Re: [seul-edu] Need advice with LCD projector

[h <jhuns@vt.edu>]

it would probably allow you to troubleshoot it better.

Dave Prentice wrote:

> I tried generic vga but it didn't work. I was using the projector with no
> monitor. Do you think maybe I have to have a monitor connected through the
> projector's output connection?
> Dave Prentice
> prentice@instruction.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: h <jhuns@vt.edu>
> To: seul-edu@seul.org <seul-edu@seul.org>
> Date: Saturday, August 18, 2001 3:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [seul-edu] Need advice with LCD projector
>
> >generic vga 640x480 works on our old sharp with mandrake linux with an ibm
> 1400i
> >laptop. but i don't keep both configured at the same time.
> >
> >Dave Prentice wrote:
> >
> >> To anybody,
> >>     My school just received a donation of a Sharp XG-E850U projector. It
> has
> >> composite, BNC, and 15 pin VGA, with a choice of digital or analog. The
> >> resolution is only 640x480. (For free, I can live with that!) It's
> several
> >> years old and came without a manual. It displays just fine in text mode
> >> using the 15 pin analog input.
> >>     I know the graphics mode would work fine with Windoze, but I want to
> use
> >> it with Gnome under Linux (RedHat 7.1) to do presentations. I can't
> figure
> >> out what answer to give in Xconfigurator for the monitor type. No matter
> >> what I try, I get the message that there is a problem with the X
> >> configuration. I can't locate info on the internet about horizontal and
> >> vertical sync frequencies. Can anybody help?
> >> Thanks,
> >> Dave Prentice
> >> prentice@instruction.com