From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 00C2B1382C5 for ; Mon, 14 Dec 2020 19:57:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 23C4FE097E; Mon, 14 Dec 2020 19:57:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from gw1.antarean.org (gw1.antarean.org [194.145.200.214]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A476CE096B for ; Mon, 14 Dec 2020 19:57:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gw1.antarean.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CvsG723HTz10jk for ; Mon, 14 Dec 2020 20:41:35 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at antarean.org Received: from gw1.antarean.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (gw1.antarean.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id bHJN2mJR5fjW for ; Mon, 14 Dec 2020 20:41:35 +0100 (CET) Received: from mailstore1.adm.antarean.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gw1.antarean.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CvsG66wDFzyg8 for ; Mon, 14 Dec 2020 20:41:34 +0100 (CET) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mailstore1.adm.antarean.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4Cvscr2Sjdz15 for ; Mon, 14 Dec 2020 20:57:48 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at antarean.org Received: from mailstore1.adm.antarean.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mailstore1.adm.antarean.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id f-jMpqNamb0a for ; Mon, 14 Dec 2020 20:57:48 +0100 (CET) Received: from lan102.nl.antarean.org (lan102.nl.antarean.org [10.20.13.202]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by mailstore1.adm.antarean.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4Cvscq6jDvz13 for ; Mon, 14 Dec 2020 20:57:47 +0100 (CET) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=antarean.org; s=default; t=1607975868; bh=cvb2oKOnY0dsCRnD5S9HVXEwOYNSWTXh7fQ17xgiBkE=; h=Date:In-Reply-To:References:Subject:To:From; b=oVWfW3ucjRQ0u+k6SUU/o3MeHhrFUiTIqkDgAS9euJotQV/cOdZpMmanM7GqqJx56 ioSlcm2fVqJ0n1lzNfQ7PYNAc5EDxwXaUC/aj4zi7TmISA3iL+zsBtd9w9GuCTEN7A KqF5xHdC1SKYR8rHw16qjyiGVnagQZJke9rmoCLY= Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2020 20:57:46 +0100 User-Agent: K-9 Mail for Android In-Reply-To: <20201214185542.GA3533@waltdnes.org> References: <20201214185542.GA3533@waltdnes.org> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] OT: DVI-D / HDMI / VGA adaptors To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: "J. Roeleveld" Message-ID: <0761FF71-B81E-4FCC-A1B9-57024BBD1730@antarean.org> X-Archives-Salt: c518dfc8-f20c-42bb-8144-63dc933636f9 X-Archives-Hash: 08353d9c0db8f2df7969d56b3691e495 On 14 December 2020 19:55:42 CET, Walter Dnes wro= te: > I ordered a Dell XPS 8940 which arrived in October, but life got in >the way, and I'm only now getting around to setting it up=2E First thing >I noticed today is that Dell "had the courage to remove the VGA port" >=2E It has HDMI and Displayport=2E I've got two monitors for my PCs= =2E >My main one has VGA/DVI/HDMI/Displayport inputs=2E > > But I want to attach the XPS 8940 to the older monitor, which only has >VGA and DVI-D=2E I use the older monitor for setup/install and to keep >the "hot backup" machine up-to-date=2E What are my options? For the >main >machine I'll buy an HDMI cable=2E Are there adapters that'll push HDMI >computer output into a monitor VGA or DVI-D input? That way I can buy >an HDMI cable plus an adaptor, rather than a new monitor=2E Yes, I use one from Startech without any issues=2E Comes with HDMI, DVI an= d VGA output for a mini DP port=2E I use it as well to connect the laptop to my tv=2E -- Joost --=20 Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail=2E Please excuse my brevity=2E