I just tried using FreeNX instead of X port forwarding with SSH. The problem with X port forwarding is that if your SSH connection dies for any reason, you lose your X session. You can use the ’screen’ program inside an xterm (or just in SSH directly) for console-style programs, but that doesn’t [...]

S3 has just released their Chrome S27 graphics chip, and cards are starting to become available. This brings them back into a competitive position with ATI and NVidia.
ATI and NVidia will not open-source their drivers for X.org, the open-source X server used on most Linux systems, nor will they publish documentation allowing third-party drivers to [...]

On a mailing list, someone pointed out a Windows lcd test program that was useful for adjusting the pixel clock frequency and phase of LCD monitors with analog VGA inputs (vs. DVI). It puts up alternating white and black vertical lines one pixel wide. This is useful either for auto-setup or for fine [...]

I installed Fedora Core 4 Test 2 in a spare partition to see if the supplied X server would solve the Radeon 9200 16-bit/24-bit problem. No dice. Ended up installing a Radeon 9550SE card instead, which works OK.

The refurb Sapphire Radeon 9200 card arrived yesterday. The card seems to work fine, as far as I can tell. Software is a different matter.

As mentioned in my last entry, I just replaced my aging Nokia 445Xi 21″ CRT monitor with a new Samsung SyncMaster 213T 21″ LCD monitor. Much easier on my aging eyes that can no longer focus close in, as the LCD face can sit much further back on my desk than the CRT face did.
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I just got a new Samsung SyncMaster 213T LCD monitor, on sale locally for $739 with a $100 mail-in rebate (better deals can be found on line, but I like instant gratification). 21″, 1600×1200. Same diagonal and resolution as the Nokia 445Xi CRT it replaced, but much easier on my eyes since I [...]