Re: LCDs and old Sun h/w

[email protected] (Sandwich Maker) Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:39:51 -0400 (EDT)
Newsgroups gmane.os.solaris.at-home
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" Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:17:54 -0400 (EDT)
" From: Mouse <[email protected]>
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" I also have this hazy memory that there are some pins on the 13W3 that
" identify what kind of monitor is connected.  I could be misremembering,
" but, if this is true, you might want/need to take care of them too.

this is correct, and if -my- hazy memory is right, this is why sgi
adapters don't work for suns - the 13 pins are defined differently,
including -4- pins for resolution readback instead of -3- on suns.

iirc some pins are also used for h, v, and composite sync.
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