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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.vbc.net!news.cais.net!news.jsums.edu!gatech!newsfeed.pitt.edu!bb3.andrew.cmu.edu!nntp.sei.cmu.edu!news.psc.edu!hoopoe.psc.edu!not-for-mail From: peterb@hoopoe.psc.edu (Peter Berger) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Sometimes you need X server source (Was: Why to not buy Matrox Millennium) Date: 30 Mar 1996 12:54:35 -0500 Organization: Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Lines: 32 Message-ID: <4jjsgr$f3r@hoopoe.psc.edu> References: <4j21ph$crr@slappy.cs.utexas.edu> <m2ag0zobj8.fsf@krehbiel.mnsinc.com> <4jjb6j$ef2@hoopoe.psc.edu> <4jjk9o$lah@solaris.cc.vt.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: hoopoe.psc.edu Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.development.apps:14115 comp.os.linux.development.system:20637 comp.os.linux.x:28503 comp.os.linux.hardware:35374 comp.os.linux.setup:48929 comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc:437 comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:2973 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:2738 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:16609 In article <4jjk9o$lah@solaris.cc.vt.edu>, <erik@fenris.campus.vt.edu> wrote: >Peter Berger (peterb@hoopoe.psc.edu) wrote: >: per hour for my time. One hour's worth of my time is worth more than >: the entire cost of the AcceleratedX server. How long does it take you >: to set up XFree86 for a new monitor/card combination that isn't documented >: in the db file? >: I can tell you that doing this for AcceleratedX takes a total of 1 minute. > >I am confused here - > >lets say I have a brand new FOO card, which is based on the FooBaz chipset. >Now, I'll assume that AccelX supports FooBaz, so you don't have to wait for >the next version or pay to do Xinside's beta testing. Now, you also happen >to have a fooWare monitor, which isn't listed in any reference. > >Now, what about the Xinside set up lets you avoid finding the timings for >your FooWare monitor, and for your FOO card, all in a minute? The only timing I've ever had to examine for any monitor with Xinside is the maximum vertical bandwidth (sic), as expressed in Hz. Then, just choose "Multisync XXhz", where XX is as close as possible to the maximum vertical hz of your monitor (which should be clearly stated on the spec sheet). I suppose it might not be that easy with a non-multisync monitor, but how many of those are on the market nowadays? -- Pete Berger Coordinator, Regional Information Infrastructure Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center