On 12 Oct 2003, Sohail Somani wrote: > Hey Mark, thanks for replying. I will reply within the message below. > > On Sun, 2003-10-12 at 18:22, Mark Vojkovich wrote: > > Could be that the monitor cable is too close to a power cord (electrical > > interference). > Why does this make a difference in resolution? Note that 1024 x 768 is > fine. I guess I forgot to mention that. 1152x864 has a higher clock than 1024x768 and the signal would be more susceptible to external interference. Make sure the monitor cable is plugged in securely and is clear of power cords. > > > Could be that the monitor doesn't like the timings of that particular > > modeline. Does it change when you adjust the monitor's geometry controls? > Whats a modeline? And I will try to see if it changes if I change the geometry. > > > > Some video card clocks rates are cleaner than others. Sometimes > > changing the pixel clock that the modeline uses by 1 MHz or even less > > will result in a stabler, PLL. > Please explain? What is a pixel clock? PLL? > > > I'm assuming the artifact you are describing looks like some > > kind of analog electronics artifact. > Huh? Maybe you could just send us your /var/log/XFree86.0.log file instead so we can see what modes it's trying to use. Mark. _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
