Re: [expert] Monitor refresh rates
Configure X from the console. As root XFdrake Does it asks for a refresh? I don't remember so, in fact having the proper refresh rate has always been a difficult task for me (I always had to manually edit the X config file). Olaf Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Monitor refresh rates
Anne Wilson wrote: I want to put a lcd monitor onto my old box. The refresh rate, as it was on the ancient monitor is too high for this, so it won't let me boot into x. I tried failsafe + text mode, and tried to run XFdrake from the command line, but only got a blank screen. There must be some way to get to the monitor setup program. How can I do it? Anne Configure X from the console. As root XFdrake Larry Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Monitor refresh rates
On Thursday 26 Jun 2003 12:08 am, Larry Sword wrote: Anne Wilson wrote: I want to put a lcd monitor onto my old box. The refresh rate, as it was on the ancient monitor is too high for this, so it won't let me boot into x. I tried failsafe + text mode, and tried to run XFdrake from the command line, but only got a blank screen. There must be some way to get to the monitor setup program. How can I do it? Anne Configure X from the console. As root XFdrake Larry Hi, Larry. That's what I was trying to do, but I checked on my box here to get the name, and copies XFDrake from mcc. For some reason, instead of returning 'not found' and prompt it gave me a blank screen with a mouse cursor block, and no way out of it. Anyway, I did find it in the end, and all is now well. Thanks Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Monitor refresh rates
Hi Anne, first thing to do - is to not boot into X... So - The Failsafe Option is a first part. Just - at the Lilo prompt - give: init 3 in - it should start the system without X. The Problem - is that you most probably need to start with an empty XF86Config-4 file - as the XFDrake programm takes the old one as template (It assumes - what you have in there works already ...) So - move that file to your Home-Directory, make sure there is no mode XF86Config-4 in /etc/X11, and start XFDrake again. It should do the trick. Cheers PS: Now lets get back to this *^%$% of Compile to have the CLE266 Via Driver compiled into XFree to have the Hush-PC working with a decent X-Display driver ... Joerg On Wed, 25 Jun 2003, Anne Wilson wrote: I want to put a lcd monitor onto my old box. The refresh rate, as it was on the ancient monitor is too high for this, so it won't let me boot into x. I tried failsafe + text mode, and tried to run XFdrake from the command line, but only got a blank screen. There must be some way to get to the monitor setup program. How can I do it? Anne -- | Joerg Mertin : [EMAIL PROTECTED](Home)| | in Neuchâtel/Schweiz : [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alt1)| | Stardust's LiNUX System : [EMAIL PROTECTED](Alt2)| | PGP 2.6.3in Key on Demand : Voice Fax: +41(0)32 / 725 52 54 | Home-Page: http://www.solsys.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Monitor refresh rates
On Thursday 26 Jun 2003 12:15 am, Joerg Mertin wrote: Hi Anne, first thing to do - is to not boot into X... So - The Failsafe Option is a first part. Just - at the Lilo prompt - give: init 3 in - it should start the system without X. The Problem - is that you most probably need to start with an empty XF86Config-4 file - as the XFDrake programm takes the old one as template (It assumes - what you have in there works already ...) So - move that file to your Home-Directory, make sure there is no mode XF86Config-4 in /etc/X11, and start XFDrake again. It should do the trick. Hi, Joerg, It eventually dawned on me that I didn't even want to use the failsafe from the lilo splash. I hit esc, typed linux 3 and got a text login. Logged in as root and ran XFdrake. It started from the position of the old monitor, but since it was a text only version of XFdrake that didn't matter. I navigated around until I found a suitable entry, and voila! However, in case I forget what to do, I've printed out your instructions and will file them - my memory takes a lot of jogging these days g Thanks for the help Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Monitor refresh rates
I want to put a lcd monitor onto my old box. The refresh rate, as it was on the ancient monitor is too high for this, so it won't let me boot into x. I tried failsafe + text mode, and tried to run XFdrake from the command line, but only got a blank screen. There must be some way to get to the monitor setup program. How can I do it? Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] monitor refresh rates
On Thu, 4 Apr 2002, Steve wrote: Can someone please help me with setting up my monitor refresh rates? My monitor( CTX PR710) is capable of 1152x864 with a vertical refresh rate of either 85Hz or 100Hz, but X keeps on wanting to set my monitor at a refresh rate of 75Hz. How in the heck can I setup X to use the right refresh rate? I'm using a Geforce 256 DDR, with the latest drivers from Nvidia. I would appreciate any help you could offer. Thanks in advance. Try taking a look here: http://www.griffintechnology.com/monitor.html Find your monitor refresh rates then use them to edit your XF86Config-4 file. It's possible that the modes in your config file are set too low and the X-server is tossing them out as invalid. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] monitor refresh rates
I was surprised to see that my Viewsonic A110 monitor wasn't listed in the common settings. I thought it was a very common monitor. ?? Even Redmon linux has it. ?? I had this same problem You had a couple of years ago. It was pretty common to have a monitor that didn't have preset info in it. You should be able to go to your manual and get the info you need, or their web site. Then you can do a custom setup and just plug in the info rather than going into your config file if you like. At least you used to be able to do that. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 4 Apr 2002, Steve wrote: Can someone please help me with setting up my monitor refresh rates? My monitor( CTX PR710) is capable of 1152x864 with a vertical refresh rate of either 85Hz or 100Hz, but X keeps on wanting to set my monitor at a refresh rate of 75Hz. How in the heck can I setup X to use the right refresh rate? I'm using a Geforce 256 DDR, with the latest drivers from Nvidia. I would appreciate any help you could offer. Thanks in advance. Try taking a look here: http://www.griffintechnology.com/monitor.html Find your monitor refresh rates then use them to edit your XF86Config-4 file. It's possible that the modes in your config file are set too low and the X-server is tossing them out as invalid. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Lorne Shantz Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] monitor refresh rates
That's the beauty of Linux. People who make distributions are free to target specific audiences. Mandrake started out targeting 586+ processors, and the peripherals one would reasonably expect for that class of machine. Red Hat typically targets cutting-edge folks who want the latest and greatest, even if it means some instability. Caldera started out being the stable Linux back in kernel 0.99 days. Now they seem to be corporate whores. There was a Mormon on the Caldera list named Joseph, in Orem, Utah (can't dredge up his last name to save my life) in the early days who has his own distribution now, and it's rating pretty favorably in the ease of use and customization categories. I guess my point is, if you have hardware that's not supported by one distribution, research others, looking for a better fit. But don't expect Mandrake to fill your every need...it's literally resource impossible. And if you can't find a decent fit, rob some other distributions, make the one you need and give it away. Everything changes all the time. Mike Lorne Shantz wrote: I was surprised to see that my Viewsonic A110 monitor wasn't listed in the common settings. I thought it was a very common monitor. ?? Even Redmon linux has it. ?? I had this same problem You had a couple of years ago. It was pretty common to have a monitor that didn't have preset info in it. You should be able to go to your manual and get the info you need, or their web site. Then you can do a custom setup and just plug in the info rather than going into your config file if you like. At least you used to be able to do that. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 4 Apr 2002, Steve wrote: Can someone please help me with setting up my monitor refresh rates? My monitor( CTX PR710) is capable of 1152x864 with a vertical refresh rate of either 85Hz or 100Hz, but X keeps on wanting to set my monitor at a refresh rate of 75Hz. How in the heck can I setup X to use the right refresh rate? I'm using a Geforce 256 DDR, with the latest drivers from Nvidia. I would appreciate any help you could offer. Thanks in advance. Try taking a look here: http://www.griffintechnology.com/monitor.html Find your monitor refresh rates then use them to edit your XF86Config-4 file. It's possible that the modes in your config file are set too low and the X-server is tossing them out as invalid. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Lorne Shantz Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Can I tell you something? Let me tell you something: If you expect the freedom that you say is yours, prove that you deserve it! Help us to preserve it! Or being free will just be words and nothing more! -Kansas- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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I remember now. CHEEK! Joseph Cheek. He made a pretty tasty distribution. Mike Original Message Subject: Re: [expert] monitor refresh rates Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 22:18:38 -0500 From: gnerd [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] References: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] That's the beauty of Linux. People who make distributions are free to target specific audiences. Mandrake started out targeting 586+ processors, and the peripherals one would reasonably expect for that class of machine. Red Hat typically targets cutting-edge folks who want the latest and greatest, even if it means some instability. Caldera started out being the stable Linux back in kernel 0.99 days. Now they seem to be corporate whores. There was a Mormon on the Caldera list named Joseph, in Orem, Utah (can't dredge up his last name to save my life) in the early days who has his own distribution now, and it's rating pretty favorably in the ease of use and customization categories. I guess my point is, if you have hardware that's not supported by one distribution, research others, looking for a better fit. But don't expect Mandrake to fill your every need...it's literally resource impossible. And if you can't find a decent fit, rob some other distributions, make the one you need and give it away. Everything changes all the time. Mike Lorne Shantz wrote: I was surprised to see that my Viewsonic A110 monitor wasn't listed in the common settings. I thought it was a very common monitor. ?? Even Redmon linux has it. ?? I had this same problem You had a couple of years ago. It was pretty common to have a monitor that didn't have preset info in it. You should be able to go to your manual and get the info you need, or their web site. Then you can do a custom setup and just plug in the info rather than going into your config file if you like. At least you used to be able to do that. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 4 Apr 2002, Steve wrote: Can someone please help me with setting up my monitor refresh rates? My monitor( CTX PR710) is capable of 1152x864 with a vertical refresh rate of either 85Hz or 100Hz, but X keeps on wanting to set my monitor at a refresh rate of 75Hz. How in the heck can I setup X to use the right refresh rate? I'm using a Geforce 256 DDR, with the latest drivers from Nvidia. I would appreciate any help you could offer. Thanks in advance. Try taking a look here: http://www.griffintechnology.com/monitor.html Find your monitor refresh rates then use them to edit your XF86Config-4 file. It's possible that the modes in your config file are set too low and the X-server is tossing them out as invalid. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Lorne Shantz Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Can I tell you something? Let me tell you something: If you expect the freedom that you say is yours, prove that you deserve it! Help us to preserve it! Or being free will just be words and nothing more! -Kansas- -- Can I tell you something? Let me tell you something: If you expect the freedom that you say is yours, prove that you deserve it! Help us to preserve it! Or being free will just be words and nothing more! -Kansas- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] monitor refresh rates
Can someone please help me with setting up my monitor refresh rates? My monitor( CTX PR710) is capable of 1152x864 with a vertical refresh rate of either 85Hz or 100Hz, but X keeps on wanting to set my monitor at a refresh rate of 75Hz. How in the heck can I setup X to use the right refresh rate? I'm using a Geforce 256 DDR, with the latest drivers from Nvidia. I would appreciate any help you could offer. Thanks in advance. Steve Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
