Don't know about a software solution, but you can usually adjust things on =
the monitor if you take its cover off. I did this with an old 19" Sun/Son=
y 13W3 monitor.

***
WARNING: you can give yourself a life terminating shock if you don't discha=
rge the monitor first! I strongly suggest you research you particular mon=
itor before attempting a repair. It may be best to simply take it to a TV=
 repair shop.=20
***

First, discharge the unplugged CRT by shorting the ground pin and the flat =
prongs (do both, one at a time) for at least 30 seconds (I usually do a f=
ull minute). Then take the cover off and look for the adjustment controls=
 on either side of the monitor. The Sony models often have a small screwd=
river-like adjustment tool taped/clipped to the steel shielding. Hook the=
 monitor up to your computer and to the power source, boot the computer a=
nd, being very careful not to touch anything,
try adjusting some of the controls. Only do one at a time and make a mental=
 note where you started so you can return to that spot. Once you get thin=
gs the way you want, power everything off, do the discharge thing again, =
and replace the cover.

On my Sony monitor I was able to increase the brightness some, tweak the re=
d gun and correct some of the vertical/horzontal skewing originally prese=
nt.

HTH,
Beaker

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Tribo <ctribo@college.dtcc.edu>
To: port-sparc@netbsd.org
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 11:25:15 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: SparcStation 5 cgsix brightness


Hi, I have two monitors, one with 5 bnc, and one with 13W3 on it. I'm not=
=20
getting a console at all on the monitor with the 13W3 connector. So, I=20
chopped the cable, and just ran the red green and blue signal lines to=20
three BNC connectors. Then hooked it up to my 5BNC monitor which supports=
=20
sync on green. I can just barely see the console if I crank the=20
brightness and contrast up to 100%, so my question is, is there some type=
=20
of software or hardware controlled brightness setting on the card? I have=
=20
a type 6 keyboard that has brightness buttons on it, but they just produce 
"Unknown scancode" errors on the console. do I have a bad frame buffer, 
bad cable or am I just an idiot? I know it is nothing wrong with the 
monitors, both work fine when connected to other machines.