From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailhub-5.iastate.edu ([129.186.140.15]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CTiP2-0002Hq-00 for ; Mon, 15 Nov 2004 10:04:24 -0500 Received: from mailout-1.iastate.edu (mailout-1.iastate.edu [129.186.140.1]) by mailhub-5.iastate.edu (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id iAFF413A015456 for ; Mon, 15 Nov 2004 09:04:01 -0600 Received: from gene3.ait.iastate.edu(129.186.144.105) by mailout-1.iastate.edu via csmap id 5df12a1c_3717_11d9_949c_00304811d932_20620; Mon, 15 Nov 2004 15:02:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from gene3.ait.iastate.edu (really [127.0.0.1]) by gene3.ait.iastate.edu via in.smtpd with esmtp (ident collins using rfc1413) id (Debian Smail3.2.0.102) for ; Mon, 15 Nov 2004 09:03:57 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-reply-to: Your message of Fri, 12 Nov 2004 11:54:58 -0500. <20041112165458.GA19526@lava-net.com> Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 09:03:57 -0600 From: "Gene Collins" Subject: Re: more data on screen X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 15:04:59 -0000 Hi Igore. What you say is true, but you don't want to take chances. You really don't want to have to buy a new monitor, right? So unless you know, turn it off and be safe. Gene >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > >Hi. Actually Gene, I think I have a minor correction to what you said earlier about monitors. >On Fri, Nov 12, 2004 at 08:35:03AM -0600, Gene Collins wrote: >> >> Hi all. Actually, you may want to check out a package called >> SuperVgaTextMode. It interactively sets the screen resolution on video >> cards, if the machine is not using a frame buffer device. If your video >> chip supports it, you can get some really large screen sizes like >> 202x81. Your mileage will very according to your video chip and what >> clock rates it supports. Warning: Be *** V E R Y * CAREFUL! *** >> Setting a resolution with a clock rate not supported by your monitor can >> damage the monitor. You have been warned! > >I think newer monitors, such as one that I have will drop the video signal ent irely once it figures out it can't properly display it. A message that says som ething like "no signal" is >displayed. And then once I set the resolution to something the monitor could d isplay, the image came back on. As to whether or not the monitor is still diges ting the video signal in some way I >am not sure, which is why I said "possible minor correction." > >> >> Nevertheless, if you are like me and run with the monitor turned off, >> you can set the video card for whatever clock rate and resolution it >> will support. Just don't expect to turn on the monitor, and if you do, >> reset to a supported clock and resolution first! >> >> Gene >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >- -- >"The answer to life, the universe, and everything is 42." -- Douglas Adams >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (GNU/Linux) > >iD8DBQFBlOriNohoaf1zXJMRAhPCAJ45wG4FH0tDMRBvghc8qaeeRkCjyQCgtBSF >iUARvaTFVIQ942xFZTNV954= >=9DBs >-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup