Re: memory size of a video card

["joachim.backes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <joachim.backes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike Faire wrote:
> On Sun, 2006-08-20 at 08:33 +0200, joachim.backes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Aaron Konstam wrote:
> > > On Sat, 2006-08-19 at 11:35 +0200, joachim.backes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Hi Aaaron,
> >
> > it seems to fail on my machine (having a lcd monitor):
> >
> > backes@eule [backes]: ddcprobe
> >
> > Monitor autoprobe results
> > Monitor autoprobe failed.
> >
> > Regards
>
> When I execute ddcprobe as a user, I get those results.
> When ddcprobe is executed as root, 
>
> [root@N7KZZ ~]# ddcprobe
>
> Videocard DDC probe results
> Description:  ATI Technologies Inc. V350
> Memory (MB):  16
>
> Monitor DDC probe results
> ID: DET4001
> Name: L19GBN
> Horizontal Sync (kHZ): 24-83
> Vertical Sync (HZ)  : 55-76
> Width (mm): 380
> Height(mm): 300
>
>
> Looks like a permissions problem for ddcprobe.

Right. Getting correct results as root too.

Regards

> HTH
>
> Mike

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