Kamaraju S Kusumanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am trying to setup a dual screen from a laptop with another LCD > monitor. However, this new monitor came without any manuals, > documentation etc., I know that it is working but I just dont know > the specs. How can I find out what its Horizontal frequency and > vertical refresh rates etc. are, so that I input them into the > monitor section of xorg.conf file?
The EDID data from the monitor should tell all. Most drivers for modern hardware have support for parsing this information and configuring themselves accordingly, and failing that there are command line tools for this. Google should help you, now that you have an acronym to search on. :P > If it matters, the laptop as such runs Etch (stable). > > Any ideas? > > thanks > raju -- Andrew J. Barr Woke up in my clothes again this morning, don't know exactly where I am... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
