I've looked at that - the "Monitor" section in my xorg.conf looks like this:
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Dell"
HorizSync 31.0 - 54.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 120.0
EndSection
In other words, it allows a VertRefresh rate of up to 120. I looked
at the Dell specs. It still does not do 87 by default.
On 4/24/05, Matan Peled <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Robert S wrote:
> > I've just installed a new Dell monitor. I've set the vert/horiz
> > refresh rates using the manufacturers' specs (congrats to Dell for
> > making these easily available).
> >
> > When I get into X I get a refresh rate of 60Hz by default, but I'm
> > able to increase this to 87 using the KDE control center.
> >
> > How do I enable the refresh rate of 87 in /etc/X11/xorg.conf? There
> > doesn't seem to be a refresh rate option there. Presumably I'd only
> > get the rate of 87Hz for users who have it set up in their KDE
> > settings and it wouldn't be available with other window managers.
> >
>
> RTFM.
>
> Namely, man xorg.conf,
>
> this part ( Monitor section ) in particular:
>
> VertRefresh vertrefresh-range
> gives the range(s) of vertical refresh frequencies supported
> by
> the monitor. vertrefresh-range may be a comma separated list
> of
> either discrete values or ranges of values. A range of
> values
> is two values separated by a dash. By default the values are
> in
> units of Hz. They may be specified in MHz or kHz if MHz or
> kHz
> is added to the end of the line. The data given here is used
> by
> the Xorg server to determine if video modes are within the
> spec-
> ifications of the monitor. This information should be
> available
> in the monitor's handbook. If this entry is omitted, a
> default
> range of 43-72Hz is used.
>
>
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