Re: another question about my monitor
jh wrote: As you may know I have been having trouble getting my monitor set up under x. Because of not having any documentation on the used computer that I have, as well as not finding any info on the net about horiz and vert sync settings for my monitor, I have been shooting in the dark while trying to set up xf86config. I keep missing. Jeff, You're having *way* too much fun setting up your monitor ;-) Are you sure that the setup for your graphics card is correct? I haven't followed all of this thread, so I don't know if you've tried configuring with XF86Setup. If not, by all means try it. If it can crank up Xwindows, you'll at least know that it's possible with your hardware. Once you've got that running you should be able to select your graphics card and a generic VGA or SVGA monitor setting. Just be sure you don't overfreq your monitor - blank screens ain't much fun. I'm sure you've already checked this, but just in case you haven't You do have two xservers loaded don't you? (xserver_vga16 and also the correct one for your graphics card - mine is xserver_svga) If you've already done all of this - ignore everything I said ;-) Lots of Luck John My question is: What if I reinstalled Windows 3.11 Would there be some kind of utility that would show me what settings Windows is using for the monitor sync? Or Dos? Thanks for your advice. Jeff -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null -- Powered by the Penguin
another question about my monitor
As you may know I have been having trouble getting my monitor set up under x. Because of not having any documentation on the used computer that I have, as well as not finding any info on the net about horiz and vert sync settings for my monitor, I have been shooting in the dark while trying to set up xf86config. I keep missing. My question is: What if I reinstalled Windows 3.11 Would there be some kind of utility that would show me what settings Windows is using for the monitor sync? Or Dos? Thanks for your advice. Jeff
Re: another question about my monitor
On Sat, Oct 23, 1999 at 10:41:50PM -0600, jh wrote: [SNIP] My question is: What if I reinstalled Windows 3.11 Would there be some kind of utility that would show me what settings Windows is using for the monitor sync? Or Dos? Nope, they don't manage to tell you about SYNCs and refresh rates. First try with low VESA modes (in /etc/X11/XF86Config), and comment out all other modes to avoid frying your screen. Then, when you'll have VESA modes working, try the same resolutions with regular modes, growing from low to higher clock speed. *keep your hands on CTRL_ALT_BACKSPACE* to avoid your monitor to burn if you selected a wrong mode! JY -- Jean-Yves F. Barbier [EMAIL PROTECTED] Function reject.
Re: another question about my monitor
On Sat, 23 Oct, 1999 à 10:41:50PM -0600, jh wrote: As you may know I have been having trouble getting my monitor set up under x. Because of not having any documentation on the used computer that I have, as well as not finding any info on the net about horiz and vert sync settings for my monitor, I have been shooting in the dark while trying to set up xf86config. I keep missing. Why not giving a try to one of the standard monitors suggested by xf86config ? Choices 2, 4 and 5 work on most of the low-end 14 SVGA monitors... -- ( - Laurent PICOULEAU - ) /~\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /~\ | \)Linux : mettez un pingouin dans votre ordinateur !(/ | \_|_Seuls ceux qui ne l'utilisent pas en disent du mal. _|_/
