That would be a question for SuSE. As far as I know, XFree86 does not maintain a monitor database. Mark. On Wed, 22 Oct 2003, Oliver Schallehn wrote: > Thanks very much. Yes, that seems to be sufficient. > > I chose the generic LCD and 60Hz entry, then adjusted the Hor and Vert > entries. > > This worked. > > Regarding the other question: When or how is the list of available monitors > being updated? Is there any chance doing this by downloading data or is this > automatically delivered with a new release? > > Not that important, but if someone knows... > > Thanks, > > Oliver > > -----Ursprungliche Nachricht----- > Von: xfree86-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xfree86-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx]Im > Auftrag von Mark Vojkovich > Gesendet: Sonntag, 19. Oktober 2003 21:19 > An: xfree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > Betreff: Re: [XFree86] Adding new monitor info in old XFree > > > In general, the only thing the server needs to know about the > monitor is the horizontal and vertical sync ranges, which you > can put in the Section "Monitor" in the XF86Config file. From > information I see on the web, for the fujitsu-siemens S7 these > appear to be: > > HorizSync 30 - 80 > VertRefresh 60 - 75 > > > Mark. > > > > On Sun, 19 Oct 2003, Oliver Schallehn wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I have installed Suse Linux 6.3 on an older PC and cannot get the XServer > to > > accept any monitor I choose (better: sax doesn't show me any equivalent > > monitor, only option is a LCD 15'', but doesn't work when testing the > > XServer). > > > > The issue is that I bought a new monitor (Fujitsu - Siemens S7, 17'' LCD) > > which is of course not in the list of this old version. > > > > The bookshelf points to this site's FAQ which is not there anymore. > > > > What to do? > > - Is there a single file I could download to update the list of the old > > XServer version to recognize my new monitor? > > - If I have to update the entire XFree with the latest version, does this > > work with Linux 6.3? > > > > As I'm quite new to Linux, some details are really appreciated. > > > > Thanks for any hint. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Oliver > > > > _______________________________________________ > > XFree86 mailing list > > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > > > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
