i810 + usb monitor, is it possible?

[Alex Deucher]

On 8/11/07, VMiklos <vmiklos at gmail.com> wrote:
> 2007/8/11, Alex Deucher <alexdeucher at gmail.com>:
> > if the usb port on the monitor actually a video input or some kind of
> > control interface?  if it's a control interface, you're out of luck.
> > if it's a video input, you'll have to find a driver for the USB video
> > device that the monitor is providing.  Either way it has nothing to do
> > with the intel driver.
>
> that's a good idea :) i did not think of it, but yes, there must be
> some video controller in the monitor then. where could i check if
> there is an xorg driver for this device (LG Studioworks 221U) or not?
> maybe i missed something but i found no hardware compatibility list
> for xorg 7.2 (which is the latest stable release afaik).

I suspect the USB is for ddc/ci controls not as an output.  There
currently is no xorg driver for USB connected monitors as output
devices.

Alex