Has anyone got a framebuffer working on a intel box with a apple
cinerama display?
James Simmons wrote:
> Has anyone got a framebuffer working on a intel box with a apple
> cinerama display?
>
My memory is fuzzy, but I think we here had a customer who wanted to
drive one from a Sun box. IIRC, Apple has a 'proprietary' connector
that takes sound as well as video, but you can get an adaptor. With
that, it's like any other DVI panel.
>>>>> On Wed, 04 Jun 2003 23:00:41 +0200, James Simmons <[email protected]> said:
James> Has anyone got a framebuffer working on a intel box with a
James> apple cinerama display?
Yes (if you allow an HP i2000 Itanium system to be counted as an Intel
box, at least).
The display (which isn't mine, unfortunately), came with an Apple
proprietary connector -> DVI/USB convertor, which you'd definitely
need (it contains the power supply for the monitor, for example).
Beyond that, I think you just need a graphics card that can do the
desired resolution (I'm using an ASUS v9180 mx440 card).
I can't control the brightness, as that would apparently require some
Apple-specific USB driver (so much for USB device classes...).
Similarly, to turn off the monitor, I have to use "xset dpms force
off". Other than that, the display works beautifully. Love the real
estate it affords... ;-)
--david