Loading a monitor driver from a Windows diskette into Linux
Is this possible? I have a Dell P793 monitor. That monitor isn't among those available on my Linux 8.1 system. I am currently using the P990 driver. I managed to get it to work, but it isn't perfect. I had to manually set the frequencies based on the owner manual. Lately, I have been getting a bit of a buzz from the monitor. I went into YAST and reduced the KHZ/HZ ranges to the low end of the ranges specified in my monitor documentation and re-sized the screen. That seemed to help some (the strange noise has gotten less frequent), but I'd really like to have the correct driver loaded. I tried loading the driver from the files on my Windows machine. The original CD is unreadable to either system, so I downloaded the driver software from the Dell web site and burned it onto a CD. Linux can read the CD, but it doesn't work when I try to use it in YAST to upload the driver under Hardware-Graphics Card and Monitor. Is there some "package" that will enable YAST to read this? Is there any software that will re-format this in a way acceptable to YAST? Can I get there from here? Thanks, Greg W
On Thursday 08 April 2004 21:58, Greg Wallace wrote:
Is this possible? I have a Dell P793 monitor. That monitor isn't among those available on my Linux 8.1 system. I am currently using the P990 driver. I managed to get it to work, but it isn't perfect. I had to manually set the frequencies based on the owner manual. Lately, I have been getting a bit of a buzz from the monitor. I went into YAST and reduced the KHZ/HZ ranges to the low end of the ranges specified in my monitor documentation and re-sized the screen. That seemed to help some (the strange noise has gotten less frequent), but I'd really like to have the correct driver loaded. I tried loading the driver from the files on my Windows machine. The original CD is unreadable to either system, so I downloaded the driver software from the Dell web site and burned it onto a CD. Linux can read the CD, but it doesn't work when I try to use it in YAST to upload the driver under Hardware-Graphics Card and Monitor. Is there some "package" that will enable YAST to read this? Is there any software that will re-format this in a way acceptable to YAST? Can I get there from here?
As far as I know, most monitor "drivers" in windows are just plain text files with the monitor's supported frequency range(s) and resolutions in them (when you view them in the notepad). I am not sure what you are looking for, specifically, in them that you would need in linux.
On Friday 09 April 2004 00:42, user86 wrote:
On Thursday 08 April 2004 21:58, Greg Wallace wrote:
Is this possible? I have a Dell P793 monitor. That monitor isn't among those available on my Linux 8.1 system. I am currently using the P990 driver. I managed to get it to work, but it isn't perfect. I had to manually set the frequencies based on the owner manual. Lately, I have been getting a bit of a buzz from the monitor. I went into YAST and reduced the KHZ/HZ ranges to the low end of the ranges specified in my monitor documentation and re-sized the screen. That seemed to help some (the strange noise has gotten less frequent), but I'd really like to have the correct driver loaded. I tried loading the driver from the files on my Windows machine. The original CD is unreadable to either system, so I downloaded the driver software from the Dell web site and burned it onto a CD. Linux can read the CD, but it doesn't work when I try to use it in YAST to upload the driver under Hardware-Graphics Card and Monitor. Is there some "package" that will enable YAST to read this? Is there any software that will re-format this in a way acceptable to YAST? Can I get there from here?
As far as I know, most monitor "drivers" in windows are just plain text files with the monitor's supported frequency range(s) and resolutions in them (when you view them in the notepad). I am not sure what you are looking for, specifically, in them that you would need in linux.
I forgot to add they might also include monitor dimensions and whether certain features are supported such as DPMS and some reference to "color profiles," whatever they are used for.
On Fri, 9 Apr 2004 11:58, Greg Wallace wrote:
Is this possible? I have a Dell P793 monitor. That monitor isn't among those available on my Linux 8.1 system. I am currently using the P990 driver. I managed to get it to work, but it isn't perfect. I had to manually set the frequencies based on the owner manual. Lately, I have been getting a bit of a buzz from the monitor. I went into YAST and reduced the KHZ/HZ ranges to the low end of the ranges specified in my monitor documentation and re-sized the screen. That seemed to help some (the strange noise has gotten less frequent), but I'd really like to have the correct driver loaded. I tried loading the driver from the files on my Windows machine. The original CD is unreadable to either system, so I downloaded the driver software from the Dell web site and burned it onto a CD. Linux can read the CD, but it doesn't work when I try to use it in YAST to upload the driver under Hardware-Graphics Card and Monitor. Is there some "package" that will enable YAST to read this? Is there any software that will re-format this in a way acceptable to YAST? Can I get there from here?
Thanks, Greg W
Yes it is possible. I'm relying on my memory here so be warned. Firstly copy all the driver files to the root of a floppy (No sub-directories). yast ---> Hardware --> Graphics Card & Monitor ---> Desktop Settings - Press the CHANGE button Sax2 --> Monitor --> Properties -> Manufactures Disk Please make sure that the disk is inserted but not mounted. Press OK and if the drivers are OK the config settings will be added to the Monitor Database. -- Regards, Graham Smith ---------------------------------------------------------
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