Comments on: External Monitor or Projector for the XO http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/seth/2008/01/08/external-monitor-or-projector-for-the-xo/ A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:54:36 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Geoff http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/seth/2008/01/08/external-monitor-or-projector-for-the-xo/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Geoff Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:42:09 +0000 http://www.whyxo.com/2008/01/08/external-monitor-or-projector-for-the-xo/#comment-108 Any news re. the VGA out? Or USB2VGA? Any news re. the VGA out? Or USB2VGA?

]]> By: Stories from SXSWi 2008 - BarCamp Austin III (BarCampAustin3) « just write click http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/seth/2008/01/08/external-monitor-or-projector-for-the-xo/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Stories from SXSWi 2008 - BarCamp Austin III (BarCampAustin3) « just write click Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:17:18 +0000 http://www.whyxo.com/2008/01/08/external-monitor-or-projector-for-the-xo/#comment-109 [...] very easy to display on a large screen. There’s discussions surrounding a projection display for the XO itself, but it’s easiest to emulate for [...] [...] very easy to display on a large screen. There’s discussions surrounding a projection display for the XO itself, but it’s easiest to emulate for [...]

]]> By: Dave http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/seth/2008/01/08/external-monitor-or-projector-for-the-xo/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Dave Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:41:53 +0000 http://www.whyxo.com/2008/01/08/external-monitor-or-projector-for-the-xo/#comment-107 Make that upper left. I had the picture rotated when I found it. Make that upper left. I had the picture rotated when I found it.

]]> By: Dave http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/seth/2008/01/08/external-monitor-or-projector-for-the-xo/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Dave Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:40:48 +0000 http://www.whyxo.com/2008/01/08/external-monitor-or-projector-for-the-xo/#comment-106 I found CN 18. It's to the right upper corner of the Geode processor on the photo http://wiki.laptop.org/images/a/a2/Img_2834.jpg I found CN 18. It’s to the right upper corner of the Geode processor on the photo
http://wiki.laptop.org/images/a/a2/Img_2834.jpg

]]> By: admin http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/seth/2008/01/08/external-monitor-or-projector-for-the-xo/comment-page-1/#comment-105 admin Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:40:57 +0000 http://www.whyxo.com/2008/01/08/external-monitor-or-projector-for-the-xo/#comment-105 hi Mike, I actually got in contact with Wad after this and I have the parts list that I needed to populate the board. I don't have a *great* idea of where to put them, but I'm several steps along. Wad gave them to me on the understanding that I wouldn't be bothering anyone at 1cc on how to get it to work. But I feel ok about passing them long under the same consideration. It will end up being a really really weird data coming out VGA by the way. We're going to have to have one heck of a Multi-Sync monitor to get it to work. hi Mike,

I actually got in contact with Wad after this and I have the parts list that I needed to populate the board. I don’t have a *great* idea of where to put them, but I’m several steps along.

Wad gave them to me on the understanding that I wouldn’t be bothering anyone at 1cc on how to get it to work. But I feel ok about passing them long under the same consideration.

It will end up being a really really weird data coming out VGA by the way. We’re going to have to have one heck of a Multi-Sync monitor to get it to work.

]]> By: Mike Lee http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/seth/2008/01/08/external-monitor-or-projector-for-the-xo/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Mike Lee Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:24:03 +0000 http://www.whyxo.com/2008/01/08/external-monitor-or-projector-for-the-xo/#comment-104 Great detective work! Jonathan Blocksom, who is here in the D.C. area, has a B2 which I am sure he wouldn't mind me opening to take some photos. Now to coordinate a meeting with him... Finding the jumper shouldn't be a problem, nor would (carefully) adding some of the omitted SMT bits around the VGA port. What I'd want to do is avoid cutting out the green rim in favor of soldering a ribbon cable to the VGA connector holes on the board and going out to an appropriately-sized header socket anchored to the textured white top of the lid. There should be enough room to tuck some slack ribbon cable under there so the top cover can be opened and closed easily for future servicing. Then on the outside, header pins to ribbon cable to dangling VGA port. The CN18 jumper could be incorporated into the header socket too. See the ribbon cable photo to the right in #5 here for something similar: http://cerberus.teamhackaday.com/?p=6 the photo http://cerberus.teamhackaday.com/images/2007/12/9/vga_3_b.jpg Great detective work! Jonathan Blocksom, who is here in the D.C. area, has a B2 which I am sure he wouldn’t mind me opening to take some photos. Now to coordinate a meeting with him…

Finding the jumper shouldn’t be a problem, nor would (carefully) adding some of the omitted SMT bits around the VGA port. What I’d want to do is avoid cutting out the green rim in favor of soldering a ribbon cable to the VGA connector holes on the board and going out to an appropriately-sized header socket anchored to the textured white top of the lid. There should be enough room to tuck some slack ribbon cable under there so the top cover can be opened and closed easily for future servicing. Then on the outside, header pins to ribbon cable to dangling VGA port. The CN18 jumper could be incorporated into the header socket too.

See the ribbon cable photo to the right in #5 here for something similar:

http://cerberus.teamhackaday.com/?p=6

the photo
http://cerberus.teamhackaday.com/images/2007/12/9/vga_3_b.jpg

]]> By: admin http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/seth/2008/01/08/external-monitor-or-projector-for-the-xo/comment-page-1/#comment-103 admin Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:45:41 +0000 http://www.whyxo.com/2008/01/08/external-monitor-or-projector-for-the-xo/#comment-103 Does mike = Mike Lee? No, I don't need photos of the G1G1 board (which in XX terminology would be a C-3 or MP). I need photos of the B2, the early model that had half the ram and flash storage, also it had LED's above the keyboard. AFAIK the B2 was the last model with the vga port enabled. B3 and B4 (most developer models are this) did not. Does mike = Mike Lee?

No, I don’t need photos of the G1G1 board (which in XX terminology would be a C-3 or MP). I need photos of the B2, the early model that had half the ram and flash storage, also it had LED’s above the keyboard.

AFAIK the B2 was the last model with the vga port enabled. B3 and B4 (most developer models are this) did not.

]]> By: Wayan @ OLPC News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/seth/2008/01/08/external-monitor-or-projector-for-the-xo/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Wayan @ OLPC News Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:30:55 +0000 http://www.whyxo.com/2008/01/08/external-monitor-or-projector-for-the-xo/#comment-102 Whatcha need? High rez images of the G1G1 board? Will these work: http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=218 If not, ping Mike of the OLPC LC-DC, he shold be all over an idea like this. Whatcha need? High rez images of the G1G1 board? Will these work: http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=218

If not, ping Mike of the OLPC LC-DC, he shold be all over an idea like this.

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