIScreen"
    ~ Device "SGIVideo"
    ~ Monitor "SGIMonitor"
    ~ DefaultDepth 24
    ~ DefaultFbBpp 32
    ~ SubSection "Display"
    ~ Depth 24
    ~ FbBpp 32
    ~ Modes "1600x1024d32"
    ~ EndSubSection
    EndSection
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    Adam Lanier
    Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC
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