> "what is the monitor running with right now". I'm not running X with a monitor you insensitive clod.
Actually, I am running X in a VNC session. It isn't connected to a monitor at all. It is only visible when I run a VNC client on another machine. I suppose that really means that X is not responsible for the monitor frequencies, and doesn't need to know them. I don't quite know how X works, but I suggest that the System Administrator has installed the correct video driver for the System, the video driver supplies X with a list of its capabilities, and X selects which one to use (based on some "best" algorithm, or a user choice). I could be talking through my hat of course. A
