Subject: Re: XFree86 vs Xorg
To: None <raymond.meyer@rambler.ru>
From: Michael Lorenz <macallan@netbsd.org>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 11/22/2007 13:05:54
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Hello,

On Nov 22, 2007, at 12:45, raymond.meyer@rambler.ru wrote:

> On Monday 19 November 2007 22:50:52 Michael Lorenz wrote:
>>> Or is it possible to program openboot to support 1600x1200x60?
>>
>> No, the sunffb driver in both XFree86 and Xorg can't change video
>> modes. The ffb supports DDC2 though, what video modes does your
>> display report?
>
> What's DDC2?

A VESA standard that describes how to abuse two wires on the VGA  
vonnector as I2C bus to talk to the monitor.

> My monitor reports 1600x1200 94.2kHz/ 75Hz

What I meant is which modes does it report via DDC2 - might as well  
be just that one.

have fun
Michael
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