Specifications

Table of Contents
1. About DDCcontrol ............................................................................................................. 1
About DDCcontrol ........................................................................................................ 1
DDC/CI ...................................................................................................................... 1
2. Install notes ...................................................................................................................... 2
Software Requirement .................................................................................................... 2
Download the sources .................................................................................................... 2
Compile and install ........................................................................................................ 2
Configure /dev/i2c-* devices .................................................................................... 2
Kernel configuration options ................................................................................... 3
3. Usage .............................................................................................................................. 4
GTK+ GUI .................................................................................................................. 4
Gnome panel applet ....................................................................................................... 4
Command line tool ........................................................................................................ 4
Usage example ..................................................................................................... 4
A. Report problems and successes ............................................................................................ 6
B. Supported monitors ........................................................................................................... 7
C. Supported graphics cards .................................................................................................... 9
ATI Radeon series ......................................................................................................... 9
Direct PCI memory access support ........................................................................... 9
/dev/i2c-* devices support ................................................................................ 9
nVidia ........................................................................................................................10
Direct PCI memory access support ..........................................................................10
/dev/i2c-* devices support ...............................................................................10
Intel ...........................................................................................................................11
i810/i815/i830/i845/i855/i865/i915/i945 with Integrated Graphics Controller ..................11
SiS ............................................................................................................................11
VIA ...........................................................................................................................11
Matrox .......................................................................................................................12
G200/G400/G450/G550 series ................................................................................12
D. Thanks ...........................................................................................................................13
E. Documents for developers ..................................................................................................14
Monitor database structure .............................................................................................14
Control list ..........................................................................................................14
Monitor Profiles ...................................................................................................15
Profile file structure ......................................................................................................16
F. GNU General Public License ..............................................................................................18
Preamble ....................................................................................................................18
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION .......19
How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs ............................................................22
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