Xfree86 gripe

[FRamsay at castelhq.com (FRamsay at castelhq.com)]

Why are modelines so obscure?

I have a Gateway FPD2200 Flatpanel (22" 16x9 aspect ratio) capable of
1600x1024.  and for the life of me I can't figure out a modeline to get it
to
run at that resolution!

The info I have is this:
res       hFreq     vFreq
1600 x 1024    64.350    60

I've tried guessing at a few modelines but the best I can get the monitor
to run is 1280x1024.

Does anyone know of a site that actually explains in _english_  (aka not in
geek) how to figure out modelines.
yes I've tried google, the few explinations that exist are in geek.  I
require one in english.

                    -fjr

Frank Ramsay
Systems Programmer
Castel, Inc
14 Summer St, 3rd Floor
Malden, MA 02148
(781) 324-0140 (voice)
(781) 324-0277 (fax)
Emal: framsay at castel.com