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VinzC
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 Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 9:41 pm Post subject: How do I retrieve monitor brand name programmatically? |
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Hi.
Xfce's Display parameter manager shows monitor models instead of DVI-I-1 or VGA-0 etc. I just wondered how to do that in a script. Xrandr doesn't output model names but [predefined] output names, such as DVI-I-1 or VGA-0 etc.
Thanks in advance.
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| Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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It might show up in the /var/log/Xorg.0.log file. If not there, then not sure.
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| Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 2:36 am Post subject: |
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| You could parse it out of /sys/class/drm/*/edid but the log file is probably easier. |
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| Ant P. wrote: | | You could parse it out of /sys/class/drm/*/edid but the log file is probably easier. |
I don't seem to have that node. However I tried to parse EDID using read-edid but there's no monitor name there: | get-edid | parse-edid: | parse-edid: parse-edid version 2.0.0
get-edid: get-edid version 2.0.0
Performing real mode VBE call
Interrupt 0x10 ax=0x4f00 bx=0x0 cx=0x0
Function supported
Call successful
VBE version 300
VBE string at 0x11100 "NVIDIA"
VBE/DDC service about to be called
Report DDC capabilities
Performing real mode VBE call
Interrupt 0x10 ax=0x4f15 bx=0x0 cx=0x0
Function supported
Call successful
Monitor and video card combination does not support DDC1 transfers
Monitor and video card combination supports DDC2 transfers
0 seconds per 128 byte EDID block transfer
Screen is not blanked during DDC transfer
Reading next EDID block
VBE/DDC service about to be called
Read EDID
Performing real mode VBE call
Interrupt 0x10 ax=0x4f15 bx=0x1 cx=0x0
Function supported
Call successful
parse-edid: EDID checksum passed.
parse-edid: first bytes don't match EDID version 1 header
parse-edid: do not trust output (if any).
# EDID version 219 revision 11
Section "Monitor"
# Block type: 2:0 3:0
# Block type: 2:0 3:0
# Block type: 2:0 3:0
# Block type: 2:0 3:0
Identifier "UUJ:5100"
VendorName "UUJ"
ModelName "UUJ:5100"
# Block type: 2:0 3:0
# Block type: 2:0 3:0
# Block type: 2:0 3:0
# Block type: 2:0 3:0
# DPMS capabilities: Active off:no Suspend:no Standby:no
# Block type: 2:0 3:0
# Block type: 2:0 3:0
# Block type: 2:0 3:0
# Block type: 2:0 3:0
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| Anon-E-moose wrote: | | It might show up in the /var/log/Xorg.0.log file. If not there, then not sure. |
Yup, it appears to be there. I'd prefer a more “reliable” source (IIRC nouveau doesn't log the output name right next to the detected monitor name). The log format is rather arbitrary in that there's no obvious syntax requirement on logging such an information. Sure the information is there but I'm pretty certain Xfce display control panel doesn't check the log. I guess my only bet is to check the source code.
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