Re: Sun 13W3-VGA adapters

Jochen Kunz <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.os.solaris.at-home
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:01:11 -0700
Alan Perry <[email protected]> wrote:

> I am trying to hook up a flat-panel display to my old Sun systems 
> (Classic/LX/IPC/IPX/Voyager) through a 13W3 to VGA adapter cable.  I can 
> hook them up to an old Sun CRT and the video works fine.  However, when 
> I hook them up to a couple of different, modern LCD displays, I get
> nothing.
Is your 13W3 to VGA adapter cable speciffically wired for Sun systems?
There are several variants of 13W3 pinout. (Sun, IBM, SGI, NeXT, ...)
Most differences are in the sync signals...

Also possible: The GC6 supplies compisite sync. Maybe your LCD doesn't
like this. Maybe your LCD is to stupid to sync to the "odd" resolution
of 1152x900 from the CG6. CRTs, especialy the Sonys that Sun OEMed, are
verry good in syncing to everything, regardless of resolution or sync
signal type. (sync on green, compisite sync, separate H/V sync) Modern
LCDs in contrast are quite stupid und designed with nothing but PeeCees
in mind.
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tschüß,
       Jochen

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