From: Angus Dorbie (dorbie++at++sgi.com)
Date: 08/22/2000 13:00:07
The original posted problem has been resolved, the poster was setting
75Hz instead of 72Hz, it now works just fine.
Cheers,Angus.
"Peter T. Goodman" wrote:
>
> William:
>
> I had a similar problem with our INDIGO2 systems (GR3-Elan) which have a 13W3
> Monitor Connector. They refresh at 72 Hz by default. When I connected a Nokia
> monitor to the same system, the refresh rate dropped to 60 HZ--I think this would
> happen at system boot.
>
> No matter how many ways I tried to get the Nokia Monitor, which can easily Sync
> to a 1280x1024 ++at++72 Hz RGB signal, to refresh at 72 Hz, the INDIGO2 would drop it
> back to 60 Hz. Reconnecting an SGI monitor caused the INDIGO2 to sync at 72 Hz,
> although I think it at least allowed refresh rate changes if you specified one. I
> think the 13W3 interface has a bi-directional Data Line and the system may query
> to find out what Monitor type is out there. When it doesn't find an SGI or
> recognizable Monitor, it sets the refresh rate to the something "safe". I could
> be wrong.
>
> In short, I had a similar problem with a non-SGI monitor that I could not
> resolve, but could live with.
>
> Good luck,
> Pete
>
> >
> >
> > ******************************************************************************
> >
> > From: "William Beaudin" <sonotech++at++colba.net>
> > Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 15:29:20 -0400
> > Subject: Monitor Frequency Question
> >
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> > Hi to all performers,
> >
> > I have a problem with monitor frequency settings in Irix. I recently =
> > changed my monitor to a IBM P200 and its running a 60Hz, however that =
> > makes it flicker, I have to be able to go to at least 70hz to prevent =
> > that.=20
> >
> > According to the documentation, I should be able to set my Gr3 ELAN card =
> > to it. Multiple attemps with the 'setmon' command Ive tried failed.
> >
> > Can anybody help me with this?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > William=20
> > ----
> > William Beaudin "Life is not a malfunction"
> > sonotech++at++colba.net
> > Little Nemo Studios
> >
>
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