Ross Boylan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Probably the new install wiped away your old settings, so it's now
> picking the first listed choice, or something like that. Try editing
> your configuration file, comparing with your old one if possible.
Thanks for all the suggestions guys.
My new config file has the same entries for HorizSync and
VertRefresh, namely:
HorizSync 27 - 79
VertRefresh 55 - 90
These values are from the manual. Note that this is an *old*
monitor--I bought it used in '94--so the refresh rates are lower
than your (probably) newer and smaller monitors.
So, is this a bug in X v4? These values, or the Modelines, in v3
were able to produce a pleasing 74 Hz, whereas v4 can only pull an
Excedrin-downing 60 Hz.
Is it possible there is an off-by-one error somewhere? How much
trouble could I get into by fudging these numbers up a little? If
so, how high would you go?
I'm also curious why the x v4 config (when running dpkg-reconfigure
xserver-xfree86) doesn't offer a 1280x1024 resolution on the screen
where you select the resolutions you want to see. Could that
observation be related? Hmmm, rerunning dpkg-reconfigure doesn't
write the XF86Config-4 file...
p.s. I learned a lot about my monitor today. It turns out adjusting
the size only affects the current resolution, so I was able to get
rid of those margins--in all resolutions--with the monitor
adjustments. I'm feeling a little silly that I haven't tried this
before in the 7 years that I've had this monitor. I just figured I'd
get it right for 1280x1024 and leave it alone.
So that just leaves the refresh rate.
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