On 12/12/2011 3:08 PM, Frank Tkalcevic wrote: > I tried to get a fingerVU 436 (480x272) working... > > http://www.soundgraph.com/fingervu436-feature-en > > I wanted to stick it into a pendant. > > All the USB monitors seem to use the displaylink drivers. You'll need to > google for the drivers and follow the instructions to install them. The > drivers didn't work properly for the small display - it seemed to get the > dimensions wrong and wrap the lines. > > Others have had success. I don't know how responsive the monitors are. > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kent A. Reed [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Tuesday, 13 December 2011 6:45 AM >> To: [email protected]; Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) >> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] USB display >> >> On 12/12/2011 1:13 PM, Gary Fiber wrote: >>> Has anyone used a USB powered and driven video display with EMC2? I >>> see that Bestbuy has a nice sized AOC available for under $140.00 It >>> would be lighter than a normal VGA display. >>> >>> http://www.bestbuy.com/site/AOC+- >> +15.6%26%2334%3B+Widescreen+Flat-Pane >> l+LED+Portable+USB+Monitor/3698548.p?id=1218428680308&skuId=3698548 >> &st >>> =AOC monitor&cp=1&lp=9 >>> >>> Gary Fiber K8IZ >>> GROL PG-19-6691 with Shipboard Radar Endorsement Washington State >>> Resident >>> >> Gary: >> >> I'd look to Ubuntu/Linux forums to see if anyone has tried one of these. >> >> The Best Buy site claims this display is compatible with PCs and Macs. >> There must be a driver that's "close" if it works with Macs, but that > doesn't >> guarantee anything regarding Linux. Maybe there's more on the AOC site but >> I'm off to an appointment and don't have time to look. >> >> Without a proper driver it's just a lighter ship anchor. >> >> Good luck. >> >> Regards, >> Kent >> >> Frank (and Gary):
I like the basic idea of this monitor, although for another, non real-time project, so I thought I'd read up on DisplayLink. There is an open-source activity called freedesktop.org which apparently is working on the displaylink interface to Linux. Quoting from libdlo.freedesktop.org/wiki: "A fully open source (GPL) driver which supports all DisplayLink devices to date (all DL1xx devices) is in the mainline of the Linux 2.6.38 kernel, and can be compiled as a module for certain older kernels. It is called udlfb. "It's still very much under development, but it's possible to write custom applications to it today (or to libdlo user mode library itself, bypassing udlfb). And it's also possible to configure X and standard X applications to run on udlfb -- but that part is still very distro dependent today. Most people in the DisplayLink community running X are on an older version of Ubuntu (9.04), and some on certain versions of RedHat. Savvy people would be able to get other distros running, but it can be a slog." The rest of the page contains links to different activities and reported successes. Bottom line for me is, this USB monitor looks interesting but the road to success may be a rocky one. Maybe someone with some loose change or a driving need will get one working and report about it on our wiki. Regards, Kent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Windows Azure Live! Tuesday, Dec 13, 2011 Microsoft is holding a special Learn Windows Azure training event for developers. It will provide a great way to learn Windows Azure and what it provides. You can attend the event by watching it streamed LIVE online. Learn more at http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-windowsazure _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
