driver of poliview pt725a

[Dan Shimshoni]

hi,
>*only* digital connector

It might be a silly question, but to be sure: what do you mean by
">*only* digital connector"? do you mean only VGA connector ? can you
please elaborate a bit ?
rgs,
DS


On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 12:05 AM, Oron Peled <oron at actcom.co.il> wrote:
> On Tuesday, 2 בMarch 2010 15:51:02 sara fink wrote:
>> I tried to install mandriva on a pc and tackled a problem with the video
>> driver of the screen poliview pt725a . When I get to the login screen it
>> asks user & password and then I get a screen that it doesn't support 3d
>> desktop effects. I tried various drivers during the installation but
>> couldn't find an appropiate one. Anyone has experience with this monitor?
>> Which driver should be used?
>
> 1. I googled for this model and it looks like an LCD screen with normal VGA
>   adapter. In this case, there's no special driver for the screen. You should
>   check the VGA chipset (the output of lspci), and see if this chipset
>   has a driver with 3D support.
>
> 2. My first (seemingly wrong) suspition, was that it's one of the new fangled
>   screens that have *only* digital connector -- NEVER BUY THESE!
>
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