Alex Mavrogonatos wrote: > Hi, thanks for the reply! I tried removing modelines > but still nothing. The horizontal-vertical frequencies > are out of the monitor's manual, but I also tried > playing around with those settings because I read > somewhere that sometimes a mode might be slightly out > of those limits but still work with the monitor. I've > actually seen this be done in windows with the help of > the utility I downloaded (or at least I think I did, > since I'm not an expert when it comes to frequencies > in general!). That didn't work either. Since I am > getting a video signal from the laptop though, is > there anyway I can find out what resolution X is > trying to bring up? It is not trying to bring up any resolution, because your screen section does match the hardware. Let X generate the configuration file, and then use that file as the starting point. > > Thanks again for your time! > > --- "Benstead, Kevin" <Kevin.Benstead@xxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > In my (admittedly limited) experience I've always > > had problems with > > modelines. A number of times the configuration > > program has put a mode line > > in that did not do the job. > > > > However having said that I've always been able to > > resolve the problem by > > simply removing any mode lines from the config file. > > Provided you have the > > correct horizontal and vertical refresh rates in the > > monitor section you > > should not have a problem. > > > > So try removing your mode lines from your monitor > > section and see what > > happens. All the mode line is doing is supeceding > > the BIOS or driver > > settings for the screen resolution you have chosen. > > > > > > Kevin > > email: kevin.benstead@xxxxxxxxxx > > Tel: +44 (0)118 971 5032 > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
