[TriLUG] Display adapter and cable to monitor

[Roger W. Broseus via TriLUG]

Try tech support for the monitor. I had an analogous problem with a new 
Samsung monitor and it also turned out to be a cable problem that I would 
never have solved on my own. Oh, I think maybe it was tech support for the 
video board.

Sometimes it's worth going directly to "the source" for tech support problems.

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Roger W. Broseus - Linux User
     Email: RogerB at bronord.com
     Web Site: www.bronord.com

On 02/02/2017 01:20 AM, Brian McCullough via TriLUG wrote:
> I have been bothered for a while, ever since I bought and installed a
> new 32-inch HP monitor, because it only seems to do 1920x1080, rather
> than the native 2560x1440.
>
> I have been doing research tonight, and find that while X.0.log shows a
> lot of information about the card and all, it is very informative about
> the mode lines.  Incidentally, this is a Radeon Cedar-type board.
>
> At first, it shows a list of mode lines that include, and seem to
> prefer, 2560x1440, but then say that the HDMI output is active, and it
> will only deliver 1920x1080.
>
> Apparently, the DVI output is the desired one.
>
> OK, no problem.  I will get a DVI cable an attach that.
>
> Oops!   The card on the machine talks DVI, but this new monitor only has
> two HDMI connectors and a DisplayPort connector.
>
> OK, so back to the research.
>
>
> I find that if I want to plug a cable into my Apple laptop with a
> DisplayPort connector and then into my monitor with a DVI connector, no
> problem.  HOWEVER, I want the connection to go the other way.  Is this
> possible?  The research says: probably not.  EXCEPT that the maximum
> resolution that the adaptors that I have found is 1920x1080.
>
> NO improvement, even if the cable works the other way.
>
>
> More research.
>
>
> MAYBE I found an adapter that is designed for DVI on computer, DP on
> monitor.
>
> But, again, the maximum resolution is 1920x1080.
>
>
>
> SOoooo.  The final question is, is there such a thing as a DVI to DP
> adapter that will handle the native resolution of this monitor? Would a
> different video card improve the situation?
>
> Is there another solution altogether?
>
>
>
> Thank you,
> Brian
>
>