Samsung 205BW DDC problem

[Daniel Ciocea]

> On Thu, 2007-06-07 at 23:18 +0300, Daniel Ciocea wrote:

>>/ The new server is setting the correct video mode (native 1680x1050. This 
/>/> corresponds to the DDC_QUIRK_PREFER_LARGE_60 category and it can be 
/>>/ integrated to the future xserver versions if you find it appropriate.
/
Keith Packard wrote:
> I'd rather use the DDC_QUIRK_DT_SYNC_HM_VP if that works; that adjusts
> the preferred mode sync polarity and seems less severe than discarding
> the monitor preference.

The DDC_QUIRK_DT_SYNC_HM_VP patch is working also:

--- tmp/kde-dani/krusaderEag0Ja.tmp	2007-06-09 01:50:22.000000000 +0300
+++ opt/xorg-server-1.3.0.0/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86EdidModes.c	2007-06-09 01:50:14.000000000 +0300
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@
     if (memcmp (DDC->vendor.name, "VSC", 4) == 0 &&
 	DDC->vendor.prod_id == 58653)
 	return TRUE;
+   /* Samsung SyncMaster 205BW */
+    if (memcmp (DDC->vendor.name, "SAM", 4) == 0 &&
+	DDC->vendor.prod_id == 541)
+	return TRUE;
 
     return FALSE;
 }
 
Now that everything is working good I really ask myself how can a big LCDs producer (Samsung in my case) can mess up so much this EDID information.
Thank you for your support,
Daniel