you need to preface your custom modeline with the keyword 'ModeLine' (without the quotes) See the XF86Config man page for more info. Alex --- Desmond Lee <desmond.lee@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello > > Thank Thomas for your reply and thanks to everyone else. > > So, here's my output from running xvidtuner: > > Vendor: Monitor Vendor, Model: ViewSonic PF790 > Num hsync: 1, Num vsync: 1 > hsync range 0: 30.00 - 97.00 > vsync range 0: 50.00 - 160.00 > "1280x1024" 157.50 1280 1332 1492 1728 1024 1025 1028 1072 > +hsync > +vsync > > So I try and add this to my /etc/X11/XF86Config file: > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Monitor0" > VendorName "Monitor Vendor" > ModelName "ViewSonic PF790" > DisplaySize 360 270 > HorizSync 30.0 - 97.0 > VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0 > Option "dpms" > #"1280x1024" 157.50 1280 1328 1488 1732 1024 1025 1028 > 1072 +hsync +vsync > EndSection > > > Of course the line I added is commented out because if I were to add > it > gives me a message saying that it didn't understand the line that I > added. > > Am I suppose to add something like "option" somewhere. > > In the windows system it seems like the refresh rate is set at the > max > which is 85Hz but in linux I dunno what it's set at. Linux was really > nice and it already knew my monitor type and set up all the settings > for > it already. > > Thanks a bunch > > Regards > > Desmond > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: xfree86-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:xfree86-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Thomas Dodd > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 1:37 PM > To: xfree86-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: tweaking desktop.... xvidtune? > > > > Desmond Lee wrote: > > I can solve this problem by physically adjusting my monitor > settings > > again, but I have to do this every time I boot from one os to the > other. > > I know that you can change this in freebsd by running the > 'xvidtune" > > command and editing your /etc/X11/XFConfig file. But I tried this > in > > redhat 9.0 and got no love. instead it couldn't even run the > Xserver. > > Can you post the Modeline you got from xvidtune and you XF86Config > file? > Also, the log file when X won't start would help too. Best to start X > > form runlevel 3, so gdm doesn't keep trying to start X. > > It should work, but the Modelines are a but different in XF86 4+. > I have one in my XF86Config file that works fine. > > -Thomas > > > _______________________________________________ > xfree86-list mailing list > xfree86-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/xfree86-list > IRC: #xfree86 on irc.redhat.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > xfree86-list mailing list > xfree86-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/xfree86-list > IRC: #xfree86 on irc.redhat.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ xfree86-list mailing list xfree86-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/xfree86-list IRC: #xfree86 on irc.redhat.com
