"E.L. Meijer \(Eric\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> This looks like something similar to what I experienced with XF86Setup.
> It goes like this: running XF86Setup, the program determines the modes
> with the best refresh rates for my monitor/video card combination.
> Seems OK, but it does so _for_256_colors_.  When I then switch to 16 bit
> color, the modes in XF86Config with resolution higher than 800x600 get
> deleted, because the video card cannot supply these refresh rates.
> Solution: pretend that your monitor cannot handle high vertical refresh
> rates in XF86Setup, and the defined modes will have low enough refresh
> rates for the video card to cope with.  The older xf86config program
> used to provide a lot more modes apparently.  Has anyone noticed this
> before?

Yes, although I had not identified the cause like you have.

[CC to the X maintainer]

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