samsung syncmaster - monitor_database

[shrek-m at gmx.de]

Mike A. Harris wrote:

>On Sun, 7 Sep 2003, shrek-m at gmx.de wrote:
>  
>
>>will_be_recognized/are_supported
>>the samsung syncmaster 15x, 17x, 19x
>>in severn1 or higher ?
>>[...]
>>
>>in which file can i find the monitor_database?
>>
>>??  /usr/share/redhat-config-xfree86/xconf.py
>>import rhpl.monitor  ??
>>    
>>
>
>It is important to realize that monitors are auto-detected by DDC 
>probing the monitor.  If the software gets a response from the 
>probe, then the monitor is successfully autodetected and can be 
>configured with the settings that the monitor provided.
>
>The monitor hardware database is not required for autodetection 
>at all, and no monitor entry needs to be present for a monitor to 
>work with XFree86 properly.
>
>The monitor database is there for 3 reasons only:
>
>1) To list monitors that do not support DDC at all, and need to 
>   have their entries there so the user can manually choose them 
>   from a list.
>
>2) To allow the user to pick the monitor from a list if DDC 
>   probing does not work for any reason including the video card 
>   or monitor not supporting DDC, or the video driver not 
>   supporting DDC, or if a KVM switch or other device interferes 
>   with the DDC signal, or if the monitor is powered off during 
>   DDC probing.  There are other potential reasons why DDC 
>   probing may fail as well.
>
>3) To override the settings returned by a given monitor model 
>   when they are known to be incorrect due to the manufacturer 
>   shipping defective hardware.  Yes, this happens.  ;o(
>
>
>So if DDC _can_ probe your display and it works, there's no need 
>to have the display listed in the database for you to use it per 
>se.
>
>Nonetheless, we don't mind adding any new displays to the 
>database.  All you have to do, is attach Microsoft Windows .INF 
>files supplied by the monitor manufacturer into a bugzilla bug 
>report that requests the entries be added to the database.  Feel 
>free to attach all .INF files for all monitors of a given brand, 
>or of as many brands as you like, and they'll all get processed 
>simultaneously.
>
>
>Hope this helps.
>

yes :-)

i will try it as soon as possible,
if it fails i will file a bug with the *.inf´s

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shrek-m