read-edid: read-edid (read EDID information from a video monitor) read-edid: read-edid: read-edid is a pair of tools (originally by John Fremlin) for read-edid: reading the EDID from a monitor. It should work with most monitors read-edid: made since 1996 (except for newer ones with 256-byte EDID's - WiP), read-edid: assuming the video card supports the standard read commands (most read-edid: do).read-edid is a set of two tools - get-edid, which gets the raw read-edid: edid information from the monitor, and parse-edid, which turns the read-edid: raw binary information into an XF86Config-compatible monitor section. read-edid: read-edid: