[NBLUG/talk] Nvidia - DVI Output Config in XF86Config

Mark Street mark at oswizards.com
Wed Sep 22 18:43:23 PDT 2004


Thanks Troy, that was the ticket.  Yep, latest binary drivers.

Of course, a quick glance at the Nvidia docs revealed the proper option.

On Wednesday 22 September 2004 16:43, troy wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 22, 2004 at 04:24:57PM -0700, Mark Street wrote:
> > Just picked up a nifty Dell UltraSharp 2001FP 20.1-inch Flat Panel LCD
> > Monitor and I was wondering if anyone knows of a resource or a site where
> > I can get some tips on configuring X for DVI Out, etc.
> >
> > The card is a Nvidia GeForce FX 5600 256M RAM
>
> I'm assuming you're going with the binary Nvidia driver...
> In that case their README has enough info to keep you busy for awhile.
>
> I think what you want is:
>  Option "ConnectedMonitor" "dfp"
>
> #dfp == digital flat panel

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