last on X for now

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

Look at the pro-forma XF86Config file. It is confusing. I use SuSE and 
they include one in the distribution (at least where I can find it). You 
might want to log in to one of the distributions on the Compaq test drive 
center and look somewhere in /usr/X11R6. In SuSE I think it is 
XF86Config.example. Here is some text from Red Hat:
# Modes can be specified in two formats.  A compact one-line format, or
# a multi-line format.

# These two are equivalent

#    ModeLine "1024x768i" 45 1024 1048 1208 1264 768 776 784 817 Interlace

#    Mode "1024x768i"
#        DotClock       45
#        HTimings       1024 1048 1208 1264
#        VTimings       768 776 784 817
#        Flags          "Interlace"
#    EndMode

# This is a set of standard mode timings. Modes that are out of monitor 
spec
# are automatically deleted by the server (provided the HorizSync and
# VertRefresh lines are correct), so there's no immediate need to
# delete mode timings (unless particular mode timings don't work on your
# monitor). With these modes, the best standard mode that your monitor



On 3 May 2000, at 16:10, Tewksbury, Chuck wrote:

> ok horiz and vert are specified in the manual of my monitor as ranges
> 
> eg.
> H = 30-70
> V = 50-160
> 
> now in my monitor's manual as well it says 1024 shoudl be at 75hz
> does that refer to Horiz or Vert?
> 
> thanks!
> 
> ________________________________
> Chuck Tewksbury
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> Harborside Healthcare
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> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jerry Feldman [mailto:gaf at blu.org]
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 3:29 PM
> > To: discuss at Blu.Org
> > Subject: RE: last on X for now
> > 
> > 
> > On 3 May 2000, at 14:07, Tewksbury, Chuck wrote:
> > 
> > > this begs a question... where you do you actually set the 
> > "Refresh Rate"?
> > > 
> > > in the xf86config file?
> > In the Monitor section for your monitor. For example:
> >     Identifier  "A Monitor"
> >     VendorName  "Unknown"
> >     ModelName   "Unknown"
> > 
> > # HorizSync is in kHz unless units are specified.
> > <snip>
> >    HorizSync   30-107
> > 
> > # VertRefresh is in Hz unless units are specified.
> > <snip>
> > VertRefresh 48-160
> > ....
> > 
> > The XF86Config file is normally located in /etc/X11, but may be 
> > elsewhere in some distributions. 
> > Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
> > Associate Director
> > Boston Linux and Unix user group
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