Hi,


I have an Ultra 5 with PCI video card (M64 rev 47549a). It works fine
with my Compaq V700 monitor but I want to replace this one with a LCD
screen. But after I do that the LCD screen is black. I tried m64config with
no luck. I don't even see the Sun logo when I boot the machine. I know for
sure that all cables are OK and the LCD works fine with my PC. When I reboot
the Sun I see the LCD on/off LED turn green for a second ( I think it then
tries to communicate with the Ultra 5) but then turns amber and the OSD
shows a picture that the connection between the computer and screen is
lost.

I think the problem is sync problem. The Compaq uses separate sync and I
read somewhere that the Sun does too. So I suspect the LCD does not use
separate sync.

I don't know if I have the latest patches installed, but do patches also
affect OpenBoot? Because I can't see OpenBoot does it mean I am a step
before the possible patching issue? First I have to get it so far that I
can see the machine boot, don't I?

By the way the output of fbinfo is:
mb64B@2 is PGX 1152x900
(I get this output using the Compaq Monitor)


If this turns out to be a sync problem do you know of any converters to make
this work?

Hopefully you can shed some light on this.

Bye,
Dick

On Sunday 30 November 2003 8:59 pm in comp.sys.sun.hardware dick wrote:


> I have an Ultra 5 with PCI video card (M64 rev 47549a). It works fine
> with my Compaq V700 monitor but I want to replace this one with a LCD
> screen.

> By the way the output of fbinfo is:
> mb64B@2 is PGX 1152x900
> (I get this output using the Compaq Monitor)

Set it to 800x600 or 1024.768
1152x900 is a Sun standard which many monitors will refuse to grok.
This is more of a problem with modern digitally controlled
monitors, the older ones with analog internals would often work.


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Chris Newport wrote:

> On Sunday 30 November 2003 8:59 pm in comp.sys.sun.hardware dick wrote:
>
>
>> I have an Ultra 5 with PCI video card (M64 rev 47549a). It works fine
>> with my Compaq V700 monitor but I want to replace this one with a LCD
>> screen.
>
>> By the way the output of fbinfo is:
>> mb64B@2 is PGX 1152x900
>> (I get this output using the Compaq Monitor)
>
> Set it to 800x600 or 1024.768
> 1152x900 is a Sun standard which many monitors will refuse to grok.
> This is more of a problem with modern digitally controlled
> monitors, the older ones with analog internals would often work.
>
>
Ok, but if that were the problem shouldn't I see the system boot then?

I think OpenBoot uses a different resolution than Solaris, doesn't it?

Dick

In article <3fcccce9$0$215$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl>, dick <dickdijk@xs4all.nl> wrote:
>Chris Newport wrote:
>
>> On Sunday 30 November 2003 8:59 pm in comp.sys.sun.hardware dick wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I have an Ultra 5 with PCI video card (M64 rev 47549a). It works fine
>>> with my Compaq V700 monitor but I want to replace this one with a LCD
>>> screen.
>>
>>> By the way the output of fbinfo is:
>>> mb64B@2 is PGX 1152x900
>>> (I get this output using the Compaq Monitor)

1152x900 is usually composite sync on a Sun.
try 1280x1024x60 (about right for a medium size flatpanel)
or the other res's mentioned below.

>>
>> Set it to 800x600 or 1024.768
>> 1152x900 is a Sun standard which many monitors will refuse to grok.
>> This is more of a problem with modern digitally controlled
>> monitors, the older ones with analog internals would often work.
>>
>>
>Ok, but if that were the problem shouldn't I see the system boot then?
>
>I think OpenBoot uses a different resolution than Solaris, doesn't it?
>

fbconfig (m64config ???) sets resolutions for the window system after Unix is
up and running. There is usually a different way to set an fcode option to
set the res at bootup time. (something like screen:r1280x1024x60 on some
cards, but check out the specifics for your card).




>Dick