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[brauki@xxxxxxxxxx (Juergen Braukmann)]

Ralph Clark wrote:
> 
> Juergen Braukmann wrote:
> 
> > I ´ ve seen a IBM 6091 Monitor floating around, nice 19" Display, but it
> > won´t work on a PC. Doesn´t syncronise. I suspect it to be a Workstation
> > Monitor. The sync isn´t a real problem, there was an article about the
> > use of fixed frequency monitors, and a small cirquit to trick the sync,
> > but as long as I do not know anything about the Monitor itself,
> > everything is hopeless.
> > Any one running one of these on linux/*nix?
> > Any one that knows anything about tech data?
> > Could it be still VGA? (and therefor broken)
> 
> Have you tried it on Linux? XFree86 is rather more flexible than typical
> Windows9x video drivers. For example,  it wasn't until I swapped my STB Velocity
> 128 and Belinea 10-60-90 cheapo 19" monitor into my Linux system that
> I discovered I could get 1600x1200 out of it - at a nice quick flicker-free
> refresh rate too. I've been running it like that ever since. I can now get two
> A4 documents - or two average web pages - to display side-by-side quite readably
> :o)
> 

Hi Ralph,

Ian was helpful with pointing me to IBM´s website, meanwhile I´ve found
the "proper" info on that monitor. It is -frankly- that IBM itself
doesn´t know. ;-( All I got is EGA, CGA supported (although it wouldn´t
show any sync in DOS mode) and I got 1024x768 by 67 Hz, which is not
much. They do not give any clock rates that are the basic input for any
successful XF86 setup.
The monitor is currently anchored at another collegue that want´s it
working on winXX (good luck!) As soon as it starts floating again, I´ll
make sure it floats into my direction.
I know, that XF86 is very flexibel, but you need technical data that I
havn´t got. I expect some S3 Win based tools (i.e. comes with Elsa
cards) to be helpful, and a tool we used with 3.11 to set registers for
the Compaq´s we got in 1997 since there were no drivers for 3.11
anymore.
This baby is about 34kg and I don´t like to carry it for nothing....,
since it might still be broken.

Juergen

PS: Larry (Yates) are you still on this thread? Do you still need info
on that cirquit for tricking the sync??? Let me know!


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