Re: unable to configure monitor

From: Dirk Wendland (dirk.wendland_at_nexgo.de)
Date: 07/02/04 

Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2004 11:07:10 +0200

*selah* wrote:

>
>
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>
> I've been unable to get the right settings using Xconfigurator. This
> is the specs for the monitor: max res: 1024x768; H freq 28-50 khz; V
> freq 50-87 Hz.
>
> When I try setting the horizontal and vertical sync to the specs, and
> set the video mode to 1024x768 the text becomes too small. When I set
> the mode to 800x600 the screen area becomes shrunken. When I set it to
> 640x480, the picture goes off the screen.
>
> Would appreciate any help with this

You can also edit XF86Config file in /etc/X11 ( in case the tool don't do
the right things )
But make a save copy of that File before editing !!

Another way iss http://www.xfree86.org/sos/ 

-- 
Dirk Wendland
working on develop a tool for c++ | html | java | php
develop.if2.de

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